Also present at Japan Fair was Puget Sound Bonsai Association. I had a chance to chat with Edd Kuehn, the president of the organization. What exactly makes it bonsai?
"Bonsai is a horticultural art that takes many forms to create living, sculpted representations of trees in miniature form. Bonsai is an ancient art developed probably first in China nearly two thousand years ago, then later in Japan over a thousand years ago, and now is practiced throughout the world." says the brochure that Edd handed to me. At the booth he showed me the mini bonsais that he grew... or can I say that he created?
According to Edd, bonsai became quite popular in the US in the 20th century. But how? Well, I think it's worth doing some research...
Edd Kuehn, president of Puget Sound Bonsai Association, and his colleague
They are all Edd's mini bonsai trees.
Mountain Hemloc
Tsuga mertensiana
Collected from the wild in 2002
Approx. 65-70 years old
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
yamadori (gathered from the wild)
Approx. 75 years old
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