Little trees: Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show in Kannapolis shows mastery of Japanese art
Published 12:00 am Friday, December 13, 2024
Visitors enjoy the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A Japanese white pine on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A winterberry on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A paper flower tree on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A trident maple on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show. The scroll says, "A kind family is the beginning of all happiness." Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A Japanese beech on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Vendors had bonsai trees, pots and cultivating tools for sale at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Vendors had bonsai trees, pots and cultivating tools for sale at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A Himalayan juniper on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Visitors enjoy the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Visitors enjoy the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Christopher Jersan, center, talks about his Japanese yew bonsai. The container was made in China, and the stand was made in Japan. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A Japanese white pine. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Vendors had bonsai trees, pots and cultivating tools for sale at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Visitors enjoy the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
A Japanese white pine on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
Trees on display at the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show at the N.C. Research Center in Kannapolis. Photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post.
This past weekend, bonsai tree enthusiasts and vendors gathered at the David Murdock Core Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus for the 13th annual Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show. The show featured more than 70 trees on display, and 35 vendors selling tree plantings, pots, accessories and shaping tools.
Bonsai is a Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees in pots. Once the tree begins growing to desired size, it is transplanted to a display pot, which is what limits growth. The tree is also shaped and pruned to limit growth and maintain shape. Wires or clamps are also sometimes used to make the trunk or branches grow in a desired form.
