Botanical name: Larix laricina
Common name: American larch, Tamarack
Height: 82 cm (33")
Width: 77 cm (31")
Trunk diameter: 12 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected in 1990
In training since: 1992

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Botanical name: Acer ginnala
Common name: Amur maple
Height: 73 cm (29")
Width: 72 cm (29")
Trunk diameter: 8 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock 1992
In training since: 1993

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Botanical name: Larix laricina
Common name: American larch,
Tamarack
Height: 59 cm (23.5")
Width: 59 cm (23.5")
Trunk diameter: 11 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected in 1988
In training since: 1989

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Botanical name: Euonymus alatus compactus
Common name: Burning bush, Spindle
tree
Height: 62 cm (25")
Width: 64 cm (25.5")
Trunk diameter: 6 cm (2.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock 1995
In training since: 1999

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animated seasonal sequence >
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Botanical name: Acer ginnala
Common name: Amur maple
Height: 59 cm (23.5")
Width: 63 cm (25")
Trunk diameter: 12 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock 1992
In training since: 1994

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Botanical name: Larix laricina
Common name: American larch, Tamarack
Height: 85 cm (34")
Width: 85 cm (34")
Trunk diameter: 13 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected in 1986
In training since: 1988

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Botanical name: Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
Common name: Katsura Japanese maple
Height: 80 cm (32")
Width: 74 cm (29.5")
Trunk diameter: 9 cm (3.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock (1980)
In training since: 1981

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Botanical name: Acer palmatum 'Katsura'
Common name: Katsura Japanese maple
Height: 64 cm (25.5")
Width: 74 cm (29.5")
Trunk diameter: 9 cm (3.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock (1981)
In training since: 1982

Botanical name: Pinus nigra
Common name: Austrian pine
Height: 77 cm (31")
Width: 92 cm (37")
Trunk diameter: 9.5 cm (4")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock (1989)
In training since: 1990

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Botanical name: Acer palmatum
Common name: Japanese maple
Height: 71 cm (28.5")
Width: 80 cm (32")
Trunk diameter: 14 cm (5.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock (1985)
In training since: 1986

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Botanical name: Pinus mugo
Common name: Mugo pine or Swiss mountain pine
Height: 32 cm (13")
Width: 39 cm (15.5")
Trunk diameter: 10 cm (5.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock (1993)
In training since: 1993

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Botanical name: Pinus contorta
Common name: Shore pine
Height: 74 cm (29.5")
Width: 34 cm (13.5")
Trunk diameter: 6 cm (2.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected on Vancouver Island by Anton Nijhuis
In training since: 1999

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Botanical name: Picea
Common name: Spruce
Height: 76 cm (30.5")
Width: 67 cm (27")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected 1993
In training since: 1995

Botanical name: Euonymus alatus compactus
Common name: Burning bush
Height: 58 cm (23")
Width: 52 cm (21")
Trunk diameter: 5.5 cm (2")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock
In training since: 1998

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Botanical name: Picea
Common name: Spruce
Height: 60 cm (24")
Width: 37 cm (15")
Trunk diameter: 3.5 cm (1.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected 1995
In training since: 1998

Botanical name: Pinus mugo
Common name: Swiss mountain pine
Height: 43 cm (17")
Width: 52 cm (21")
Trunk diameter: 9 cm (3.5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Nursery stock 1992
In training since: 1992

Botanical name: Rhamnus frangula
Common name: Buckthorn
Height: 50 cm (20")
Width: 47 cm (19")
Trunk diameter: 13 cm (5")
Pot: Tokoname-ware
Source: Collected 1995
In training since: 1995