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Korean hornbeam display

December 8, 2015 by Jonas Dupuich

This year’s Taikan-ten featured a special display area devoted to an impressive collection of Korean hornbeams. Hornbeams are a favorite variety of mine as they can show great character in the trunk and develop very twiggy branches.

Cascade Korean hornbeam – unglazed hexagonal pot

It’s rare to see so many old specimens together so it was fun to compare the different styles and pot selections. The trunks are gnarly enough to work well with unglazed pots, and bright enough to work with different glazes.

Korean hornbeam – glazed oval pot

The five trees on display were good exemplars of their respective styles and provide a good look at the diversity one can find in the variety.

Korean hornbeam – unglazed oval pot

Korean hornbeam – glazed oval pot

Korean hornbeam – glazed oval pot

Trunk detail – cascade

Trunk detail – twin trunk

Trunk detail – triple-trunk

Special hornbeam display

A second special display area featured trees styled by Shinji Suzuki – more on that later this week.

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Filed Under: Exhibits Tagged With: Japan, Korean hornbeam, Taikan-ten

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  1. Janet Nelson says

    December 10, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    Thanks for sharing the special hornbeam display which does allow for comparisons. Can you comment on the scrolls (prints of samuri?) which seem to be dividers as much as companion pieces?

  2. Jonas Dupuich says

    December 10, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    Good question – I didn’t hear the story. It’s similar to the set up from last year’s event with the hinoki: http://bonsaitonight.com/2015/01/13/hinoki-forests-and-more-at-the-34th-taikan-ten/

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