Three major components come together in this colorful root-over-rock bonsai. A flowering tree (Malpighia pendiculata), a pot that some of us would die for (hand painted Chinese?) and an extraordinarily craggy rock. This bonsai and the others in this post are by Gede Merta.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve featured Gede Merta’s bonsai. Nor will it be the last. If you don’t know Gede Merta, then welcome to his garden of tropical bonsai delights. If you already know Gede Merta, then welcome once again…
Do you see it? The Valentine heart? Normally we wouldn't point that out, but then tomorrow is that day that women love and men fear (I didn't really say that). Anyway, if there is a distinctive Gede Merta look (and I think there is), this Pemphis acidula has it.
This one is listed as okiantea on Gede Merta's website. Could it be what we call Fukien tea? Based on the leaves, I'd say it is, but my guesses sometimes go astray. Anyway, you might notice the way the moss accentuates the nebari (and vice versa). There's more that could be said about this perfect bonsai, but then, you can see for yourself.
Another Pemphis acidula tropical yamadori. Most, if not all Pemphis bonsai are yamadori (bonsai collected from the wild). BTW: some Pemphis (like this one) look a lot like our Florida Buttonwoods (Conocarpus erectus).
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