You may have already seen this magnificent landscape Penjing. Here on Bark, on Bill Valavanis' blog or any number of other places. You don't have to be a rocket scientist (or a bonsai master) to figure out why it's so popular. All the photos in this post were borrowed from Bill Valavanis Bonsai Blog.
Today is the big day. World Bonsai Day, a celebration of the art of bonsai that originated with the World Bonsai Friendship Federation. World Bonsai Day is held annually on the second Saturday of each May (you can check out yesterday’s Bark post for some background).
It seems fitting to celebrate World Bonsai Day by showing some bonsai from the 7th World Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention which was held in Jin Tan, China in September 2013 (the 8th will be in held in Saitama, Japan in 2017).
Our old friend, the omnipresent and irrepressible Bill Valavanis was there with his camera… and, well you can guess the rest (borrowing from Bill is a habit of ours). If you’d like to see more of Bill’s photos from the convention here are part one and part two from his Bonsai blog.
Aside from looking at the trees in this post, how might you celebrate World Bonsai Day? It occurs, because it’s about appreciating bonsai and bringing the world bonsai community together, maybe we could each contact a fellow bonsai lover and wish them a happy WBD. Then we could venture out into our back yard and say hello to our beautiful bonsai collection.
You might recognize the tree by the fruit (if you know what a Pomegranate looks like).
This literati Juniper qualifies as a very unique bonsai. The hole in the trunk doesn't hurt when it comes to unique, nor does the quality and amount of deadwood (a lot for a literati). From what we can see of the foliage, I'm guessing that the tree is a Procumbens juniper.
Speaking of unique. Bill labeled this one 'wall bonsai.' Based on the leaves and also the exposed roots, we're pretty sure it's a Ficus.
At a glance you might think this is the same Penjing landscape we started with. But only at a glance.
The next World Bonsai Convention All the photos in the post are from Valavanis Bonsai Blog.