Ume (aka Flowering apricot, Prunus mume). This brilliant tree resides at Bonsai Aichien in Japan. Ume tend to grow fast and bark up while still fairly young, so this tree may not be as old as it looks. Also, you might notice the deadwood. Ume are one of the few deciduous trees that hold deadwood over the years (lime sulfur doesn't hurt either).
Next month we’ll celebrate Bonsai Bark’s eighth anniversary. Our best estimate is we’re closing in on 2,000 posts (maybe more). Some, like this one, are reposts (Feb 2014), but most are new.
Snow has been slow coming to Vermont this El Niño year and our friends in snow related businesses are suffering. Maybe the photo below will help.
Both photos shown here were originally posted by Juan Andrade who is an apprentice at Bonsai Aichien and a great source of excellent bonsai photos.
Bonsai Aichien Nursery. This photo could almost pass as black and white with the snow and the diminished light. BTW: have you ever noticed all the power lines in photos from Japanese nurseries?
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