Xiling Autumn Auction Bonsai Highlights: Chinese Juniper, Osaka White Pine, Hubei Ash, and Trident Maple

Five-needle Pine

Description: A uniquely shaped five-needle pine bonsai, with a vigorous trunk winding and rising straight up, its needles verdant and dripping with green, layered upward with distinct tiers. The roots and branches are charmingly twisted and turning, forming a striking contrast with the upright tree, beautifully displaying the indomitable vitality of the pine.

Height: 110cm Width: 70cm Diameter: 15cm

Tree age: about 50 years Pot age: about 50 years

Chinese Juniper

Description: "The incense-burner waterfall faces it from afar, round cliffs and layered peaks rise into the deep blue." This well-known verse perfectly describes the magnificence of this cascade-style Chinese juniper bonsai. The trunk rises up, then turns sharply to the right and plunges down, the pine needles lush and deep green, pouring down like a waterfall, with lines winding and flowing, full of beauty.

Trailing length: 70cm Diameter: 10cm

Tree age: about 100 years Pot age: about 50 years

Black Pine

Description: This black pine bonsai is in a cascade style,and the pot it is paired with is an old pot. The main branches have thick bark and smooth lines.The lines wind and coil like a dragon, the shari (deadwood) like new life emerging from a cocoon, the upper branches and the lower cascading foliage evenly distributed in layers, with a balanced layout. The roots cling to the top of the pot, bark and roots growing intertwined, creating a distinctive style.

Height: 14cm Trailing length: 60cm Diameter: 8cm

Tree age: about 50 years Pot age: about 30 years

Osaka White Pine

Description: This slanting-trunk style is extremely distinctive, elegant in form, with the growth of the main trunk and branches embodying a balanced beauty, the needles lush and flourishing upward. Osaka white pine loves sunlight,is cold-resistant, fears heat, and avoids shade。

Height: 75cm Width: 120cm Diameter: 11cm

Tree age: about 40 years Pot age: about 15 years

Black Pine

Description: Black pine is native to Japan. In China,it is commonly introduced and cultivated in provinces such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Zhejiang. Its vertical distribution is below 600 meters above sea level, and it can grow on barren hills, wasteland, riverbanks, and coasts. This black pine has a well-developed root system, compact and lively, with branches spreading horizontally, an elegant and free posture, and neat, orderly foliage in a mass of verdant green, full of vitality.

Height: 110cm Width: 110cm Diameter: 15cm

Tree age: about 80 years Pot age: about 30 years

Hubei Ash

Description: Hubei ash is also known asHubei ash, Hubei white ash, a large deciduous tree of the Oleaceae family, Fraxinus genus, and is the only remaining precious ash species of the Oleaceae family in the world today, a masterpiece among world bonsai,hailed as a "living fossil" or "king of bonsai". Hubei ash grows slowly and has a long lifespan. This large-tree-style Hubei ash is over three hundred and fifty years old, with thick, sturdy roots, luxuriant branches and leaves, and small, delicate, beautiful leaves. Hubei ash has few pests and diseases, extremely strong sprouting ability, and strong adaptability. Its bark is dark gray, longitudinally fissured when old; it likes light, is slightly cold-resistant, tolerant of drought and barren soil, highly adaptable, and vigorous in vitality.

Height: 120cm Width: 160cm Diameter: 55cm

Tree age: about 350 years Pot age: about 20 years

Chinese Juniper (Prickly Juniper)

Description: This large-tree-style prickly juniper is aboutthree hundred years old. Prickly juniper is also known as Cuibai, Shanbai, Taigui, etc., and belongs to the evergreen small tree category. It prefers cool climates, is highly cold-resistant, and has little demand for soil;it can grow in acidic soil as well as in dry rock crevices and gravelly ground by the sea. It likes light, is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, with both main and lateral roots well developed, and can grow on sunny slopes and in rock crevices. This pot of prickly juniper has smooth, upright shari (deadwood),verdant foliage, evergreen through winter and summer, a vigorous trunk, and fine, dense needles, making it a rare treasure among ancient trees.

Height: 140cm Width: 120cm Diameter: 25cm

Tree age: about 300 years Pot age: about 20 years

Trident Maple

Height: 80cm Width: 100cm

Tree age: about 30 years Pot age: about 20 years

Black Pine

Description:Black pine likes light, suits warm and humid maritime climates, and is tolerant of drought and barren soil, but not waterlogging. Black pine bonsai has strong adaptability to the environment and can be cultivated in courtyards or on balconies. This black pine is tall and sturdy, with distinct roots and trunk, naturally formed, displaying the typical characteristics of a pine, with deep green needles, evergreen throughout the four seasons, and an ancient, elegant tree posture, enjoyable all year round.

Height: 120cm Width: 110cm Diameter: 18cm

Tree age: about 70 years Pot age: about 20 years