Most Expensive Bonsai Tree Ever Sold
Yes you read me correctly.
Most expensive bonsai tree ever sold. But i don t remember whether this is the amount that it was sold for or it is the amount that it was valued at. I have already spoken about this tree in great depth in a previous article but what i have more recently stumbled across is the sale of a 250 year old juniper in 1981. The most expensive trees we know of see the images below are all old and have been kept in pots for generations. Not for sale but quite an interesting one.
Photo courtesy of jonas at bonsai tonight it s a very large white pine and you can see the price tag in the picture which was 100 000 000 or 1 3 million us based on the exchange rate of the time. A few years ago the most expensive bonsai tree ever sold went for 100 million japanese yen around 1 million. I need to check it at home i don t have the book with me. It sold for 100 000 000.
Another expensive bonsai tree for sale at around 90 000 dollar. The most expensive bonsai tree. A centuries old pine sold for 1 3 million dollar at the international bonsai convention in takamatsu japan. Simplifying things a little bit we can say that the more mature a bonsai looks the higher its price is.
This one is kept for six generations and over 400 years. Owners of especially precious specimens even board their trees at specialist nurseries while they go on vacation. You see the price. The most expensive bonsai ever sold is probably this tree.
In the world i don t know but this bonsai became the most talked aboutbonsai in takamatsuduring the asia pacific bonsai and suiseki convention exhibitionlast november. Image courtesy by s cube. This book has the picture of a ponderosa pine bonsai. A common misconception is that bonsai trees are dwarf varieties.
It was an art of the yamaki family. As i already mentioned the priciest bonsai tree ever sold was a few years ago for 1 3 million. This tree is the most expensive bonsai ever sold and it went for a reported 2million usd and retains the title as the most expensive bonsai ever sold. For others however bonsai is an investment.