I have some local bonsai friends who are downsizing their collection related to moving or to focus on fewer trees and family. See details below. Alternative offers or bulk deals are welcome. Feel free to contact me to inquire about the below trees or to inquire about my consignment arrangements.
Local Pickup & Upcoming Possible Delivery Dates, Routes, and Policy:
I am based in Columbus, OH where local pickup/delivery is always available. I also occasionally visit neighboring states for bonsai shows or other events. I will deliver trees, soil, pots, etc of $50 or more within a 0.5 hour detour from my route. For bigger detours, we can discuss (invivobonsai@gmail.com).
Upcoming Dates and Locations/Routes of travel (all originating from Columbus, OH) for possible delivery and local bonsai shows we can meet at.
Last updated 3/15/2025
- Louisville Bonsai Show (end of May)
- Pittsburgh Bonsai Show (early June)
- Columbus Bonsai Show (mid July)
- US National Bonsai Exhibit in Rochester, NY (early Sept) tentatively
- Cincinnati Bonsai Show (early October) tentatively
- others TBA
NEW CONSIGNMENT TREES - KF
Photographed March 2025
KF24 - Shimpaku Juniper
Recently styled into a windswept slant. (updated picture available on request).
Asking $175 OBO.
KF26 - Trident Mample Root over Rock
Just recently pruned to further develop ramification and select branchlines (updated picture available on request).
$100 OBO.
KF31 - Japanese Maple
This is a 10-year-old Japanese maple developed from seed. Just recently trimmed back the branches for ramification and shoot selection (updated picture available on request).
NOTE: This tree is buried on a brick. This could make for an interesting root over brick style or it could simply be used as a tool to improve the nebari which has produced impressive results there. For that reason, it is particularly heavy and not suggested to ship.
$125 OBO.
KF34 - Tanuki/Phoenix Graft Bald Cypress
3 seedling tanuki. The seedlings are now developing ample branches and are ready to develop into a more refined bonsai.
$60 OBO.
KF35 - Engelmann Spruce yamadori from Randy Knight/Jim Doyle
$125 OBO.
$125 OBO.
KF36 - Seju Elm
$50 OBO.
KF38 - Japanese Maple
Japanese maple sapling dealing with split down central trunk. Recently pruned the split part off that was pictured below (pre-pruning). $10 OBO.
KF41 - Trident Maple Seedling clump
$15 OBO.
KF45, 46, 47 (left to right) - Olives extra small/mame
Center and right olives are in recovery. The left one is available.
All trees below here were last photographed in summer 2024.
KF01 - Elm Bonsai Forest
Roughly a 15 tree (Chinese?) Elm forest. The trees are all 2 years old. Potted up last year and just recently trimmed to promote ramification and provide options for future changes of direction in the trunks since they were getting leggy. (Fall 2024 update) It has since responded to this pruning and is now becoming bushy.
Asking $125 OBO.
KF03 - Yoshino Cherry
Age 5+ years. It has lots of low branches but they need to be allowed to thicken to become proportional to the trunk. Currently, they are a good size to be wired though. The trunk is an attractive size for shohin potentially. (Fall 2024 update) Some minor branch selection pruning has been done but still some areas have been left long to try to thicken the transition to the upper trunk.
Update June 2025.
Recently restyled to select and wire branches and improve taper where desired. Ask for updated picture if interested.
$85 OBO.
KF09 - Chinese Juniper
This is a raw prebonsai Juniper. A local Ohio person has been keeping it as a bonsai for the past 20 years so it is deceptively old! Once you inspect closely you can see the trunk character which is only achieved through age. It can use some refinement wiring and fertilizing. It was repotted this year (2024).
$125 OBO.
KF11 - Silver Maple
Grown from seedlings, now fused together at the base. I just pruned the clump today (summer 2024), more backbudding and structure will develop next time.$40 OBO.
KF12 - Eastern White Pine
This is a yamadori that began as a seedling hitchhiker on another tree that Kevin and I collected around 2020. Since then, the seedling has been allowed to grow freely and has received its first styling, wiring, and pruning this year (2024). In the next few years, backbudding will be encouraged to build foliage pads.
$65 OBO.
KF13 - Ohio Native White Oak
This tree has been grown from seed since 2018 from an acorn collected here in central Ohio. It has developed a decent trunk (~1 inch diameter) and some branch selection and minor training has started mainly in the past 2 years. The top remains tall as a sacrifice to further trunk thickening.
$65 OBO.
KR01 - Crabapple
This crabapple has some elegant trunk movement but the branching has more development to go. It is potted in a large blue locally hand-made ceramic. Next steps for this tree would be to wire the branches to more interesting forms and allow it to grow unencumbered to build thickness in the trunk if that is desired, alternatively, begin pruning to produce ramification.
Update June 2025.
This tree came out strongly this year. I wired the branches to give it more shape. Ask for an updated picture if interested.
If sold together, $125 OBO or if the tree is sold alone, then $70 takes it and the pot alone would go for $60.
KR06 - Shohin Japanese Maple
Update Spring 2025.
