The Sponsor A Bonsai program offers bonsai lovers the opportunity to contribute to the well being of the trees in Hidden Lake Gardens’ Bonsai Collection. Your support will provide for the care and feeding of your favorite bonsai tree. From trimming and watering, to pruning and plucking, fertilizing and pest management to over wintering and repotting, your donation is needed and appreciated. Find your favorite bonsai from the following list and submit the sponsorship form selecting your sponsorship level. We will display your name in the Bonsai Collection and send you a plaque with a photo of your tree and a duplicate of the display plate from the collection.
• Support the tree of your choice for 1, 2 or 5 years
• You will receive Name Recognition in the Bonsai Collection
• You will also receive a Recognition Plaque commemorating your contribution
• Your group’s tour of the Bonsai Collection
• Recognition on the JackWikleBonsaiLegacy.com website and social media
Find your favorite tree below, learn the story behind the tree, and begin the sponsorship program
If your favorite tree is not listed below, please contact us at jackwiklebonsailegacy@gmail.com
 American Beech |
 White Cedar |
 Japanese White Pine |
| Botanical Name: Fagus grandifolia Year first potted as a bonsai: 1967 Estimated age when first potted: 8 yrs. Early styling by: Jack Wikle Donor: Howard Wright First disbudded in 1983 resulting in dramatic increase in ramification and number of active buds. Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis Year first potted as a bonsai: about 1983 Estimated age when first potted: 150 years Early styling by: Elsie MacCready – Jack Wikle Donor: MacCready family Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
Botanical Name: Pinus parviflora Year Imported from Japan: about 1998 Estimated age when imported: 60 years Initial styling by: Unknown Japanese artist Donor: Howard Wright Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
 Cameo Flowering Quince |
 Heston Larch Forest |
 Pond Cypress |
| Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Cameo’, Cameo Flowering Quince Year first potted as a bonsai: 2001 Estimated age when first potted: 4 years Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
Common Name: AMERICAN LARCH, TAMARACK Botanical Name: Larix laricina Year first potted as a bonsai: 2003 Estimated age when first potted: 3 years Initial styling: Bill Heston assisted by Jack Wikle Donor: Bill Heston Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
Taxodium ascendens, Pond Cypress First potted as a bonsai: 1985 Estimated age when collected and first potted: 50 years Learn More Sponsor this bonsai |
Most trees in the Bonsai Collection are available for sponsorship. If your favorite tree is not shown above please contact:JackWikleBonsaiLegacy@gmail.com |
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