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- Tree Kind:
- Yabai (Japanese Apricot)
- Named:
- Scientific name:
- Prunus mume
- Size:
- W:110cm x H:90cm
- Number:
- A-078
The apricot, a tree that has announced the coming of spring every year since time immemorial, was an early favorite as bonsai, examples of which can be found drawn on scrolls from the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). This bonsai, with bark that tells of the many years of its life, blooms with white flowers. This bonsai gets its dignified shape from how its main trunk twists to form a large curve while its smaller trunk bends around it in accord.
Estimated Age: 150 Years