From the Filoli Grounds

Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'

Common Name: Copper Beech

Story of the Tree

In 2011, Jim Salyards collected seedlings from the Filoli estate and donated them to the Kusamura Bonsai Club as pre-bonsai material. Four years later, in 2015, those seedlings were styled into this forest arrangement.

A forest grown from a single act of generosity — rooted in one of the most beautiful properties in the Bay Area.

Exhibited by Filoli