Japanese maple bonsai

[Mousetoescamper]

[CrispyQ]

1. That is a very interesting tree & colorful image!

The blue background really brings out the red & green. Does the tree ever leaf out? I would like to see it then, too.

Is this the same exhibition as the junipers?

[Mousetoescamper]

4. Here's a shot of the bonsai on Nov. 7, before it dropped its leaves

Yes, it's the same exhibit: The new Bonsai Garden at Longwood Gardens.

Thanks!

[CrispyQ]

7. That is breathtaking!

Thanks so much for posting!!

[Mousetoescamper]

13. You are most welcome, CrispyQ!

[patricia92243]

2. Wow! The prettiest bonsai that I have ever seen.

[Mousetoescamper]

5. Thanks, patricia92243!

[ShazzieB]

3. Great shot!

That tree is amazing - it looks like it's getting ready to walk right out of that container!

[Mousetoescamper]

6. Thanks, ShazzieB!

That tree is truckin'!

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. I love bonsai...

...but I fear the cat would, too.

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Ha!

Thanks, BobTheSubgenius!

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. You are more than welcome.

Whatever small benefit that you see in me sharing a liking for bonsai with you is all yours, if you want it.

That sentence is really awkward, but I am not quite halfway through my first cup of coffee, so I lack both the motivation and wherewithal to fix it.

[snot]

10. Wow, thanks for sharing that!

I see what look like little lengths of pink string here and there; do those have something to do with shaping the tree?

[Mousetoescamper]

11. Thanks and you're welcome, snot!

You're seeing this year's new growth on the ends of the branches.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. This is a most interesting picture, my dear Mousetoescamper!

I swear that the tree looks like a naked human. That was my first thought and I cannot see the tree otherwise!

[Mousetoescamper]

14. Thanks, Peggy!

I see a figure walking toward the right side of the photo.