The bonsai collection at Matthaei Botanical Gardens &
Nichols Arboretum is another tree richer, thanks to a stunning new Ficus plant recently donated by Ohio
collector Melvyn Goldstein. Goldstein, a Michigan alumnus (AB '59 LSA, AM '60) is the John Reynolds Harkness professor of anthropology and
Co-director of the Center for Research on Tibet at Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland. He began collecting and working with bonsai trees in
the 1990s, and has entered his trees in numerous invitation-only national and
international competitions. Professor Goldstein’s tree will be on view when the
new Bonsai and Penjing Garden at Matthaei opens in spring 2013. Thank you, Professor
Goldstein.
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| The tree in 1992 |
For a sneak preview of the tree, visit the Botanical Gardens the week of Jan. 21, where the tree is on display in the temperate house of the conservatory.
Pictured here is the tree in 1992 and in our greenhouse in
January 2013. Quite an evolution in shape and form!
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| And in January 2013 |
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