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Bonsai Collection

 

In 2000, the Chicago Botanic Garden unveiled a priceless gift to its bonsai collection. Mr. Susumu Nakamura, internationally renowned bonsai master, donated 19 of the most prized specimens from his personal collection to the Garden.

With the acquisition of these miniature masterpieces, including some international award-winning plants, the Garden’s collection of 185 bonsai becomes one of the best public collections of bonsai in the world.

It has outstanding examples of evergreen, deciduous, tropical, flowering, and fruiting trees.

The Garden's bonsai collection is on rotating display in the East and West Courtyards of the Regenstein Center from May to October.

 

 

View the Nakamura Bonsai Collection  [Summer]  [Winter]

Download a guide for the Bonsai Collection (PDF 352K)

Find out when bonsai events are featured at the Garden

 

 

Presenting Sponsor for the Bonsai Collection is Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Supporting Sponsor is Autumn Tree Care Experts, Inc.