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Fall work at Shinpukuji Bonsai Museum

February 20, 2015 by Jonas Dupuich

Last fall, Boon Manakitivipart brought a student from Thailand to work with him at Shinpukuji Bonsai Museum.

Chinese quince

Removing leaves from a Chinese quince

Some of the work involved removing leaves from deciduous varieties including quince and trident maple.

Trident maple

Trident maple

Trident maple

After removing the leaves

Trident maple

Another trident maple with leaves removed

Fall is also a great time for working on black pines.

Black pine

Black pine

Black pine

After removing last year’s needles and wiring

Trunk detail

Trunk detail – what bark!

In addition to the museum’s outdoor display is an indoor display that often features seasonal trees like the Stauntonia below.

Mube - Stauntonia hexaphylla

Stauntonia hexaphylla – “mube” in Japanese

Euonymous

Euonymous

Kuchinashi - gardenia

Gardenia

A perennial favorite of Mr. Oomura’s is princess persimmon. Few gardens anywhere have the depth of the princess persimmon collection at Shinpukuji.

Princess persimmon

Princess persimmon

Princess persimmon

Princess persimmon

Trees not currently on display reside in Mr. Oomura’s garden. In addition to the museum pieces, Mr. Oomura’s collection includes many trees in development like the spruce below.

Spruce

Spruce

Black pine

Black pine

Trident maple

Trident maple

For those who haven’t had the chance to visit, here are a few shots of the temple grounds.

Shinpukuji Temple

Stair in front of the main hall

Shinpukuji Temple

Gate

Shinpukuji Temple

Wooden shrine

Shinpukuji Temple

Fall color

Thanks again to Boon Manakitivipart for the photos.

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  1. Daniel Dolan says

    February 20, 2015 at 4:50 am

    Jonas:

    Why exactly are the leaves removed……instead of just waiting for them to fall? That said, in Chicago this past fall, where the temperatures did not get as cold as normal…….the leaves actually never fell off several Trident Maples for the first time…….nor did they change color as dramatically.

    Thank you.

    D/D
    Chicago

  2. Jonas Dupuich says

    February 20, 2015 at 8:21 am

    Hi Daniel, great question – there are several reasons. While removing the leaves helps the tree into dormancy, the main benefits are allowing more light and air into the tree’s interior where it can stimulate new or weak buds and providing a less hospitable environment for bugs, fungus, etc. during winter.

  3. Gary R Croft says

    February 20, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    Jones how far from Nagoya is is the Shinpukuji bonsai museum? I’m off to that area in 17 days time and I really would like to get off the tourist trail of Osaka/Kyoto/Nara and see some fine work that I’ve been reading about.
    So far I’ve only been to Omiya (where photography is banned apart from certain outside works @ the museum itself).
    I am currently resident down in Australia.

    Gary Croft/Melbourne.

    • Jonas Dupuich says

      February 20, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Hi Gary – Shinpukuji is roughly an hour from downtown Nagoya. Here’s their website: http://www.shinpukuji.com/bodaiju/index.htm

      Daiju-en (Toru Suzuki’s garden), Aichi-en and Okamoto’s garden would be some other great bonsai places to visit in the area if you get the chance.

      • Gary R Croft says

        February 20, 2015 at 2:05 pm

        Jonas,thanks so much for your info. I’ll search out JR. transport in immediate area -could be fun & scary as I’ll be on my own but what the hell! The other three garden names you supplied will definitely be on bucket list.

        Much in appreciation, Gary

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