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SHUNKA-EN BONSAI MUSEUM PHOTOS
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI MASTERPIECES
Twisted trunk pomegranate, Punicia granatum ‘Nejikan,’ trained in the informal upright style from a cutting. The massive coiled trunk was trained in the ground and is nearly 100 years old. During the summer Pomegranates produce vivid orange flowers, and, if lucky, medium size fruit. This masterpiece bonsai has a
solid lower trunk and surface root system. It is amazing how the trunk swirls around and around, almost snake like. The antique Chinese Container harmonizes with the green foliage, orange flowers and reddish fruit. From Kunio Kobayashi’s Shunka-en Bonsai Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
INTERNATIONAL BONSAI 5 2021/NO. 4
