US National Bonsai and Penjin Museum

[leatherback]

Sooo.. I finally compiled a video on my museum visit last month. It has been out for a few hours now, and I invite everyone to watch it, get inspired and then travel to Washington DC to explore the museum yourself. Truely worth the visit, won't you agree @MACH5 ?

 

[MACH5]

Sooo.. I finally compiled a video on my museum visit last month. It has been out for a few hours now, and I invite everyone to watch it, get inspired and then travel to Washington DC to explore the museum yourself. Truely worth the visit, won't you agree @MACH5 ?

Agreed! Great event, well organized and worth the visit for sure. The special indoor exhibits that were put together by members of the PBA was well thought out. Not always an easy task!

Was great seeing you again Jelle!

 

[leatherback]

Agreed! Great event, well organized and worth the visit for sure. The special indoor exhibits that were put together by members of the PBA was well thought out. Not always an easy task!

Was great seeing you again Jelle!

If the commute was not such a pain, I would love to catch up more frequently. Once every 2 years is just not enough!

 

[rockm]

Very nice video. FWIW, the trident maple on the rock at around 4:19, is a tree given to the museum by Stanley Chin. It isn't a windswept style (although bonsai, like suiseki is up to the viewer's perspective.) It was grown to resemble a dragon, the neck and tail are the extension. The critter's legs are gripping the rock. Chin was local to the D.C. area, I think.

 

[Wood]

Very nice video. FWIW, the trident maple on the rock at around 4:19, is a tree given to the museum by Stanley Chin. It isn't a windswept style (although bonsai, like suiseki is up to the viewer's perspective.) It was grown to resemble a dragon, the neck and tail are the extension. The critter's legs are gripping the rock. Chin was local to the D.C. area, I think.

That trident was originally grown from two different saplings that fused together over the rock. If you catch it at the right time in the autumn, the head is starting to turn red as the tail is still green, like a dragon breathing fire

 

[leatherback]

Very nice video. FWIW, the trident maple on the rock at around 4:19, is a tree given to the museum by Stanley Chin. It isn't a windswept style (although bonsai, like suiseki is up to the viewer's perspective.) It was grown to resemble a dragon, the neck and tail are the extension. The critter's legs are gripping the rock. Chin was local to the D.C. area, I think.

Thanks, I never knew that! And indeed, perception is personal. However, knowing the true story is always best! I am not sure I have seen the explanation you gave with the tree before. (That might be the one thing I would increase, information about the trees)