Tuesday, I posted photos of trees from Weyerhaeuser’s Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection that were planted in less formal pots – ovals, a round pot, and slabs. Here are some of the trees on display in more formal pots – rectangles, a square, and a six-sided pot. Chinese Juniper on Sierra Juniper Korean Hornbeam Korean Hornbeam […]
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Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Weyerhaeuser’s Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection in Federal Way, Washington, where curator David De Groot and volunteers maintain trees from six Pacific Rim nations. The collection is open year round and is definitely worth a visit. Below is a selection of bonsai that were on display when I visited. […]
Accent plants
The Redwood Empire Bonsai Society puts a lot of effort into the accent plants that accompany their bonsai. Accent plants are a nice way to indicate the season and provide color to bonsai shows. I know little about what makes accents suitable to given bonsai displays beyond whether or not they “look good” to me. That, and […]
Questions about conifers at REBS 29th annual show
Bonsai exhibits are a great opportunity to see different styles and varieties at their best. As such, my visits to exhibits tend to trigger a lot of questions. Finding answers isn’t always easy. Some questions are simple matters of horticulture that I have yet to learn. Others are matters of opinion – food for thought. […]
Trees with more than one trunk
The recent Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s Annual Show boasted a healthy complement of multi-trunk and grove bonsai. Special considerations come into play when multiple trunks are present – should the trunks point the same way, should some be bigger than others, and how can balance be maintained between trunks? The more trunks that are present, the more […]