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this art form, Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh, that were the continual improvement in bonsai art; that small spark Top left and right; weeping
spark that ignited the bonsai flame in India. When fueled and strengthened by ever increasing numbers style Operculacarya decaryi,
they invited Chase Rosade to India in 1987, he had of artists, growers and collectors. or Elephant tree, 86 cm, from
the bonsai collection of Vinita
been preceded by John Naka, who taught the basics The All Indian Bonsai Convention is an event to Agarwañ who also received
of bonsai and toured India with the Parekhs, and be applauded —a special thank you goes to the Ban- the “The Dragon” award for her
later, by Tom Yamamoto, from Japan, who taught the yan Bonsai Club, Chanda Agrawal, Piyush Shah and Ficus retusa, windswept style
basics of saikei, the art of landscapes in a tray. Chase Sanjay Dham. 68 cm.
remembers that to work on plants with good potential Before returning to the US, Chase and I had the Bottom left and right; Tiger bark
for styling into bonsai, they first had to visit nurseries pleasure of spending an afternoon with Nikunj and ficus, 80 cm, and the Sacred
Tree of India, award-winning
and homes, searching for suitable potted plants. Since Jyoti Parekh, enjoying their company and their won- Banyan, 95 cm, from Chanda
then, and over his many trips there, he has noticed a derful bonsai collection that spreads over three levels, Agrawal’s bonsai collection.

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