Best Public Collections in the USA

[JudyB]

If you have a good to great collection that you know of in your area, or one that you have visited, please add to the list here. I'm always looking for things to visit when I'm on the road, so would love to see what is out there!
Thanks.

 

[Dan W.]

My wife and I visited the Bill Hosokawa Bonsai Pavilion in Denver recently. It may not be counted among the best yet, but it's a great start.

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[Dan W.]

More Pic's

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[JudyB]

Nice pictures Dan. I can even read the plaque!

They don't have a lot of trees, but it looks like they have good ones. And the space is super nice. Thanks for sharing, I'll visit next time I'm in Denver. Do you know who the pavilion is named after?

 

[jk_lewis]

The trees at the North Carolina Arboretum are among the best in the country. These are a blue atlas cedar and an American red "cedar" (Juniperus virginiana) currently on display. The red cedar is (IMO) the best bonsai of this difficult species I have ever seen.

 

[jk_lewis]

Another pic.

Podocarpus (about to be taken indoors for the winter sice temperatures are in the low 40s at night in Asheville, NC),

 

[jkd2572]

This is what the other thread should have turned into. Thanks for starting another one Judy.

 

[rock]

San Diego Zoo Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion

 

[Dan W.]

What, I've been to the Sandiego Zoo...and never saw any bonsai! Is it relatively new?

I was there before I even knew what a bonsai was anyway...

 

[bonsaibp]

It's not at the zoo itself but at the Wild Animal Park. It's a relatively small but nice collection.

 

[bonsaibp]

There is also the bonsai collection at the Huntington Libary near Pasadena. Besides housing the Huntington's collection it is also the home of the Golden State Bonsai Federation's South collection.

 

[JudyB]

Guess I should go ahead and put these two on the list, they are the only two that I've ever been to see in person.

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/bonsai.html

The Pacific Rim Collection at Weyerhaeuser
http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/Company/Bonsai

I don't have photos of the National but here are a couple from the PRC.

Any photos of the Huntington collection Bob?

 

[bonsaibp]

Guess I should go ahead and put these two on the list, they are the only two that I've ever been to see in person.

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/bonsai.html

The Pacific Rim Collection at Weyerhaeuser
http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/Company/Bonsai

I don't have photos of the National but here are a couple from the PRC.

Any photos of the Huntington collection Bob?

I don't know why but I don't have any. I'll have to rectify that .

 

[mat]

I'll add Heathcote Gardens to the list.

http://www.heathcotebotanicalgardens.org/home1

100 (or so) of Jim Smith's best trees are now there. Some really impressive, massive, old trees on display. I'd be surprised if there was a better collection of tropical bonsai in the US.

I'll also add that I was blown away when I visited Huntington Gardens ealier this year.

I'll try to dig up some pictures of both when I'm home this evening.