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Robert Newberry

Robert Newberry is Louisiana Tech’s Professional-in-Residence in Chemical Engineering. He has this thing about bonsai trees, which we think is cool. So we asked him: What are your favorite bonsai trees?

1. Bald Cypress: This species is one of the first trees I worked with.
2. Trident Maple: I went to a workshop for this; it may be my most impressive and expensive tree.
3. Japanese Lace Leaf Red Maple: I asked my wife to pick out a tree she would like to be hers while we were at a bonsai conference one year. This is the bonsai she chose.
4. Chinese Elm: I like the Chinese elm because of the way it looks (older and like a tree that is growing in a field behind my old house).
5. Brazilian Rain Tree: One of my favorites (it is related to the mimosa), and it sits on my desk (and yes, I know they are supposed to grow outside).