Part two of the 100th Kokufu exhibit

For the past twelve years, the Kokufu-ten has been divided into two halves. For these double shows, the organizers set up the exhibit and open it to the public for a few days, then close for a day or two to reset the show with all new displays. This year the exhibit featured a whopping 181 displays in each half for a total of 362 displays!

Large displays

Shohin displays

This years exhibit featured some pretty big bonsai – here are some of the large conifers.

Shimpaku

White pine

Needle juniper

Semi-cascade white pine

Shimpaku

One of my favorite medium-size trees in the exhibit was a black pine shown with a trident maple. I liked that the tree had strong movement to the left and a surprisingly large trunk for a tree under 18″ tall.

Trident maple and black pine

Black pine

One of the trees that received the most attention in part two was a juniper with a slender trunk. The movement was fantastic and the ribbon of deadwood that formed the trunk was surprisingly thin.

Shimpaku

The deciduous bonsai were equally awesome. Here are some of my favorites.

Four trident maples on a stone

Koran hornbeam

Japanese maple

Chinese quince