The Annual Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Mammoth Auction & Sale is scheduled for February 18-19, 2017 at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, CA. The Auction of Bonsai, special pots and display stands is on Saturday, February 18, 2017. Auction items can be viewed on this Gallery. This is the largest Auction of quality bonsai and items in many years. Check out the Gallery and make your bidding selections. A colorful Auction Catalog is included with your auction bidding card for just a $5 donation to the Bonsai Garden. The doors open at noon for Auction Preview. The Auction Program begins at 1:00 PM with Gordon Deeg returning as the auctioneer. Bidding is always rapid-fire so please prepared for a fast and fun afternoon. Complimentary drinks and snacks will be served to all bidders.

Items 1-66 -- Click on a photo to see a larger image!

Item No. 002 Shimpaku 8” Ht 8”x6”x2.5” Rectangle Red Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 23

Item No. 003 Satsuki Azalea Multi-color 11” Ht 9”x8”x2.5” Oval Red Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 5

Item No. 004 Chinese Elm 13” Ht 10”x8”x3” Rectangle Cream Informal Nhon Huynh 28

Item No. 005 Juniper 25” Ht 15”x11”x5” Rectangle Blue Informal Nhon Huynh 30

Item No. 006 Maple, Montpelier 19” Ht 10”x7”x2” Rectangle Mica Informal Meeker 1

Item No. 007 Ficus Nerifolia 32” Ht 18.5”x13”x5” Rectangle Brown Informal Shiba 1

Item No. 009 Spruce 34” Ht 16”x12”x4.5” Rectangle Grey Informal Tinh 5

Item No. 010 Redwood 34” Ht 14”x10”x4” Rectangle Red Brown Informal Ryan Nichols 1

Item No. 008 Fig 18” Ht 23”x16”x6” Brown Mica Informal Tinh 4

Item No. 016 Xylosma 21” Ht 15”x 12.5”x 4” Oval Brown JT 5

Item No. 017 Shimpaku on Rock 29” Ht 16”x10”x2” Oval Grey Rock Planting Frank Bardella 77

Item No. 018 Shimpaku 7” Ht 5”x5” Square Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 20

Item No. 019 Maple (seven trees) 16” Ht 18”x12”x3” Oval Brown Grove Nhon Huynh 31

Item No. 020 Shimpaku Kishu 9” Ht 9”x7”x4” Round Grey Semi-Cascade Nhon Huynh 33

Item No. 011 Trident Maple Variegated 15” Ht 12”x10”x4” Oval Brown Informal Hall 1

Item No. 012 Shimpaku Grove 22” Ht Slab Planting Frank Bardella 75

Item No. 013 Juniper Procumbens on Rock 18” Ht Rock Planting Frank Bardella 90

Item No. 014 Black Pine Cork Bark 14” Ht 8”x3” Round Brown Nhon Huynh 40

Item No. 015 Weigla Florida rosa 16” Ht 12”x7”x4” Rectangle Red Meeker 2

Item No. 024 Cypress Sawara 19” Ht 15”x11.5”x4” Rectangle Tan Informal JT 6

Item No. 025 Live Oak 9” Ht 8”x6”x3” Oval Green Informal Nhon Huynh 13

Item No. 026 Display Stand 18”x12”x2.5” Frank Bardella 47

Item No. 027 Hinoki Cypress 37” Ht 12”x2” Round Brown Informal Frank Bardella 155

Item No. 028 Black Pine 9” Ht 9”x6”x2” Rectangle Brown Informal BGLM 3

Item No. 029 Display Stand Shohin 20”x7”x14.5” Frank Bardella 58

Item No. 030 Satsuki Azalea 8” Ht 6”x3” Round Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 19

Item No. 021 Pot 5 Holes 19”x13”x2” Oval Brown Nhon Huynh 42

Item No. 022 Hinoki Cypress 32” Ht 17”x12”x3” Rectangle Tan Informal Frank Bardella 250

