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competitions. Some exhibits highlight the changing seasons as seen in spring

blooms, fall foliage and winter silhouettes. At other times, if a bonsai is simply
looking great it is put on formal display in the tokonoma accompanied by an
appropriate painted scroll from the museum’s collection. The Toringo Crab
Apple (Malus toringo) is popular because it is interesting all year long. It has a
dynamic curved trunk with white blossoms in the spring, bright green leaves in
the summer, yellow fruit in the fall and a jagged silhouette in the winter. On
occasion, exhibits take their themes from the wider world, such as the “Year of
the Rabbit” exhibit inspired by the 2011 Lunar New Year.

Bonsai are on view year round in the open-air pavilions, then are brought together in special
thematic exhibitions several times a year. These are installed in the indoor Special Exhibits
Gallery and feature posters like the sampling on this page.
Viewing stones are often displayed with other Asian art objects to give them
a context for an American audience. Chinese scholars’ rocks with their
distinctive irregular outlines and deep crevices are featured, as are stones from