An exposed-root, semi-cascade Satsuki azalea with passionate pink flowers. The photo was taken by Hiroyuki Suzuki at the recent Ueno Satsuki Festival.
I don’t mean to swamp you with so many flowering Satsuki photos these days, but this is (or just was) their time to shine. And most are high quality bonsai that would be worth a look even without the flowers. With the flowers they are brilliant (unless of course, you’ve become completely jaded).
For a little change of pace, we’re intentionally staying away from the heavy trunks and featuring exposed-root and other unusual trunks this time.
I borrowed all the photos in this post from Hiroyuki Suzuki (facebook).
Another exposed-root Satsuki with pink flowers. Though there are other colors to be sure, Mr Suzuki's photos seemed to favor pink.
Yet another exposed-root bonsai. But this time the flowers are white (with only a touch of pink).
Exposed-root trunk up close
This might be my favorite from this year's Satsuki Festival. Not only is it a rare raft-style Satsuki, but there's so much more than just the flowers, with it's undulating exposed structure and majestic spreading crown that demands your attention. Especially with the brilliant (pink again) flowers
Another unusual trunk and more passionate pink flowers (you can tell by the background's pinkish glow, that this photo was shopped).
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