Great tree (nice pot too) but I can’t find any identification on the Isabelia site. I’ll go ahead an venture one of my oft-mistaken guesses and say it’s a Hornbeam of some sort (Korean?).
I’ve never been to the Czech Republic, but it’s definitely high on the list. High enough where 2014 looks like a possibility. In addition to Prague, a city that most people rave about, I plan on visiting the gardens (featured in an earlier post) and bonsai museum at Isabelia. Meanwhile, here are few photos from their collection. Maybe we’ll see you there.
Reclining Shimpaku (another guess) in a unique handbuilt pot.
Hornbeam again? Or…?
Nice deadwood. Great pot. Another Shimpaku? All four photos in this post are from the Isabelia Bonsai Museum.
We don’t usually like to go all commercial on you (here on Bark that is), but every now and then when we get excited about something (in this case, it’s our Roshi Bonsai Tools), I don’t mind reminding you about Stone Lantern.
Tree #three is a budding maple, presumably a trident, judging by the bark. You can tell because the branch structure is based on pairs diverging instead of single buds striking off a main branch. But at this stage I agree, it does look hornbeamy.
Hi Al,
Thanks. Once again your astute observations are appreciated.