An old Favourite
It's nearing the end of Summer here in Taiwan but the temperatures remain hot. My summer vacation is also coming to a close so I jumped at the chance to visit one of my favourite bonsai nurseries in Taiwan. The simple fact that it is so large, neat and full of cheap bonsai stock are the reasons I like it so much. The people working there are also friendly and willing to discuss growing techniques provided you drink their tea! The owners grow all their trees in a huge area of land and develop each and every tree. I always buy some to add to my collection. Please enjoy some photos.
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| You can buy trees in different stages of development. |
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| The majority of trees for sale are Junipers, Pine, Ficus, Boxwood, and Cherry. |
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| Take your pick! |
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| Some larger trees are also scattered throughout the yard. |
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| A small forest. |
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| Cascading junipers trees - planted with a small rock in each pot. |
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| A few of the older, more developed trees. |
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Our next stop was an hour away at a small nursery that import Japanese trees and sell them to wealthy Taiwanese customers. |
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| Great shari! |
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| Rows of shohin juniper bonsai. |
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| A gnarly old trunk! |
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| The trunk has been developed - now let the foliage grow! |
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| Tree art. |
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| I really liked this literati style pine. The bark was great! |
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| The next five pictures are of shohin bonsai - all Japanese Junipers. |
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| A nice forest planting. |
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| This particular tree was purchased from Kimura's nursery - the famous Japanese bonsai artist. |
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| I love the trunk. |
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| A nice maple tree. |
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| My artistic shot of moss growing on the wooden benches. |
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| A solid fellow. |
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| This particular tree has never been wired. It has been shaped only by pruning branches over many years. |
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| Stable. |
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| Another nice maple. |
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| An old azalea tree. |
Hope you enjoyed these pictures. Whenever I visit other bonsai nurseries around Taiwan I will post pictures for all bonsai enthusiasts out there around the world.
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I'm glad to be catching up again on your posts, Marcus after a couple of months away! Good to see you're back in the heartland of your home town exploring that fantastic bonsai nursery. You've got a nice steady camera hand too, judging by the clarity of the shots. Do you have a favourite type of tree? Seems to be a wide variety of types you photograph: I wondered what your personal favourites might be...
ReplyDeleteHi！ Can i know the bonsai nurseries address you posted in the blog?? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Marcus, can you please give me some adresses of bonsai nurseries, pottery and tools. We are going to visit Taiwan in september and would love to visit one or two nurseries.
ReplyDeleteWith kind regards.
Petra
Can you give us some Good Bonsai Plant seller / Exporters in Taiwan from where we can Import Large quantity of Aged / Well groomed - shaped Bonsai for Indore & Outdoor use . We are looking some large supplier as we need these bonsai for selling In India .
ReplyDeleteHi Marcus, Thanks for all the information on your blog, very good content.
ReplyDeleteI am looking for Bonsai nurseries, pottery and tools for resale in the U.A.E (Dubai) - I have a contact in Taichung, he has however not been very successful in getting hold of the right suppliers. Please email me back. Thanks in advance for your response.