Pinus parviflora (Five-needle pine, goyomatsu) named Uzushio (Swirling Tide)

To enjoy a bonsai is to get a taste of the past. Any tree that evokes a sense of age and dignity, regardless of its actual age, is said to have koshoku (aged patina). In particular, the white areas of dead wood are known as shari (literally, “relics”). This shari characteristic is one of the focuses of bonsai connoisseurship.