Parrotia Persica

Few deciduous species rival the Parrotia Persica bonsai for sheer visual richness, and this eighteen-year-old, 90 cm specimen presents the Persian ironwood at its most composed, in the Chokkan (formal upright) style. The trunk stands plumb-straight like a slender monument, its taper measured and sure, while branch tiers step outward in the ordered rhythm that defines a formal upright bonsai of quality. Its greatest ornament is the bark: soft patches of cream, olive and silver-grey peel away in a living mosaic that grows more characterful with every season, giving the tree a winter presence few broadleaf species can claim. Autumn brings the second act, when the rounded leaves ignite in shades of tangerine, coral and deep crimson before they fall. At nine tenths of a metre, this large deciduous bonsai anchors a hallway, studio or reception space with effortless, organic authority. Collectors pursuing a Parrotia bonsai for sale that offers bark, blaze and classical structure in a single tree will recognise this specimen as a rare triple threat.