Autumn Pine Work - Japanese Black Pine - KuroMatsu 'mikawa'

Another great day in the Bonsai Gallery working on one of the best quality bonsai I have ever worked on.

We aquired this bonsai from the collection of Ian Hearn 2 years ago. This 'Mikawa' variaty of the Japanese Black Pine had been propagated (from Japanese seed), developed and refined by Ian since the early 1970's.

I have noticed, over the past two years, that this variety is very different from the seedling Black Pines I have been developing over the past 4 decades.  They have darker green needles, very dense foliage with lots of adventitious budding; but the standout feature of this variety is it's rough bark that builds up into thick layers.

Looking forward to many years of work with this one.!!