The blue-eared pheasant is a large pheasant endemic to China. Although rare, it is regarded as the least concerning species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is a large gray terrestrial bird with an elegantly frilly tail. Its bright red face and upswept white facial plumes (“ears”) are unique in its range—this one at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
Blue-eared Pheasant
A particularly popular bonsai tree is the Sageretia bonsai, which is also known as Chinese Sweet Plum bonsai or Bird Plum bonsai. This type of bonsai tree is native to Southern China and is part of the flowering shrub family; Rhamnacae. It has a bright green foliage.
Bird Plum Bonsai
We continue to post some images from our July 6, 2024 visit to The Triangle Bonsai Society which displayed an amazing array of bonsai carefully pruned plants in the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina.
Although Bonsai is a Japanese word, the art of growing these miniature trees originates in China, called “Penjing” or “Penzai”. Penjing are miniature landscapes, displaying a combination of rocks, trees, and figures – though increasingly single plants are shown in China these days.
Penjing Forest Bonsai