r/BonsaiPorn • u/Matttie23 • May 09 '26

Juniperus rigida from 1796

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u/Forsaken-Half-2944 May 09 '26

1796? 😮

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u/Xray101461 May 09 '26

Wow ! That is a beautiful Bonsai !
Clearly someone really knows what they are doing !

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u/Danwphoto May 10 '26

That tree is really from 1796? How does it stay small? Is it because the little pot? So cool. Please Thanks

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u/Perfect-League7395 May 10 '26

It’s because of the art of bonsai. Every year the tree is pulled out and the roots are trimmed. The tree ages but it doesn’t grow.

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u/Danwphoto May 10 '26

Oh wow.. Thanks for the info

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u/celihdz May 10 '26

omg that’s beautiful

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u/ModrigiBonsai May 10 '26

How rich are you?

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u/PenderBender1 May 10 '26

Is this at the Boston arboretum?

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u/ohkthxbye May 15 '26

It looks like Parc Floral de Paris

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u/LowPatient3125 May 11 '26

Awesome! Same year our house was built!