Bonsai Trees

I visited Montreal Botanical Gardens

with my daughter and grandkids,

during Easter weekend. (2017)

I am sharing photos 

of beautiful bonsai trees,

 they have on display.

A lot of years and dedication

 go into creating a bonsai tree.

An art form using trees grown in containers 

that are trimmed to appear as

 a miniature of full size trees.

Bonsai can be created from nearly any 

perennial tree or shrub, that can be trimmed 

to remain small through pot confinement 

with crown and root pruning, 

preventing it to reach it's normal size.

A Chinese tradition that has spread worldwide.

Japanese Maple.

Maidenhair Tree 

Ginkgo Biloba

45 yrs. old

Wintercreeper Euonymus

Flaky Juniper

40 yrs. old

Chinese Elm 5 yrs.

Japanese Maple

Taiwan Trident Maple
95 yrs. old

Japanese White Pine ~35 yrs. old

Japanese Maple ~ 40 yrs. old

Thorny Elaeagnus ~ 40 yrs. old.

Chinese Peashrub ~ 40yrs. old.

Grenadier Pomegranate
 ~ 85 yrs. old ~

???

Japanese Maple ~ 45 yrs. old

Cork Bark
Japanese Black Pine 
~ 45yrs. old ~

Chinese Elm
~ 85 yrs. old ~

Chinese Sweetplum
~85 yrs ~

Cork Bark 
Japanese Black Pine
~ 55 yrs~

Trident Maple

~ 45 yrs ~

Ginkgo

Maidenhair Trees
~15 yrs ~

Chinese Elm 
~ 65 yrs old ~

Chinese Elm
 ~ 110 yrs. old ~ Wow!

Chinese Hackberry

~ 55 yrs  ~

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I identified some of the trees. (hopefully correct). 
These trees are on display in

 one of the large Greenhouses.

I will return and visit the

Japanese Gardens nearby, where
there are a lot of other varieties 

and older bonsai trees displayed.

Thanks for your visit. 

🌳🌲🌴