Bonsai Masters: Ben Oki is admired and in high demand worldwide as a Japanese Garden designer, especially for his use of stones in his compositions.

Japanese-American Ben Oki was born in Sacramento, California, in 1927. At age six, he moved to Japan, where he learned Japanese landscape an...
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Bonsai Masters: Toshiji Yoshimura, The Father of Popular Bonsai in the Non-Oriental World.

On Feb. 27, 1921, a second son (of eventually twelve children) was born to the family of Toshiji Yoshimura.  Toshiji was a leader in the bon...
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International Bonsai Arboretum.

Springtime in the Arboretum The Main Display Area Maples in Spring Glory Wisteria in Garden Wisteria bonsai Wisteria and Maple...
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Classic bonsai masterpieces by William N. Valavanis.

Full Moon Maple Acer japonicum Trained from a young container-grown seedling since 1975 Dwarf Austrian Pine Pinus nigra ‘Hornibrook’ ...
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Outdoor versus indoor bonsai

The trees sold as bonsai often come from temperate regions.This means that, just like the trees in those regions, they require full sunligh...
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