What the most rare bonsai tree you own ?

Mikecheck123

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Pictures?
There's a thread. It's basically like a Siberian elm with gigantic leaves.

 

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These trees are not rare because they both are regularly seen in the Northeast, however good specimens are harder to find in bonsai cultivation.

Amur Maple ground/container grown for aprox 20-30 years before I started refining it.
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Collected RoR Pitch Pine, aprox 50-70 years old, still due for its first bonsai pot and styling. Next phase to come on both trees in the late winter!
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Cydonia Oblonga, common quince. The first time I went to the queens place I was intrigued by it. Eventually she was looking to pass it on and I was looking for something new.
 

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I have a Curry leaf tree which I'm trying to bonsai ( Murraya Koenigii )Leaf1.jpgLeaf2.jpg
 

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I like some rare species and cultivars. Here are a few:
Satsuki azalea, ‘Kinsai’:
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Japanese White Pine, ‘Zuisho’:
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Less rare, but uncommon Chinese Quince, Pseudocydonia chinensis:
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Probably the rarest is this variety of Itoigawa Shimpaku called Kiyozuru. I cannot find any provenance beyond Mas Ishi at Chikugo-en, even his son Gary didn’t really know where it came from, and acknowledged he was down to only a few left at his nursery. I have let It grow out to start cuttings this spring, but so far, I’m not sure that it’s a superior variety of Itoigawa, just rarer. I hand picked and purchased this from Gary at the nursery in LA, so at least the provenance of this one is secure.
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