Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum). This tree was purchased at the GNOBS auction. It put on a beatiful fall color display.
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Quick snapshots of trees in the collection.
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). First Winter post-collection. This tree is an experiment - it appears that smaller twigs die back in the Winter.
American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana). First Winter post-collection. Nearly 7 feet of new growth on the leader!
Red Maple (Acer rubrum). Second Winter post-collection. Shohin.
Water Elm (Planera aquatica). I bought this tree at the GNOBS auction. Its initial development and styling was performed by Evan Purdue at Underhill Bonsai in Folsom, LA.
American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana). First Summer post-collection.
Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). First Summer post-collection. This is an excellent native species to work with, one of my favorites. You can see another one behind it.
Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). First Summer post-collection. I am happy with the branching that is developing on this tree.
Winged Elm (Ulmus alata). Just 2 months post-collection. Winged elm never skip a beat.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii).