Morning Eye Candy: Boxwood Bonsai

Posted in Around the Garden on September 22 2011, by Ann Rafalko

Kingsville Boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘Compacta.’ Approximately 55 years old, and 34 years in training in the Ne Tsuranari Style (sinuous raft). This beautiful bonsai is exhibited by Jerome Rocherolle.

Kingsville Boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘Compacta’ (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)

Fall Flowers of Japan is on view at the Garden through October 30. And while the show in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is beautiful and serene, it’s not the only showcase of the Japanese gardening arts on the grounds. At Shop in the Garden you can marvel at six utterly beautiful bonsai masterpieces on loan from Shanti Bithi Nursery. And while these trees are best seen in person, we thought we would take the time to showcase them for those who cannot make it to the Bronx this fall!