Fujikawa Nursery is located in Osaka, Japan This is where Bjorn did his apprenticeship with Mr Fujikawu. Since Bjorn completed his time at the nursery, he stayed on to work in the nursery full-time and helped run the Fujikawa International Bonsai School.
But that is all changing now; the school has now closed and Bjorn is planning to move back to the States and start his now bonsai nursery next year. However, he will always maintain close links with his master, and will return to Japan and work for Mr Fujikawa to help to prepare for all the major bonsai exhibitions.
This nursery has mainly big trees and, like all other nurseries, the trees are for sale. When you visit any of the bonsai nurseries here in Japan, it’s not what’s sitting on top of the benches that you are looking at, but under the benches they also have various types of bonsai pots for sale.
Another thing I have noticed when visiting nurseries are the little metal tags (see photo) tied to a bonsai branch. I asked Bjorn about these, and he told me they mark significant trees here in Japan.
Each year, the Nippon Bonsai Association meets, and the trees go though an selection process (the history (including previous ownership) of the tree, the style, and the variety, to ascertain if the trees are good enough to be awarded a metal tag, which is then entered on the important bonsai tree register. Bjorn said these tags are not awarded lightly.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
Lance
The Fujikawa Nursery, Osaka Japan
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Thanks Lance,
Fantastic trees. interesting to so just how many fertilizer cakes are on the Shishigashira Maple. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us poor folk at home
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Fantastic trees. interesting to so just how many fertilizer cakes are on the Shishigashira Maple. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us poor folk at home
Cheers
Kirky
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Amazing work of art and thanks for sharing Lance. I would imagine there is so much history embedded behind every single tree.
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Such incredibly striking trees.
Thanks for sharing this experience with us.
Thanks for sharing this experience with us.
One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful