Pacific Northwest bonsai museum

[Maloghurst]

I made a really quick stop at the PNW bonsai museum last week and snapped a few pics. Thought I would share them! I exactly ten minutes to see the exhibit so I might be wrong on some Tree names.
Hornbeam? Not sure on this one.

Japanese maple

Japanese Yew

Name this one? Flowering of some kind.

Chinese elm over rock

Exposed root Chinese elm

I want to say trident maple

Yew

Trident or Japanese maple over rock. Beast!

 

[Maloghurst]

Here are some more.


Penjing

Japanese white pine with dwarf hemlock accent?

Trident maple?

Japanese maple

Larch

Japanese maple

Hinoki cypress

Yew or hemlock

Japanese maple

Trident maple

 

[Maloghurst]

Last one, this is a monster trident maple with a really cool story behind it here. Came here from Japan over 100 years ago. http://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/featured-tree/

 

[Bavarian Raven]

Some amazing trees here. Thanks for posting!

 

[c54fun]

Love that white pine. Thanks for the post.

 

[pandacular]

Fascinating for me to look back at these trees and see how far they’ve come!

 

[NaoTK]

I had the same thought, Aarin has really improved a lot of the trees

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Fascinating for me to look back at these trees and see how far they’ve come!

Somewhere I have grainy digital pix from our visit there in around 2003 when it was the Weyerhaeuser Collection; my FIL lived in Gig Harbor. That Japanese Beech has to be one of the best in America.

 

[NaoTK]

That Japanese Beech has to be one of the best in America.

It would be a shame if someone were working on a new innovative pot for it

 

[pandacular]

It would be a shame if someone were working on a new innovative pot for it

perhaps we can repot and reconnect over it

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

It would be a shame if someone were working on a new innovative pot for it

Funny thing is, I have always dug that pot & pairing. I think my buddy in Iowa has the same pot with a 5-trunk nerifolia planted in it. Your work is amazing and it will be cool to see what’s next for the beech. It’s a very classic tree, deserving of a special pot.

 

[NaoTK]

Funny thing is, I have always dug that pot & pairing.

Well, you may be disappointed to learn it has outgrown the old pot (it might have broken in half as I recall.) This is just a placeholder below, but the museum now wants to make a not-entirely-classic artistic statement with the new pot.

I would love to hear color suggestions! I can echo the original pot color or something.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I would love to hear color suggestions! I can echo the original pot color or something.

I did like the blue-green color of the last pot. Blue may be boring, and green is such a hard match. A Cantonese celadon works with the bark year-round and really compliments the bronze leaves that hang on. From your gallery, I’d consider that celadon glaze over a bag-shape oval:


I also like your blue-gray glaze, unless it’s subdued enough that it’s too close to the trunk color. If it leans a little purple, that could be interesting.

 

[NaoTK]

Thanks BVF, I am noting your glaze suggestions. Agreed with blue and I will make a darker and lighter option. I generally give the Museum 2-3 options.

Bag is an interesting thought. If it was entirely my call I would do classic bags all day, but for this one they want me to innovate. I will consider options that innovate on the bag concept.

 

[Hartinez]

Massive fan of this glaze Nao. I think on a deciduous it pairs wonderfully. Now whether it works with Beech I can’t say for sure. Maybe?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice image Danny.

 

[Hartinez]

Nice image Danny.

Thanks Bri. Sun was hitting this tree/pot combo just right the other day. The glaze was looking just right with this tree.

 

[NaoTK]

For a while in Japan there was a trend of pairing beeches with Ruri (ultra dark blue) glaze. The dark blue looks good vs bronze leaves or white trunk

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

For a while in Japan there was a trend of pairing beeches with Ruri (ultra dark blue) glaze. The dark blue looks good vs bronze leaves or white trunk

I agree. Ikkou has a good Ruri glaze that pairs well, but it is very classic and very safe.

 

[Hartinez]

@Brian Van Fleet @NaoTK love hearing your guys insight and knowledge on classical pairings of trees to pots, glazes etc.