- Tree Kind:
- Ezo-matsu (Ezo Spruce)
- Named:
- Todoroki
- Scientific name:
- Picea jezoensis var. jezoensis
- Size:
- D:100cm x W:108cm x H:94cm
- Number:
- A-005
On the trunk of this tree we see that the centre has died and withered away to reveal a hollow. Together with an austere expression only a Yezo pine can offer and the bright whiteness of the shari, dead white wood, this bonsai is well suited to its name, Todoroki, which means the roar of thunder.
Estimated Age: 1,000 years