The North Carolina Arboretum near Asheville has over 100 bonsai specimens in the collection. The Bonsai Exhibition Center was completed and opened in 2005. About 50 bonsai specimens are on display at one time.
"Aunt Martha's Magic Garden" Bonsai
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Cut-leaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bonsai Exhibition Garden
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) and Dryland Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
"Swamp Giant"-Pondcypress (Taxodium ascendens), Water Elm (Planera quatica), and Dwarf Variegated Sweetflag (Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Satsuki Azalea (Rhododendron satsuki 'Waka-ebisu')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Pine (Pinus sp.)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Natchez Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia 'Natchez')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bonsai Exhibition Garden
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bonsai Exhibition Garden
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
"Heart Full of Hollow"-Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
"Golden Heart Bonsai"-Tamarack ( Larix laricina)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba ) on left. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) on right.
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bonsai Exhibition Garden
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
"El Arbol Murcielago"-American Elm (Ulmus americana)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Dwarf White Pine (Pinus strobus 'Nana')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Chinzan Azalea (Rhododendron x indicum 'Chinzan')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Carolina Hemlock (Tsuga carolinana)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bonsai Exhibition Garden
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Amur Maple (Acer ginnala)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2025 HGIC, Clemson Extension
