Bonsai tree

This tree is by far one of my favorites I’ve had the opportunity to work on in Japan. It’s a grafted Itoigawa Shimpaku Juniper on very old Sonare (Juniperus procumbens). The tree was originally purchased from a nursery in Kyushu by a customer and brought back to Himeji several decades ago. The tree has never been shown at an exhibition, but I’m hoping this’ll change in the near future.