Here's the other bunjin I have, an ilex verticillata 'Winter Red." It is over 4 feet wide, and for that reason, the bark and other character marks don't show well except in very large photographs. Alert>>This photograph was taken last fall. I have since pruned a section at the end of the trunk, at the suggestion of Mary Miller. The photograph has been altered to reflect the pruning.
So, first picture is of the whole tree, and then a closeup of the bark.
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