Oregon Field Guide

Oregon bonsai creator captures nature in a bowl

By Jule Gilfillan (OPB) and Aaron Scott (OPB)
April 6, 2023 12 p.m.

Ryan Neil reveals humanity’s relationship with living things through Japanese art form

After a traditional apprenticeship in Japan, Oregon bonsai professional Ryan Neil is capturing the West’s rugged landscape in bonsai form. We follow one tree over the course of a year and venture into the wilderness with Neil to see humanity’s relationship to nature through his eyes.

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