Growers promote exports of "Queen of Bonsai" to Europe english.kyodonews.net

In August, 12 suppliers in Shikokuchuo launched a group to promote overseas shipments of the "Akaishi Goyomatsu" tree, which is native to the 1,706-meter Mt.
Moritaka's company Akaishi no Izumi will directly purchase the queen of bonsai trees from the member suppliers and ship them altogether in containers.
(Junichi Moritaka)In 2017, Moritaka managed to sell around 200 pots to France for about 3 million yen in total.
Japan's overall bonsai and garden tree exports have steadily risen in recent years and stood at about 8 billion yen in 2016, according to government data.
"Europe has a good eye for bonsai and evaluates quality of the trees honestly," he said.