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The Bonsai of Wolfgang Putz
Bonsai by Wolfgang Putz
Austrian, Wolfgang Putz, is an accomplished bonsai artist and cultivates many species of flowering and decorative plants besides bonsai. Wolfgang is a remarkable presence in the world of bonsai, his work with kusamono and bonsai is recognized and respected around the globe. He has been published in many English and German publications, won numerous awards, and is an active collector of yamadori. His gallery of Kusamono and his gallery of Miniature Hosta here at the Art of Bonsai project highlights his diverse talent in this art form.
Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum)
Fall Colors
42cm (16.5 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 1997)
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
Japanese Maple "Seigen" (Acer palmatum "Seigen")
Early Spring Colors
55cm (21.5 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 1996)
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
Japanese Maple "Shishigashira" (Acer palmatum "Shishigashira")
Fall Colors
63cm (25 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 2003)
Pot: Petra Engelke-Tomlinson (GB)
Azalea "Nisho no Hikari"
19cm (7.5 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 2002)
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus coreana)
Fall Colors
35cm (13.75 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 1998)
Pot: Ingrid Kralovec (Austria)
Spike Winterhazel (Corylopsis spicata)
Fall Colors
62cm (24.5 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 2003)
Pot: Josef Mairhofer (Austria)
European Larch (Larix decidua)
Fall Colors
72cm (28.25 inches)
Yamadori from the Austrian Alps (1995); styled since 1997
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Fall Colors
19cm H (7.5 inches)
From a nursery (styled since 2004)
Pot: William Vlaanderen (The Netherland)
Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo)
75cm (29.5 inches)
Yamadori from Switzerland (styled since 1998)
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra austriaca)
45cm W (17.75 inches)
Yamadori from spring 2000 (styled since autumn 2002)
Pot: Tokoname (Japan)
Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora)
39cm (15.25 inches)
Imported from Japan (styled since 1996)
Pot: Horst Heinzlreiter (Austria)
White Poplar (Populus alba)
51cm (20 inches)
Yamadori from Austria (1998); styled since 2001
Pot: Josef Mairhofer (Austria)
European Mountain-Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
63cm (24.75 inches)
From a nursery (styled since 1996)
Pot: Josef Mairhofer (Austria)
Bigleaf Linden (Tilia platyphyllos)
75cm (29.5 inches)
From a nursery (styled since 2002)
Pot: Derek Aspinall (GB)
