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Profiles in Bonsai
     Every tree has a story...

Memorable Montezuma – John Naka's first tree – and final gift.

Elegant Eleagnus – John Naka tells a tale of two fronts on a spectacular silverberry.

Goshin – The most famous American forest planting and the centerpiece of the John Y. Naka North American Pavilion of Bonsai.

Cultivated Crabapple – William N. Valavanis's contribution to the Naka North American Pavilion of Bonsai.

The Purloined Pomegranate – John Naka spits, steals, and styles a masterpiece.

The Mighty Oak – The ups and downs of John Naka's cascading oak.

Vision Realized – A John Naka sketch provides the blueprint for a restyling of another of John's pomegranates.

Gimpo – John Naka transforms Blue Atlas cedar nursery stock into a big bird.