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Top left; Buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus, 28”
Top right; Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia – cascade 20”
Middle left; Texan Ebony, Ebenopsis ebano, 17 1/2”
Middle right; Portulacaria, Portulacaria afra, cascade 21”
Bottom right; Roble Amarillo Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Tabebuya), 28”
Bottom left; Eugenia 33”
from Marta Bonilla, Victor Cardero, Gustavo Bures, and Pedro Morales. She sought international teachers as well at conventions, such as Min Hsuan Lo from Taiwan, and Budi Sulistyo from Indonesia. She also took a course with a Taiwanese man that specialized in driftwood.
What attracted Norma to bonsai? “A passion for nature.”
What is her favorite tree? “I like both the Flamboyan and the Buttonwood trees.”
And her bonsai wishes? She wishes all she had to do was trim her trees and put them in good shape rather than all the other day-to-day tasks she must accomplish. Also she wishes for more time to teach others the art.
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