Hershey Gardens Bonsai Display – Susquehanna Bonsai Club

This years Hershey Garden Bonsai Exhibit has come and gone!

 This year’s exhibit ran from October 11 through November 9. Historically, this has been a very popular exhibit with the Hershey Garden’s visitors and is a great way to introduce the public to the Susquehanna Bonsai Club and was once again this year. As in prior years, visitors to the exhibit were encouraged to vote for their favorite tree and SBC will be offering recognition awards to the three top entries. The exhibit was held in the Butterfly house as before and was such a beautiful and great setting to display some excellent bonsai. So if you didn’t have a chance to visit the Hershey Gardens Bonsai Exhibit this year or you would like to remember how great it was, just click on the first image of the photo gallery and enjoy!

Entrance to the Butterfly House within the Hershey Gardens.

Peaceful and beautiful display within the Butterfly House.

What’s your thoughts of the display?

Lovely small trickling koi pond in the middle of the display.

Some of the smaller fish in the pond.

Chinese Juniper

Pyracantha

Close-up Pyracantha exposed roots.

Close-up Pyracantha berries

Its called the Butterfly House for a reason.

Close-up of butterfly on Pyracantha berries

Shimpaku Juniper

Black Pine

Close-up black pine trunk.

Close-up black pine needles.

Under view of black pine.

Ponderosa Pine

Boxwood

Chinese Elm

Trident Maple

Close-up Trident Maple leaf

Another butterfly on the Trident Maple.

Close-up butterfly on Trident Maple.

Japanese White Pine

Close-up Japanese White Pine trunk.

Ponderosa Pine

Close-up Ponderosa Pine trunk

Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba leaves

Close-up Ginkgo Biloba leaf.

Chinese Elm

Trident Maple

Shimpaku Juniper

Japanese Maple forest

Korean Hornbeam

Close-up Korean Hornbeam trunk/roots

Ginkgo Biloba

Dawn Redwood

Close-up Dawn Redwood trunk.

Close-up of Dawn Redwood foliage

Japanese Maple

Under view of Japanese Maple

Close-up Japanese Maple trunk

Close-up Japanese Maple leaves

Japanese Red Pine

Close-up Japanese Red Pine trunk.

Shimpaku Juniper

Japanese White Pine

Close-up Japanese White Pine needles

Norway Spruce

Set-up to show visitors how some bonsai begin as “pre-bonsai”. Also some hanging info boards.

Pre-bonsai Larch

Pre-bonsai Shimpaku Juniper

Kusamono

Another beautiful butterfly hanging out with the bonsai.

As always, The Susquehanna Bonsai Club appreciates all its viewers and visitors to our site! If you are local and have an interest in bonsai please stop by one of the clubs events and check us out! Thanks again!!

On a side note – The local news station, WGAL, did a great write-up about The Susquehanna Bonsai Club and its exhibit at Hershey Gardens. Check out what they had to say and what a few of the club members had to say during their interviews. Click on the provided link to view the article : http://www.wgal.com/news/ancient-craft-of-bonsai-practiced-around-the-susquehanna-valley/29254390