On September 10-11, William N. Valavanis hosted the 5th US National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester, New York. For all of the work he put into making the event a success, I’d like to send a big THANK YOU! The quality of the exhibit trees was dramatically better than it was two years ago. The general quality of […]
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Bonsai on display at Kunio Kobayashi’s
One of the nice things about visiting Kunio Kobayashi’s garden is that he has many display rooms in his house that are filled with bonsai. No tour here is complete without a pass through these rooms. Here are some of the highlights that were on display this past February. Root over rock black pine Japanese flowering […]
Yew and deciduous bonsai in Kimura’s garden
Yes, there is more to bonsai than pines and junipers. Kimura thinks so too. Japanese yew – super deadwood and movement Although Kimura’s garden is full of awesome pine and juniper bonsai, it is not without outstanding specimens of different varieties. Here are a few of my favorites from my visit to his garden this past […]
Kimura’s pines
Although Kimura is best known for juniper bonsai, his pine work is very good. The black pine below, for example, took the top prize at the 2015 Taikan-ten exhibit in Kyoto, Japan. Black pine The tree is imposing – large trunk, full canopy – and has clear movement to the right side with the apex and […]
Kimura’s shimpaku bonsai
I didn’t get a chance to share many of the great bonsai I saw in Japan this past winter and thought now would be a good time for it. We can start with some junipers from Kimura’s garden. The shimpaku below is a great example of a well-balanced bonsai. The trunk starts by moving up and […]