I pruned the branches back to begin branch selection and promote greater density. The tree has since exploded out again.
Asking $150 OBO. $45 for the pot and $110 for the tree if sold separately.
SOLD (pickup/ship date pending)
KF19 - Juniper procumbens nana
Ready for a repot and or slip pot and a styling.Asking $30 OBO.SOLD BS
Ready for a repot and or slip pot and a styling.
Asking $30 OBO.
SOLD BS
KF20 - Juniper procumbens nana
Ready for a repot and or slip pot and a styling.Asking $35 OBO.
Ready for a repot and or slip pot and a styling.
Asking $35 OBO.
KF27 - Shimpaku juniper
Need to wire trunkline. This tree is younger and has more immature foliage but it is highly flexible.$75 OBO.
Need to wire trunkline. This tree is younger and has more immature foliage but it is highly flexible.
$75 OBO.
KF28 - Shimpaku juniper male
Styling this one will be a little more of a challenge.Asking $65 OBO.
Styling this one will be a little more of a challenge.
Asking $65 OBO.
In Recovery (not currently available)
KF32 - Dwarf Mulberry
$20 OBO
$20 OBO
KR04 - Dawn Redwood
This Dawn redwood has a nice trunk and some good surface roots beginning to be developed. There are several branches to work with and they could be wired into interesting shapes. Next year pruning will need to be done judiciously to decide where the branches should be reigned in and where they should grow out so the bottom may thicken and the apex may ramify so more proportional thicknesses are developed. Also the very top of the tree there are 2 future styling options. Either the top shoot can thicken to develop a tapered transition from the previous trunk chop or a deadwood feature can be made and a lower shoot can be made into a new apex. Regardless, dawn redwoods grow quickly and can be developed into any number of directions with their flexible material. This is a deciduous connifer so it will be dropping the remainder of its leaves for fall soon.
If sold together, $125 OBO for the tree and pot. If sold separately, $45 for the large production ceramic pot and $85 for the tree.
This Dawn redwood has a nice trunk and some good surface roots beginning to be developed. There are several branches to work with and they could be wired into interesting shapes. Next year pruning will need to be done judiciously to decide where the branches should be reigned in and where they should grow out so the bottom may thicken and the apex may ramify so more proportional thicknesses are developed. Also the very top of the tree there are 2 future styling options. Either the top shoot can thicken to develop a tapered transition from the previous trunk chop or a deadwood feature can be made and a lower shoot can be made into a new apex. Regardless, dawn redwoods grow quickly and can be developed into any number of directions with their flexible material. This is a deciduous connifer so it will be dropping the remainder of its leaves for fall soon.
If sold together, $125 OBO for the tree and pot. If sold separately, $45 for the large production ceramic pot and $85 for the tree.
KR08 - Oak
This unknown species of white oak has aged bark already, but much trunk development to go. A larger pot is advisable for next spring to hasten that process for a few years depending on the final goal in terms of trunk size. It is potted in a good quality locally hand-made ceramic.
For the tree and pot together, $60 OBO. For the tree alone, $20 and the pot alone, $45. 
This unknown species of white oak has aged bark already, but much trunk development to go. A larger pot is advisable for next spring to hasten that process for a few years depending on the final goal in terms of trunk size. It is potted in a good quality locally hand-made ceramic.
For the tree and pot together, $60 OBO. For the tree alone, $20 and the pot alone, $45.
KR09 - Weeping Japanese Cherry
This root over rock weeping Japanese Cherry has a bright future ahead. The tree has been planted on the buried rock for 2 years or more now and next spring it would be ready for a repot where the rock and roots can be exposed further. The tree would benefit from more thickening of the trunk relative to its height, so a similarly sized pot or larger would be advised and minimal pruning for a year or two except to prevent problem areas. That said, the tree already has good ramification developing. The tree is planted in a plastic or mica training pot.
Sold as is, $140 OBO.
This root over rock weeping Japanese Cherry has a bright future ahead. The tree has been planted on the buried rock for 2 years or more now and next spring it would be ready for a repot where the rock and roots can be exposed further. The tree would benefit from more thickening of the trunk relative to its height, so a similarly sized pot or larger would be advised and minimal pruning for a year or two except to prevent problem areas. That said, the tree already has good ramification developing. The tree is planted in a plastic or mica training pot.
Sold as is, $140 OBO.
KR10 - Cotoneaster
This tree recently got a severe prune as it was too tall and rangy for its trunk size. It is now headed down the path of a small shohin tree or even a tiny mame size bonsai once more branches respond to this pruning next spring. It is potted in a good quality local, handmade ceramic.
Asking $60 OBO as is. $20 for the tree and $45 for the pot if sold separately.
This tree recently got a severe prune as it was too tall and rangy for its trunk size. It is now headed down the path of a small shohin tree or even a tiny mame size bonsai once more branches respond to this pruning next spring. It is potted in a good quality local, handmade ceramic.
Asking $60 OBO as is. $20 for the tree and $45 for the pot if sold separately.
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