Mirai

Pioneers of American Bonsai

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Styling a Sabina Juniper for Bonsai Focus Magazine. See the next issue for the finished product! #miraistyle #sabinajuniper

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In Holland for a photo shoot with Bonsai Focus Magazine! #miraistyle

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Pygmy Cypress. #americanbonsai #miraistyle

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The rarest conifer species on earth | grows exclusively along a five-mile stretch of coastline in Northern California | It's root system exists in extremely fine sand, which contributes to it's stunted nature | It's most stunning quality is it's aromatic scent, which smells of lemon thyme.

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There is always something deeply exciting, not only in the sounds of winds in the woods, which exert more or less influence over every mind, but in their varied waterlike flow as manifested by the movements of the trees, especially those of the conifers. John Muir, A Windstorm in the Forests (ch. 10) #miraistyle #pygmycypress #americanbonsai

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Twists and contortion in a Rocky Mountain Juniper not only lend value to the tree as a bonsai, but also speak to a life story like creases and lines on a person's face. #miraistyle #rockymountainjuniper #americanbonsai

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Field grown from a seedling for almost two decades, this Zelkova serrata is just starting to acquire the characteristics of the species grown wild. #miraistyle

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Close up detail. Incredibly small needles blur the concept of size on the Japanese white pine. #miraistyle #tinylife

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Japanese white pine on stone. At eight inches tall, this tree would be considered true shohin size in Japan. A rare example of environment in shohin. #miraistyle

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Ponderosa pine in all it's glory. #miraistyle

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Only time and persistence can generate so much detail in such a small space. Ancient Ponderosa pine. #miraistyle

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On location making a short film on American bonsai with @alex.despain and @ryanjohnbush. Latourell Falls demanded a moment of pause and gratitude. #mirailife #americanbonsai #

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Escaping the chill of winter in the workshop this morning. #mirailife

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"Thousands of tired, nerve- shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity." John Muir

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Coastal redwood. Sequoia sempervirens. As American as it gets. #miraistyle #americanbonsai

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A peek at the tree gallery on our new website. For bonsai enthusiasts and those who just admire the beauty of nature, too. (Link in profile) #miraistyle

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In with the new....website! (Link in profile) #bonsaimirai #miraistyle