Bonsai

blacktulip · 08-02-2007, 11:02 PM

Does anyone know of any bonsai nursery in Okinawa?

socalheart · 08-02-2007, 11:18 PM

A place that specialises in bonsai? No. If you're just interested in bonsai, you could try a DIY center with a nursery like Makeman or Sakumoto.

blacktulip · 08-02-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by socalheart

A place that specialises in bonsai? No. If you're just interested in bonsai, you could try a DIY center with a nursery like Makeman or Sakumoto.

Where are they located?

TheNoNamedOne · 08-02-2007, 11:23 PM

Makeman used to have an area always set up for bonsai growers throughout Okinawa to sell their trees. They were real nice, but I don't think they sold enough for Makeman to keep it going on a permanent basis. Now, they just have special times throughout the year that they have that sale.

But, Makeman does sell bonsai trees that have just been planted and which have not really been arranged into any interesting shape.

When they do have their special sales throughout the year and the serious bonsai growers bring their plants, those growers (mostly old men) often hang around and you can ask them questions. That would be the best way to find where their nurseries are. Or just go to a JA (Japan Agriculture) branch/office to see if they could recommend a nursery. I think most of them are just old men or hobbyists who sell occassionally to the big stores. I don't think they have their own nurseries open to the public.

But, I could be wrong.

socalheart · 08-02-2007, 11:27 PM

There's a Makeman in the American Village and on Rte 85 up the hill from Gushikawa Jusco.

DoctorP · 08-03-2007, 12:48 AM

There is another one in Nago and another just up the street from Camp Kinser.

P_chan · 08-03-2007, 01:05 AM

Once I went to the yomiton festival last year they have bonsai growers there. They had an awesome huge bonsai tree. But of course it cost an outrageous sum of money. Like everything else in japan!

socalheart · 08-03-2007, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by P_chan

huge bonsai tree

I thought the idea of bonsai was to keep it small and pruned.

blacktulip · 08-05-2007, 02:59 AM

Thanks everyone for the reply. I'm just looking at buying some bonsai tools and akadama which I can't get in Australia. Won't be able to buy the bonsais as we've the strictest quarantine law in the whole world! ;(

blacktulip · 08-05-2007, 03:06 AM

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TheNoNamedOne Ban Cannon GO!!! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7,466 Thanks: 0 Thanked 464 Times in 297 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 76 Times in 74 Posts Credits: -389	Makeman used to have an area always set up for bonsai growers throughout Okinawa to sell their trees. They were real nice, but I don't think they sold enough for Makeman to keep it going on a permanent basis. Now, they just have special times throughout the year that they have that sale. But, Makeman does sell bonsai trees that have just been planted and which have not really been arranged into any interesting shape. When they do have their special sales throughout the year and the serious bonsai growers bring their plants, those growers (mostly old men) often hang around and you can ask them questions. That would be the best way to find where their nurseries are. Or just go to a JA (Japan Agriculture) branch/office to see if they could recommend a nursery. I think most of them are just old men or hobbyists who sell occassionally to the big stores. I don't think they have their own nurseries open to the public. But, I could be wrong.

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