In addition to many black and white pines, Kentaro Shiino’s Kanagawa garden featured great examples of a number of varieties, including some beautiful junipers. Chinese juniper Chinese juniper Chinese juniper Chinese juniper One of the junipers was delicate enough to merit a post and zip tie support. To prevent tipping, the pot sat in a custom […]
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Kentaro Shiino’s pines
On my last day in Japan this past February, I had the opportunity to visit two bonsai nurseries in Kanagawa prefecture. The first stop was Kentaro Shiino’s. I’d met Shiino, a graduate of Daiju-en, several years earlier at Gomankoku (back row on the left). As is the case with every student at Daiju-en, Shiino had […]