Photos of classical masterpiece bonsai trees.

Enjoy the masterpiece gallery of classical bonsai created by William N. Valavanis at the International Bonsai Arboretum in the Rochester, New York area. Over 40 years of love and care has been required to develop many of these masterpiece bonsai.

Full Moon Maple Acer japonicum Trained from a young container-grown seedling since 1975	Dwarf Austrian Pine Pinus nigra ‘Hornibrook’ Trained from a young container-grown graft since 1969
Dwarf Brush Cherry Eugenia myrtifolia Trained from a rooted cutting since 1969	Porcelain Berry Ampelopsis brevipeduculata Trained from field-grown seedling since 1985
Trident Maple (Spring View) Acer buergerianum Trained from a field-grown nursery stock since 1980	Trident Maple (Summer View) Acer buergerianum Trained from a field-grown nursery stock since 1980
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Trained from container-grown nursery stock since 1995	Full-Moon Maple Acer japonicum Trained from a container-grown seedling since 1988
Dwarf Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris ‘RAF’ Trained from a ten year old container-grown seedlings since 1980	Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Trained from a rooted cutting since 1998
Loose-Flowering Hornbeam (Spring View) Carpinus laxiflora Also called Red-leaf hornbeam because the new shoots are reddish in color. Spring brings bright yellow flowers. Created from a young seedling for over 35 years	Loose-Flowering Hornbeam (Summer View) Carpinus laxiflora The yellow flowers are followed by fruit in late May
Seigen Japanese Maple Acer palmatum ‘Seigen’ Trained from a grafted plant since 1980	Trident Maple Acer buergerianum Trained from field-grown nursery stock since 1985. The small foliage is reddish in early spring
Chinese Elm (Spring View) Ulmus parvifolia Trained from two year old field grown seedlings since 1988	Chinese Elm (Autumn View) Ulmus parvifolia Since seedlings vary genetically, each has its own autumn coloring
American Larch Larix laricina Trained from an ancient collected tree since 1993	Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Trained from field-grown Christmas tree since 1994

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