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Mini Bonsai Gallery

Goyomatsu

Pinus parviflora:Japanese White Pine

A sturdy and slow-growing tree that grows high in the mountains, battling winds and snows. This will be a dense and full bonsai with short needles that grow in clusters of five.

Goyomatsu

Yamamomiji

Acer palmatum var.Matsumurae:Japanese maple

This tree is deciduous (meaning it loses its leaves in the winter), and is often found in the mountainous regions of Japan. You can enjoy its beautiful red leaves in fall; you can admire its bare trunk and branches in winter.

Yamamomiji

Beni-sanzashi

Crataegus sanguinea:Redhaw hawthorn

A tree with plenty to enjoy. It blooms red flowers in spring, its leaves turn red and gold in fall, and it even grows small red fruit between fall and winter.

Beni-sanzashi

Shinpaku

Juniperus chinensis var.Sargentii:Chinese juniper

Only the brown part of this bonsai's trunk is still growing; the white section (called the shari) has died already. This bonsai is reproducing the harshness and beauty of the nature.

Shinpaku

Kanzakura

Prunus campanulata var. Spontanea:Winter-flowering cherry blossoms

A lovely bonsai with beautiful flowers, which grows strongly and flowers often. If you can raise the bonsai so that the surface of the trunk looks old, this enhances its beauty.

Kanzakura