SILVERBERRY eleagnus pungens

BEST CLASSICAL BONSAI

Received the Yoshimura Award for Best Classical Bonsai at the First National Bonsai Exhibit in Rochester NY, October 2008.

WIND IN THE BRANCHES

MY HEART AND SOUL UPLIFTED

REFRESHED AND SUSTAINED

LONG AND SLANTY JUNIPER

Chinese Stone

Old Olive Recently Repotted

The olive has been in bonsai training about 20 years.

The pot is an old one from the Shigaraki kiln.

THREE WISE MEN

Three of the most important individuals in the development of bonsai in the United States. All have had a great influence on me. All three gone, but not forgotten.

John Naka-Tosh Saburomaru-Yuji Yoshimura

ESCALLONIA RUBRA

Olive (olea europaea)

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Scots Pine (pinus sylvestris)

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Excitement is growing for the 1st National Bonsai Exhibit. We have reports that visitors will come from Japan, China, Australia, South Africa, England, Belgium, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, including Yuji Yoshimura's daughters from Tokyo and Boston who will be presenting the $2,000 Yoshimura Award for the finest classical bonsai in the exhibition.

Some of the finest bonsai from throughout the country will be on display, including masterpieces from the collections of the California Northern State Bonsai Collection, the Chicago Botanic Garden Bonsai Collection and from the following artists: Boon Manaktivipart, Suthin Suklosovisit, Dan Robinson, Warren Hill, Jim Gremel, Chase Rosade, Solita Rosade, Mike Page, Howard Smith, Mary Madison, Rob Kempinski, Jim Smith, Pedro Morales, Larry Jackel, Julian Adams, Jack Douthitt, Pauline Muth, Frank Mihalic, Brussel Martin, Harvey Carapella, Marty Schmalenberg,Seiji Shiba, Wm. N. Valavanis and many more. Many of these artists will also be attending the exhibition and banquet.

Japanese Black Pine.                            Literati style

Pine used in a formal display with scroll and stone.

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MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE

Kingsville boxwoods.

This took first place in an online bonsai contest in the landscape category. Height about 25 inches.

 

LANDSCAPE

Landscape planting using Kingsville boxwoods.

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SATSUKI AZALEA

Height including pot is 7 inches

 

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DISPLAY STONES

木   tree         石   stone          男   man

 

 

LONG TALL SALLY

JAPANESE GARDEN JUNIPER/j. porcumbens nana. Height about 40 inches.

The name, "Long Tall Sally" comes from the Little Richard recording of the mid 1950's.

 

 

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COAST LIVE OAK/quercus agrifolia

This oak was collected from the wild about 30 or more years ago by the late Tosh Saburomaru.. Height is about 33 inches.

 

                                  

 

PONDEROSA PINE

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ANCIENT CALIFORNIA JUNIPER

From the Mojave desert. Age is probably more than 500 years. Height about 40 inches,

 

JUNIPER

Juniper dug up from an old landscape 25 years ago. Height near 4 feet.

This bonsai was voted best in show by the members of my club in our last annual exhibit.

DECORATIVE PLANTING

New Zealand iris and thyme.

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ATLAS CEDAR BONSAI

This Atlas cedar bonsai has been in training for about 7 years, starting with 5 gallon nursery stock. Height is about 30 inches.

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Myrtle Bonsai

I collected this myrtus communis bonsai as a small tree from a landscape about 25 years ago. Constant training for all these years to reach this point. Height is more than 3 feet.