Membership has its benefits. This month’s Bay Island Bonsai meeting featured a critique from Akio Kondo, a Kokufu prize-winning bonsai artist from Japan. Kondo sizing up a procumbens juniper by Peter Tea Kondo first visited California in 1996 to practice bonsai for a year after completing his apprenticeship to Kihachiro Kamiya at Kihachi-en. Kondo offered […]
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Three more from Urushibata
A juniper, a pine, and another pine from Urushibata’s garden: Shimpaku What stood out on this shimpaku was the extensive carving. I don’t know if it is still in process or if this is it. It will be interesting to see the tree in a couple of years when the foliage and deadwood are further […]
From the Daiju En collection
A few more photos from the awe-inspiring collection at Daiju En. Japanese black pine This large black pine has some of the best bark one could hope for on a pine. Pines typically develop rough bark or bark that break into plates. The latter is more valuable because it is considered attractive and is typically […]
More from Shinpukuji
Here are some more photographs from the bonsai museum adjacent to the Shinpukuji temple. See original post here. Shimpaku Kuro-matsu – Japanese black pine Momiji – Japanese maple Goyo-matsu – Japanese white pine Karin – Chinese quince Tosho – needle juniper Kaede – trident maple Goyo-matsu – Japanese white pine
Bonsai pots from Japan
Akio Kondo, senpai to Boon and a fellow student of Kihachiro Kamiya, is in town to do bonsai for a month. Summer is slow for bonsai professionals in Japan which makes it a good time for them to visit. Akio will very busy here wiring and styling trees and leading a few workshops. He also […]