Though it's not really a bonsai if it's in the ground, this one is a very close cousin. This photo and all the photos in this post are from Stone Garden.
Continuing with our Korean bonsai theme. This one is from our archives (April, 2014). Tomorrow we’ll return to the Korean Bonsai Artists Exhibition.
The bonsai shown here reside at a place called Stone Garden, on an island just south of Korea and due west of Japan’s Kyushu Island. The island’s name is Jeju and judging by the photos, it’s a rather magnificent place, with warm enough weather for plants that are almost sub-tropical and cold enough to support temperate zone plants (perhaps like Oregon’s Willamette Valley).
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Is this a Trident maple? Whatever it is, it's a bit of a break with convention to see such a stout tree, let alone a stout deciduous tree in a drum pot
I'm going to guess that this is a Japanese black pine. Mostly because it looks like one. The tree to the right with the flowers looks like a Crape Myrtle, which happens to be a zone 7 plant.
Stone Gardens is much more than just a bonsai garden. If you are interested, there are numerous photos that show off some luscious landscaping and great stone sculpture.
Do you think that all the trunks (nine?) on this wild tree are supported by the same roots?
A very distinctive tree with it's huge base and dynamic lines
An unusual tree. The wood and its hunched over look imparts a feeling of centuries of rough weather and other wild hardships, while the lush foliage suggests an easier life with abundant nutrients.
Jeju-do is a volcanic island located 130 kilometres off the southern coast of South Korea. It is the country’s largest island, smallest province and home to its tallest mountain, Halla-san, a dramatic-looking dormant volcano that rises 1,950 metres above sea level. The people of Jeju have developed a culture and language that are distinct from those of mainland Korea, and the island is famous for its matriarchal family structure, symbolized by the haenyeo (“sea women”), who make a living from deep-sea diving to harvest marine products.
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Here's another Pemphis acidula that was styled by 
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This blazing bonsai is a prize-winning Shishigashira Japanese maple from a 
Here’s what 
Tied in knots. This lush 
I found this sweet little tree with its equally sweet little pot on 
Here's an unusual tree for your enjoyment. Or, for your criticism if you feel the profusion of small foliage pads (floating clouds) is unnatural. Personally I don't have a problem with it. It's rich and full of energy, with all those intriguing little pieces that hang together so well. The kind of tree you could look at for a long time and still see some feature that you missed. It belongs to 
Root-over-rock 