Item No. 023 Olive 6” Ht 5”x4”x6” Rectangle Brown Shohin Nhon Huynh 14

Item No. 039 Satsuki Azalea 9” Ht 7.5”x6”x3” Rectangle Red Brown Slant Nhon Huynh 16

Item No. 040 Display Stand 24”x15”x3.5” Frank Bardella 55

Item No. 031 Black Pine 19” Ht 11”x6” Hexagon Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 1

Item No. 032 Liquidambar 16” Ht 10”x8”x4” Rectangle Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 10

Item No. 033 Olive 7” Ht 8”x3.5” Round Brown Shohin Nhon Huynh 11

Item No. 034 Satsuki Azalea Multi-color 19” Ht 12”x9” Hexagon Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 6

Item No. 035 Juniper Procumbens 17” Ht 13”x9”x6” Rectangle Brown Semi-Cascade BGLM 445

Item No. 036 Korean Hornbeam 21” Ht 13”x10”x3.5” Oval Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 3

Item No. 037 Display Stand 23”x15”x2.5” Frank Bardella 53

Item No. 038 Chinese Quince 32” Ht 16”x12”x4” Oval Brown Informal Gordon Deeg 4

Item No. 045 Display Stand 26”x20”x4.5” Frank Bardella 1

Item No. 046 Japanese Maple 33” Ht 13”x10”x3” Oval Brown Informal BGLM 9

Item No. 047 Olive 5” Ht 5”x4”x2” Rectangle Cream Shohin Nhon Huynh 12

Item No. 048 Shimpaku 10” Ht 7.5”x6”x2.5” Rectangle Blue Informal Nhon Huynh 15

Item No. 049 Chinese Quince 16” Ht 9”x4” Round Brown Informal Gordon Deeg 3

Item No. 050 Display Stand Shohin Frank Bardella 65

Item No. 041 Juniper Procumbens 27” Ht 12”x3” Round Brown Slant Gordon Deeg 5

Item No. 042 Japanese Maple 30” Ht 12”x10”x3” Oval Red Informal Nhon Huynh 27

Item No. 043 Satsuki Azalea 7” Ht 6”x3.5” Round Brown Multi-Trunk Nhon Huynh 17

Item No. 044 Shimpaku 20” Ht 11”x3.5” Round Green Informal Nhon Huynh 25

Item No. 051 Ilex 15” Ht 18”x13”x3.5” Oval Green Informal Frank Bardella 10

Item No. 055 Korean Hornbeam 27” Ht 18”x13”x2” Oval Blue Green Grove BGLM 5

Item No. 056 Black Pine 31” Ht 10”x8”x3” Oval Grey Bunjin Nhon Huynh 34

Item No. 057 Display Stand 28”x19”x6” Frank Bardella 36

Item No. 058 Shimpaku 8” Ht 6.5”x3.5” Hexagon Red Slant Nhon Huynh 21

Item No. 059 Suiseki 8” Ht 10”x6”x8” Doha Bob Gould 3

Item No. 060 Trident Maple 25” Ht 9”x2” Round Red Informal BGLM 4

Item No. 052 Satsuki Azalea 7” Ht 6”x3.5” Round Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 18

Item No. 053 Shimpaku Kishu 16” Ht 12”x9”x3” Oval Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 37

Item No. 054 Maple Lace Leaf 38” Ht 19”x14”x7” Rectangle Tan Slant Nhon Huynh 32

Item No. 063 Cedar 19” Ht 9.5”x7”x4” Rectangle Brown Slant Boyce 6

Item No. 064 Japanese Maple 27” Ht 28”x14”x3” Oval Tan Clump BGLM 433

Item No. 065 California Juniper 28” Ht 16”x12”x4” Oval Brown Slant Nhon Huynh 36

Item No. 066 Gardenia 18” Ht 8”x6”x3” Rectangle Violet Informal Frank 3

Item No. 061 Pyracantha 24” Ht 20”x14.5”x5” Rectangle Brown Informal JT 3

Item No. 062 Black Pine 17” Ht 9”x4” Round Brown Informal Nhon Huynh 29

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Gallery One

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