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Left to right, top to bottom;
Three bonsai that show a great
feeling of age and refinement
for their respective styles
and species. Pinus densiflora.
Acer buergerianum. Punica
granatum.

Photo, Owen Reich Photo, Owen Reich
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
From an early age Owen
Reich has been enchanted
by the natural world around
him where he lived in the
South-eastern United States.
While studying ornamental
horticulture at the University
of Georgia, a classmate
introduced him to bonsai
and the dream of having a
bonsai nursery began. After
graduating, Mr. Reich worked
for five years as the manager
at Samara Farms in Nashville,
Tennessee. While there he
refined his understanding of
horticulture.
In order to further his bonsai
training he traveled to Japan
to apprentice with Keiichi
Fujikawa in Osaka, Japan
to gain experience with a
wide variety of species. Also
during the same time Bjorn
Bjorholm was studying there
and Mr. Reich assisted in the
production of the popular Photo, Owen Reich
Bonsai Art of Japan video
series on You Tube. This annual event in Kyoto is not to be missed as the Bonsai Exhibition in the future and even submit
Owen Reich’s web site Bonsai opportunity to experience Kyoto during peak Fall entries like Michele and Charles Smith, Mike and
Unearthed.com contains color and a major bonsai exhibition together is to Amy Blanton, and Mark and Ritta Cooper have
many valuable articles and me, ideal. Make sure you book hotel rooms or tours in recent years through my sensei Fujikawa-san’s
information which he has
learned and experienced with experienced guides for the Kansai region like garden Kouka-en. International clients with rea-
in Japan. He is now back in the Bill Valavanis/Kora Dalager team, a number of sonable importation policies at home can exhibit a
Tennessee and traveling as a European guides, or me in 2014. My tour will focus bonsai and if the species permits, have it back in the
bonsai instructor. on the Kansai Region and more so on the temples their country fairly quickly with the proper docu-
and gardens of Kyoto than traditional bonsai tours. mentation and quarantine processes.
My hope is that more people attend the Grandview

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