Mostra de Bonsai

The bonsai collection of the Botanical Garden has its origin in the legacy that the family of Pere Duran i Farell left to the Garden. This engineer, businessman and determined promoter of the Garden was also a renowned master in the world of bonsai. From the beginning of his involvement with this art in the early 1980s until the year of his death, 1999, he developed and assembled a notable collection of 108 bonsai of Mediterranean species, 80 of which are in the Garden's collection.The Botanical Garden of Barcelona has preserved and expanded this collection through acquisitions, other donations or recoveries, and it currently consists of 342 specimens. There is a space set up in the Garden's nurseries where 36 bonsai can be seen on display, which vary according to the seasons and the needs of each specimen. Some trees are displayed with accent plants (companion plants) that complement and enhance the beauty of the tree and which, moreover, imitate the way they are traditionally shown in Japan.