They reflect the artistic skills, patience and horticulture knowledge of bonsai
enthusiasts.
It took many years of love and labour to create them.
Only the true and genuine bonsai plant growers could be credited with
the dedication to their craft.
Simply magnificent! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Rare Tri-color Azalea (Sanshoku Tsutsuji /Satsuki)
Rare Bi-color Azalea (Nishoku Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Rare Bi-color Azalea (Nishoku Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki?)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
“Happiness”
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki) “Dawn”
Azalea (Tsutsuji / Satsuki)
Hibiscus (Bussoge: Buddha Mulberry Flower)
Bougainvillaea
Bougainvillaea
Chinese Quince (?)
Quince (Boke)
Crabapple (Yasei Ringo?)
Crepe Myrtle (Sarusuberi)
Cherry (Sakura)
Cherry (Sakura)
Cherry (Sakura) ”Flower rattan-blind”
Chinese Wisteria
Japanese Wisteria (Fuji)
Japanese Wisteria (Fuji)
Apple (Ringo)
Note:
1. Hibiscus (Bus-sō-ge is usually interpreted as Buddha-
mulberry-flower: 仏桑華 – Buddha figures in its flowers
and mulberry shapes in its leaves, but may be interpreted
as Buddha-figure-flower:仏相華, as the two first words
describe the third one, i.e., flower: , not the whole plant.
Bussoge is related with Buddha and praised of its glory
in a day compared to the quick spread of Buddhism, and
often offered to Buddhas and buddhas (deceased ancestors
– so conceived in Japan). Mukuge (another kind of hibiscus)
in Japanese seems to derive the Korean name of it Mu-gon-
fa (Limitless Flower: 無窮華）which blooms all year round
in warm regions like Malaysia, Okinawa, Korea, even if
each flower usually wither in a day. It is the national
flower of Malaysia, Korea, the state flower of Hawaii, the
island flower of Okinawa. The five flower petals may be
related to the Five Families of Zen Schools.
2. These are posted by Rick Fisher in the Missouri Zen
Center listserve. There are evergreen bonsai also as seen
in the backgrounds of some of the above pictures.