Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

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I went to New York City (6/17 - 6/20) as a Birthday present from my parents. My step dad used to live there so he still knows where everything is. I was looking in a magazine on what to do in the city (tourist magazine) and saw the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens article. What a wonderful place this is. Trees EVERYWHERE; including a bonsai section in a large greenhouse. - [They also have a shop with many books, and other bonsai related items, I picked up Colin Lewis' "The Art of Bonsai Design."]
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I took some pictures of everything (around 50 pictures total.) But here's the pictures of some of the bonsai I took. I wish I took more pictures of the bonsai now, but then I was so happy to see trees like these in person and forgot about my camera at times. I might post up some more pictures of the landscape of 'real life trees' if anyone would like it.

Enjoy with the bonsai for now!

-Evan

Pic1 = Picture from the entrance (my mom on the right.)

Pic2 = Blue Atlas Cedar & Sargent Juniper (left to right.)

Pic3 = Shimpaku Juniper, Red Japanese Maple, Mugo Pine, & Japanese Maple (left to right.

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Pic1 = Trident Maple

Pic2 = Black Pine

Pic3 = Chinese Elm (Thought it might be a cork bark elm, but it was labeled as just "Chinese Elm."- - - Wish I had my flash on to see the bark better, was great.)

Pic4 = Trident Maple

I apologize if the pictures are a little fuzzy, they usually stay clean when I resize them. hmmm.

Hope you like though.

-Evan

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RedPine

Thanks for sharing BGH,those are indeed fine trees.I could look into the Elm all day-Very Nice.I wouldn't mind seeing the forest at all.

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bonsaikc

Did you by chance get a photo of the large trident maple that was used as the cover of The Bonsai Workshop by Herb Gustafson? I am dying for an updated photo of that one. Anyone have a recent photo?

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BonsaiGreenhorn

Thanks for the comments everyone! I will put some more pics of the non-bonsai parts of the gardens soon.


No, sorry, I wish I knew about it before hand - But honestly I don't remember seeing a Trident like that, I could be wrong though because I was quite overwhelmed with all of the nice nice bonsai.

-Evan

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ozzerbon

Yep, a fine collection I should say, and for those of you that are interested there is a book, very well illustrated, [had mine for years - being the 'First American Edition' 1992]:
Simply titled:

BONSAI
- In Cooperation with the Brooklyn Gardens
ISBN 0-316-45630-6

A nice addition to any bonsai book collection.

Regards, Nigel

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Treebeard

Evan, thanks for the pictures. I'd love to see some more of the botanical gardens.

The cedar in pic 23942 looks like the one shown in the book 'Bonsai' by Susan M. Bachenheimer Resnick. Can onyone confirm this?

Regards,

Chris.

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ozzerbon

Can confirm, NO it isn't. Just looked thru from cover to cover.

Best....Nigel

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