Here's what Bob Bailey wrote when he posted this tiny but powerful pine by Koji Hiramatsu: "One of his finest and only 10cms tall." And just in case you happen to live in one of the three countries* that haven't adopted the metric system, that's just under 4"
I’m not sure how we managed to overlook Koji Hiramatsu for so long (in February it will be eight years of approximately 300 posts per year), but we did. Until now.
We’re still recovering from the December frenzy and it’s time to wade though digital piles of year end numbers and obligations, so we’ll keep this short and sweet. Just like Koji’s trees.
Continued below…
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Another tiny but powerful Koji tree. This time it's a Shimpaku juniper.
Both photos shown here are from facebook. Bob Bailey posted the pine, and the Shimpaku is from Ficus DM Retusa. And here’s your link to Koji on facebook.
*U.S.A., Liberia & Myanmar. Though it’s not really that simple as the U.S. officially adopted the metric system in 1964, at least in part. It’s just that most of us prefer our charming though undeniably more complex ‘Standard’ system and have chosen to remain blissfully ignorant of the more practical metric system.
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Here's another Peter Krebs pot from a 
This fluid tree with its distinctive flying pot (by 
Spectacular, if just a little fuzzy. The caption says with 
I'm not sure I've ever seen deadwood patterns quite like this. It's a European olive and it belongs to 
Danny Coffey with 47 Rhonin. Here's his caption: "Recently the Pacific Bonsai Museum brought me out to Washington to do some bonsai work. This sub alpine fir forest was a really fun project. The bonsai was donated to the museum by Bob Kataoka. He originally built the composition in 1960 and named it 47 Ronin. Since then, it has died back to the 14 remaining trees seen in this photo. Still, I think 47 Ronin is a really cool name."
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The caption reads "This planting is one of a small handful in our bonsai collection that consists entirely of plant material that can tolerate the extremes of winter (see photo below), and so it remains on the bench, on display in the Bonsai Exhibition Garden all through the year." The statement 'can tolerate the extremes of winter' makes sense if you live in North Carolina, but not if you live in Vermont.
Speaking of Vermont, this photo was taken out my office door. It's from last year, but the view looks about the same right now (without the bonsai, which is now safely tucked away in my just above freezing garage).
When it comes to broom-style bonsai, this Zelkova is no doubt among the very best. In addition to one of the most perfectly developed crowns anywhere (with an amazing profusion of tiny leaves), it provides an excellent example of trunk and surface root development. Neither are overstated; providing a welcome relief from the overly dramatic trunk taper and grotesque nebari that you sometimes see on deciduous trees. But then, you might expect perfection from this tree; it's from Grand Master Saburo Kato's collection. For a long time Mr Kato was recognized as Japan's preeminent Bonsai artist.
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