I am always on the lookout for new bonsai trees and good raw material, it is my business after all. Every year it’s getting harder and more expensive to find just the right material at a workable price. Lucky for me I know some great guys and have a long reach. Sadly a lot of those guys are, just like me, getting old and humping great big bonsai trees around becomes a chore. That means occasionally a collection will become available and that’s largely what we have here.
I started into bonsai close to thirty years ago now and how that came about is a long story but there was a wonderful old gentleman involved, a real old school horticulturalist who would have bled sap. His grandfather supposedly came into contact with bonsai in China around the time of the Great War. Upon return home he employed some rudimentary bonsai techniques on the family nursery. His son had much the same experience during WW2 and my friend was the third generation to be bending and pruning trees. Once he largely retired from commercial horticulture I put myself into deep debt to buy as much of his stock as I could, most of the rest went to another friend and bonsai aficionado. Now his advancing years mean those trees have now come to us.
This little juniper was shaped with string prior to WW2!
Today we moved the entire collection of my long time bonsai buddy and fellow Norfolk native. These trees have been lovingly cared for over the last twenty to twenty five years and many are little time capsules and hold fond memories for me. There are a couple that even go back to to the old gent’ that started pioneering UK bonsai in the 1930s. Some of these will not be for sale simply because I am a sentimental old git. I obviously have to sell some or I’ll loose the roof over my head. Here you can see most of the collection and a few other random bits and pieces we bought over the last week. Once I get everything cleaned up and figured out they should start appearing on the web site
G.
P.S. Sorry no prices yet. Please drop me an email and slide the images you are interested into it and I will put you on the list of contacts once I know where I am. There are another thirty trees coming in two weeks time 😉
Scots pine
Scots pine
Satsuki azalea
SOLD
SOLD
Picea a bit sad after the hot summer.
Mugo Pine cascade bonsai tree. Very old bonsai.
San jose juniper bonsai
Shimpaku juniper bonsai tree
Shimpaku juniper bonsai tree
SOLD
Squamata juniper
Mugo pine bonsai tree
Mugo Pine Bonsai
Quince, Chaenomeles
SOLD
SOLD
Japanese black pine bonsai material
Huge carpinus raft yamadori bonsai (cheap).
SOLD
Japanese maple.
Japanese maple bonsai
Yamadori Beech raft bonsai.
Japanese maple
Blaauws juniper bonsai
Large Japanese maple bonsai tree
Juniperus Chinensis
SOLD
Squamata juniper bonsai tree
Fuchsia ‘Mrs Popple’ gnarly old bonsai tree.
Old Japanese shimpaku juniper
Korean hornbeam yamadori
English Oak Bonsai material
SOLD
SOLD
Old Chinese elm bonsai
Zelkova bonsai
Yamadori Taxus bonsai tree
SOLD
English oak
SOLD
Punica bonsai material
Korean hornbeam
Japanese maple bonsai material
Very old Chinese elm bonsai
Pinus sylvestris ‘beuvronensis’ Old bonsai tree
Japanese maple bonsai tree
SOLD
SOLD
Big Japanese maple bonsai material
Carpinus bonsai forest.
Japanese larch bonsai forest.
Wisteria bonsai.
Cedrus atlantica var. glauca. Blue cedar bonsai material.
Cedrus ‘brevifolia’ dwarf cedar bonsai tree.
Azalea bonsai.
Very special Japanese satsuki azalea.
Pinus sylvestris ‘beuvronensis’ bonsai tree, OLD!
Absolutely stunning.
Some very nice desirable trees there, which I would love to have the pleasure to work on. Sadly, I fear the prices would be out of my reach. Thanks for showing us.
The authorities in the States are rather nosy. They do insist on prying in duffel bags and other luggage.
How sad…
I do want to be a good citizen. Perhaps I should stop drooling over stock that is so beautiful and also impossible for me.
Thanks for creating beautiful dreams.
Would like to know more on the small yew please.
Some really nice trees there Graham. I remember Andrew Doubleday’s nursery at Surlingham when I first started in Bonsai. It was a trully magical place. His mid month workshops taugt me a lot.
Fantastic trees I can’t wait for some prices, shame about the timing though gonna be more difficult to get money together with a new house to sort. I expect there will be some left though
Hi Graham,
Can you let me have the price for the Yamadori Taxus.
Regards
John
I wish we did not have such tough quarratine laws here in Australia I would love to take one or two of those trees of your hands
Wow a great collection you have gained. They are sure to improve further in your hands. Cheers from Aus
Would love for you to pick up your youtube channel again! I love your work, it’s absolutely mesmerizing!
Hi Graham,
can I know the measures and the price of the “Very special old Japanese maple bonsai tree” and the shipping cost for Italy?
Thank you so much. Best regards.
Gian Michele Turazza