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Left; “Crane Dancing” is the name for
this fanciful penjing styled from Blachia
siamensis. It is 125 x 50 cm.
Right; A wonderful example of root
over a Ying stone. The species is
Severina buxifolia and it measures 75 x
68 x 38 cm.

limited in Hong Kong, particularly for a growing collection of trees. original parent branch. This is used in lieu of wiring techniques to
Fortunately, he was able to rent land belonging to the government to create angles in a branching pattern. Lingnan trees should have
build a garden. Since the landscape is part of a watershed protection strong, rugged and old looking trunks, well-proportioned branches,
program, he is not allowed to construct large, new buildings. As a and a gradually tapering apex. Accessories such as ceramic figures
result, the garden is open spacious and conducive to growing trees. or stones are sometimes used, but these must be in scale with the
Tracy Garden has developed into a major center for the study size of the trees.
and display of the Lingnan penjing. Ng now has over 2,000 trees in his collection and he is continu-
The name Lingnan refers to an ancient geographi- ing to improve the overall quality of the trees. As a result, this has
cal area that incorporated several southern prov- emerged as the finest Lingnan style penjing gardens in China and
inces (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and the world. His penjing and bonsai-related library has continued to
northern Vietnam) until it was incorporated into grow since he began collecting books in Wuhan many years ago.
China during the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 The comprehensive coverage, from older to modern volumes, al-
AD). The Lingnan style of penjing uses a “clip lows Tracy Garden to serve as an important center for the study of
and grow” technique to create new turns in the the art of developing and growing styled trees in pots. Concurrently,
branching pattern. Whenever a branch is pruned, his antique pot collection expanded considerably when he bought a
a side branch typically develops at an angle to the collection of over 1,000 pots in Suzhou several years ago. Since then,

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