Source: Bonsai Tonight
Million dollar bonsai
There was a lot of talk about a large white pine at the 11th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention & Exhibition (ASPAC 2011) offered for 100,000,000 yen. At today’s exchange rate, that’s close to 1.3 million dollars.
Million dollar bonsai
The tree was offered by S-CUBE, the bonsai organization headed by Seiji Morimae. The tree sported a sold sign on the second day of the convention, but I do not know for how much the tree actually sold.
Could a large white pine really be worth $1,000,000? Good question. The pine is big, really big, and it has amazing roots.
Million dollar roots
Good trunk, good roots, and the man behind S-CUBE, Seiji Morimae
What I’m learning is that it can be difficult to determine the value of trees like this because they are unique. Vendors have heard about the slow economies around the world in many languages this week, but a few good buyers have been leaving a slew of red sold signs in their wake, and the very best trees sold well – hence the success of S-CUBE at the event. If only more exhibits featured such nice trees!
Japanese maple – sold
White pine – sold
Japanese maple
Chinese juniper – sold
Cork bark black pine
Chinese quince
Japanese black pine – sold
Japanese maple
Chinese juniper – sold
White pine – sold
White pine – sold
A row of great trees
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