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Entry: Wisteria Venusta ‘Alba’ – Wisteria – USA

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Entry: Chinese Snow Flower – Deutzia scabra – Zambia

Entry: Pinus sp. – Pine – New Zealand

Entry: Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ – San Jose Juniper – Mexico

Entry: Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ – San Jose Juniper – Mexico

Entry: Sequoia sempervirens – Coast Redwood – USA

Entry: Buttonwood – Conocarpus erectus – USA

Entry: Verbena bush – Lantana camara – Zambia

Entry: Golden duranta – Duranta erecta – Zambia

Entry: Chintok – Enriquebeltriana cretinifolia – Mexico

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Entry: Buxus microphylla var. koreana – Korean boxwood – USA

Entry: Bougainvillea – Paper Flower – Zambia

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Entry: Vitex ‘Fascination’Vitex trifolia f. purpurea – Arabian Lilac Fascination – Zambia

Entry: Pseudotsuga menziesii – Douglas Fir – New Zealand

Entry: Ulmus parvifolia – Chinese Elm – New Zealand

Entry: Tsuga mertensiana – Mountain Hemlock – USA

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Entry: Juniperus sabina – Savin Juniper – Australia

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Entry: Bougainvillea spectabilis – Bougainvillea – Australia

Entry: Ulmus crassifolia – Cedar Elm – USA

Entry: Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Whales’ – Creeping Juniper – USA

Entry: Witstinkhout (White Stinkwood) – Celtis africana hybrid – South Africa

Entry: Pearl Bluebush – Maireana sedifolia – USA

Entry: Logwood – Haematoxylum campechianum – Mexico

Entry: Black mangrove – Avicennia germinans – Mexico

Entrant: Azalea – Rhododendron sp – South Africa

Entry: Gumbolimbo – Bursera heteresthes – Mexico

Entry: Black Mangrove – Aviccenia germinans – Mexico

Entry: Mexican Juniper – Juniperus Comitana – Mexico

Entry: Logwood – Haematoxylum campechianum – Mexico

Entry: Velvetseed – Guettarda Elliptica – Mexico

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Figure 2 A sumo style shohin Willow Leaf Ficus growing in a very shallow pot that accentuates the trunk taper.

Figure 2 A sumo style shohin Willow Leaf Ficus growing in a very shallow pot that accentuates the trunk taper.

Figure 2 A sumo style shohin Willow Leaf Ficus growing in a very shallow pot that accentuates the trunk taper.

The Willow Leaf Ficus – The Best Ficus for Shohin Bonsai

Introduction The Willow Leaf Ficus has grown into one of the most popular and perhaps best ficus trees for creating a shohin bonsai specimen. It’s a tropical tree easy to care for, versatile to style, not fussy about water or l...

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