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Top; Seiji Shiba Collection, California Juniper; Juniperus californica. This juniper was collected 17 years ago in Palmdale California just before the hill got leveled for a subdivision. It
is 37 inches tall 40 inches wide and estimated age is 1200 to 2000 years. Photo by Rhys Lynn.
Bottom left; Cheryl A Sykora Collection. “This is a Ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, that I have had since 2009. It was
in the 2010 BIB show in San Francisco Bay area, and the national show in 2012. It is collected. I bought it from Boon Manakitivipart who did not identify the collector or where
it was collected. Probably somewhere in the South Dakota/ Wyoming area. Originally the very bent branch stuck straight out. In 2007, I worked on bending the branch and performing the initial styling. It has lled out considerably since its original exhibition in 2010. Probably because it likes Wisconsin climate better than California climate. The pot is a Ron Lang pot.”
The tree won best of show in at the state fair around 2010. This photo by Cheryl was submitted to the Artisans Cup for the selection process.
Bottom right; Dan Robinson Collection, Mountain Hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana. About 1000 years old. In a very old Chinese glazed pot, displayed on ancient juniper gnarly snag. Photo by Dianne Robinson.
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