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Naka_Juniper_LM_5810

California Juniper collected by John Naka in 1989 from Sand Canyon in the Mojave Desert. Courtesy of the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. Photo by David Izu

Hirao_LakeM1_806 copy

California Juniper collected by Harry Hirao from the high desert in Southern California. Courtesy of the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. Photo by David Izu

Makishima_LakeMerritt_4x3_5801

California Juniper, shown in the early 1960’s at the California Bonsai exhibit in Los Angeles and subsequently cared for by Dennis Makishima. Courtesy of the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. Photo by David Izu

Naka_class_1962

tbd John Naka teaching a class at his home, 1962, photo by Toyo Miyatake Studio courtesy of JANM