News reports on bonsai

[rockm]

I came across several interesting articles and reports in the general and specialized media on some of the better known places and people in bonsai. Some interesting nuggets of information in them.

Brussels:

Here's a look inside the top importer & grower of bonsai trees in DeSoto County

Their history started in Japan, but much of their present success is due to a nursery in DeSoto County.

www.localmemphis.com

Julian Adams--MIT Technology Review!

The art of bonsai, according to an engineer – MIT Technology Review

www.technologyreview.com

California bonsai history

The roots of California bonsai, the Issei and Nisei artists of yesteryear | Nichi Bei News

The art of bonsai has contended with a number of challenges throughout the years. Unlike other works of art, bonsai plants are alive and continue growing even after the artist […]

www.nichibei.org

 

[Cajunrider]

I came across several interesting articles and reports in the general and specialized media on some of the better known places and people in bonsai. Some interesting nuggets of information in them.

Brussels:

Here's a look inside the top importer & grower of bonsai trees in DeSoto County

Their history started in Japan, but much of their present success is due to a nursery in DeSoto County.

www.localmemphis.com

Julian Adams--MIT Technology Review!

The art of bonsai, according to an engineer – MIT Technology Review

www.technologyreview.com

California bonsai history

The roots of California bonsai, the Issei and Nisei artists of yesteryear | Nichi Bei News

The art of bonsai has contended with a number of challenges throughout the years. Unlike other works of art, bonsai plants are alive and continue growing even after the artist […]

www.nichibei.org

Thanks for the articles.

 

[rockm]

I found the last article, from the Nichi Bei Japanese-American newshub, particularly interesting for its generational perspectives in the Japanese-American community.

Another article from the Nichi Bei on Dennis Makashima--which talks about bonsai and garden trees (Niwaki):

LIVING ART FORM: Dennis Makishima’s aesthetic pruning

www.nichibei.org