Our goal is to provide top-quality collected and field-grown trees for the discriminating bonsai artist or collector.  Whether you’re looking for superb pre-bonsai material, or a semi-finished or finished specimen tree you’d be proud to show, we’ve got just what you’re looking for.

Our philosophy is simple: better material means better bonsai.  Fine collected or field-grown specimens allow you, the bonsai artist, the freedom to focus on design, as opposed to the lengthy and often-frustrating work of development.  That seedling or cutting may turn out to be a fine bonsai one day, but "one day" is certain to be at least a decade in the future.  And only then can you begin the true design work that will produce the specimen you want.  There's certainly nothing wrong with basic development.  But it's also nice to have a show-quality bonsai in three years as opposed to fifteen. 

I'm a deciduous tree specialist.  That means I'm always on the lookout for great bald cypress, American hornbeam, water-elm, hackberry, hophornbeam, sweetgum, hawthorn, swamp maple ... you get the idea.  I also collect Chinese privet, which in my opinion is one of the two or three best species for the bonsai beginner - not to mention the advanced artist/collector.  You'll see some fine examples of all these species here.

Note on 2010 availability

We will offer limited shipping in 2010, restricted to specimens that are well-established.  Nursery pickup will be available, by advance appointment only.