The Orchid and Bonsai show was winding up yesterday when we visited Phipps Conservatory. We already saw some of the orchids; here are a couple of the bonsai trees that were on display in the Serpentine Room.
This is a calamondin (Citrofortunella mitis), a tasty citrus fruit with sour but flavorful little orange balls that make good marmalades. The bonsai artist has given this one an attractive windswept look.
The weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) is probably the most popular indoor tree in cultivation, and a well-trained example makes an evocative miniature forest.
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