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I posted these in the Bonsai Trees thread in untitled, but thought they would reach more folks here in glorious channel zero. Here are some pictures from my trip this week to the Weyerhauser Bonsai Garden in Federal Way, WA.

 

the descriptions refer to the picture above the text, and the date refers to when it was started as a bonsai. if you have any questions google is probably at the top right of your screen or i can answer a bunch as well.

 

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Mountain Hemlock

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Elephant Bush, 1960

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Sweet Plum, 1973

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Willow Leaf Fig, 1976

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Rock and Water Penjing, 1990

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Chinese Banyan, 1985

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Jasmine Orange, 1955

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Green Island Fig, 1965

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Chinese Juniper on Sierra Juniper, Bonsai since 1970 trunk is dated to ca 1000

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Hinoki Cypress, 1983

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Catlin Elm, 1973

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Trident Maple, 1950

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Satsuki Azalea, 1990

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Japanese White Pine, Unknown

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Chinese Elm, 1985

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Satsuki Azalea, 1910, grown since 1880

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Korean Horbeam, 1975

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Japese Maple, 1964, there are 59 trees growing in this piece

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Chinese Elm, 1975

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Chinese Hackberry, 1952, the tree was over 20 feet tall before it was cut down and then the stump was saved for its potential.

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Japanese Maple, 1968

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Cork Bark Japanese Black Pine, 1965

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Tucker Oak, 1940, tree dated to 1840

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Golden Atlas Cedar,1957

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Sierra Juniper, 1991

The jin (dead wood) on this is absolutely awesome

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Creeping Juniper, 1940

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Satsuki Azalea 1975

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Japanese Red Pine, 1990

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Eastern White Cedar, 1989, tree dated to 1750ca

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Mountain Hemlock, 1986, tree dated to 1870

 

 

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American Larch, 1972, tree since 1830

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Creeping Juniper, 1957

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Coast Redwood, 1957

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Sierra Juniper, 1975, tree dated to 1700

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Satsuki Azalea, 1975

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Eastern White Cedar, 1992, tree dated to 1770

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Creeping Hydrangea, 1989, plant since 1960

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Western Hemlock, 1965, tree since 1930

 

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Trident Maple, 1971, 25 trees in this saikei

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Formosan Juniper, 1962

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Japanese White Pine with Spruce, 1976

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Japanese Beech, 1958

 

 

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Olive, 1969, this tree was taken from an olive orchard planted in 1880

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San Jose Juniper, 1982

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Chinese Elm, 1985

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Japanese Black Pine, 1950

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Shimpaku Juniper, 1980

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Blue Atlas Cedar, 1969

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Kishu Juniper grafted on San Jose Juniper, 1981, trunk from 1950

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Catlin Elm, 1970

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Silverberry, 1946

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Formosan Juniper, 1959

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Mugo Pine and Ezo Spruce, 1985

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Chinese Elm, bonsai since 1980

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Japanese Maple, 1956

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Bald Cypress, 1972

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Satsuki Azalea, 1960

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Formosan Hackberry, 1975, tree dated to 1780

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Western Hemlock, bonsai since 1991, tree date unknown

 

 

If you're ever in the area this place is amazing. I went in the spring and there were about 10 different trees that have been rotated in/out since then. Spring is also great because there is the rhododendron garden there that is absolutely phenomenal.

 

Thanks for looking

 

i'm just going to post a link to a great set of tits so this can be SFW

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seeking: they have some on permanent display and about 1/3 of them are rotating on temporary loan from prominent collections--i have the names of the artists on most of them if you're interested, i just didn't feel like typing them all out.

 

thealmighty: yeah, its kind of crazy being as federal way has absolutely nothing else to offer.

 

justaname: the bonsai garden is free to walk through, the rhodie garden is 8 or 10 bucks i think, pretty cheap.

 

its absolutely worth going to. don't plan on a quick stop though, give yourself a few hours at least. it took my brother and i almost 2 hours just to walk through the bonsai garden. its nice to just take your time and appreciate (like traditional art in a museum/show). the rhodie garden can be another hour or two as well.

 

 

their gift shop is kinda weak, its like high-end michaels yard art w/o any bonsai. they do sell a bunch of rare rhodies and ferns and more normal plants at decent prices, though.

 

the best place i've found for trees here is Jade mountain in puyallup, and watsons nursery for pots.

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always wanted to start one. here's some stuff from the innernette.

 

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A remarkable tree which is well known for its extremely high age; the tree is reported to be over 800 years old! Its owner, master Kobayashi, is one of the most well known Bonsai artists in the world and has won the prestigious Prime Minister award in Japan 4 times. His nursery, ShunkaEn, is located in Tokyo and is open to visitors.

 

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Goshin ("protector of the spirit") is a bonsai created by John Y. Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina Junipers, the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, to be displayed at the United States National Arboretum; it has been there ever since.

 

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A gorgeous Rockspray Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horisontalis). This is a picture taken in spring; the tree flowers in summer and has small red berries in wintertime. The tree is only 9,5 cm (4 inches) high and is planted on a miniature rock. The pot is made by John Pitt, a famous potter. The tree is about 20 years old on the picture and has been in training for about a decade.

 

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This tree is remarkably realistic, a character highly valued for Bonsai trees. As you can see, the foliage pads are very dense, as if it were clouds in the sky.

 

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This wonderful Chinese landscape belongs to the Man Lung collection in Hong Kong. The trees are Chinese Bird Plums (Sageretia Theezans) and together make up a very realistic scenery. The trees, rock and miniature figurines are placed on a shallow rectangular pot (made of marble), which in turn is displayed on an antique table.

 

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This tree is an Azalea species of only 14 cm (5 inches) high. The picture is taken in early spring, the moment when Azalea trees bloom (shortly, but very vividly!). The tree is planted in a Japanese pot.

 

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This tree is grown from a small cutting and the result above is a picture taken 12 years later. A native of Central- and South America the Brazilian Rain tree is considered one of the tropical world's most beautiful and also one of the most popular bonsai subjects.

 

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A Bonsai display (or in this case, a Mame display) normally consist of a central tree, a scroll and an accent plant. Together these objects create a powerful image, often a celebration of the current season.

 

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One of the most famous Bonsai trees that belongs to the collection of an European Bonsai artist (Walter Pall), this tree is incredibly fine and realistic. The maple is big (almost a meter high, which is the maximum to be called a Bonsai tree) and over a hundred years old. A masterpiece without doubt, styled by an inspiring artist!

 

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Last but not least, Bonsai sensei Masahiko Kimura. His varied collection of Bonsai trees is world famous. Started at age 15, Kimura was an apprentice to master Hamano in Omiya Bonsai village.

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in flooring cork is classified as hardwood essentially because of how it is installed. not any of its own physical traits. bamboo, a grass, is also hardwood.

 

i looked into it recently and decided to go w/ laminate instead because my dogs would tear cork apart.

 

treewise its a hardwood because of the leaves and how it spreads its seed. the corky shit is actually just the bark, or so ive been told. would be hard to imagine a bigass tree made of cork board material.

 

theres a bonsai shop in town i might check out soon, supposedly has a 800 year old tree, il take pics,

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