Ponderosa pine no. 44

Pinus ponderosa

Height 20" Width 22"

Stone is the ultimate vessel for trees born in the geological ranges of the west. Whether it be the granite of the Rockies and the Sierras, the lava of the Cascades, or the sandstone of the deserts, the relationship of tree to stone is immortalized as an image held dear in bonsai. This Ponderosa Pine sits in a very special Boulder Bear stone vessel that merges the reservoir of a pot with the materiality and organic beauty of natural stone. The painstaking effort to remove the core of such a compelling piece makes the vessel a marvel in itself. However, to insert a tree with such character and quirky posture only magnifies the interest of both points in the composition making this pairing a standout in the garden at Mirai. 

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