I’ve never seen a Rosemary bonsai that looks quite like this one. To my eye the deadwood and the way the branching and foliage are styled is reminiscent of an old yamadori Shimpaku from Japan. This remarkable tree belongs to Peter Warren, one of the headliners at this weekends 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition. Peter will be tackling a well-known and well-traveled old White cedar bonsai on Sunday. The result will be auctioned at the conclusion of the demonstration.
Two more good reason for you to head to Rochester NY this weekend. Hiroyoshi Yamaji and Peter Warren are two of the headliners at the 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition. Not that you necessarily need more motivation to get up off the couch and start making plans. Just the wonders of the bonsai on exhibit and all the good stuff in the vast and varied vendors section should be enough to motivate any bonsai lover. But, just in case you’re on fence, consider this a gentle push.
Good Cork bark Japanese black pines are few and far between. This one is by Hiroshi Yamaji, a famous Japanese bonsai artist who is going to style a large American grown Japanese black pine at the Exhibition on Saturday. The freshly styled, and no doubt vastly improved tree will be auctioned at the end of the demonstration.
I look forward to seeing you this weekend. I won’t be a vendor this time, but you can find me wandering around wide eyed, dazed and delighted (apologies in advance if I don’t remember your name and you’ll receive nothing but good-natured sympathy if you don’t remember mine).
Note: I didn’t link Mr Yamaji or Mr Warren’s websites above because I want to encourage you to visit the 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition, rather than stray off into the web multiverse. However, because we always provide links to sources, here they are: Hiroyoshi Yamaji and Peter Warren.