One of the things I like most about Bonsai is the fact that it is a living art. Bonsai trees change over time as well as through the seasons. Fall might just be the most spectacular time to enjoy deciduous bonsai; this is the time when leaves change color, resulting in dramatic appearances of the trees.
Bonsai artist Luis Vallejo (from Spain) agreed to do a series with Bonsai Empire; the seasons of Bonsai. The first edition is the Fall. Enjoy these amazing photos!
![Acer Palmatum Bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Acer-beni-shidare.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. Hiroshi Takeyama. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 1991.
![Acer buergerianum bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Acer-burgerianum.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. It was the tree exhibit in the tokonoma in 1991 when the ex-prime minister Felipe Gonzalez visit Mansei-en. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 1993.
![Diospyros virginiana](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Diospyros-virginiana.jpeg)
![Diospyros bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Diospyros-virginiana-2.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. Toru Suzuki. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 1996.
![Zelkova serrata bonsai tree](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Zelkova-serrata.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. A present from the Nobel prize Gabriel García Márquez to the ex-prime minister Felipe Gonzalez in 1990. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai collection since 1996.
![Ginkgo Biloba bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Ginkgo-biloba.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan.Hiroshi Terakawa. A present from Luis Vallejo to the ex-prime minister Felipe Gonzalez. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 1996.
![Fagus Crenata bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Fagus-crenata.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. Mansei-en, Saburo Kato. First prize deciduous tree, Noelanders Trophy XIV 2013. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 2007.
![Crataegus bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/crataegus.jpeg)
Country of origin: Japan. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection since 2012.
![Autumn bonsai](/images/advanced/luis-vallejo/Autumn.jpeg)
Closeup on a Bonsai forest. It belong to Luis Vallejo Bonsai Collection.
We kindly thank Luis Vallejo for providing the photos, visit his museum website luisvallejoestudiobonsai.com. The photos are from Miguel Krause.