Over the past 25 years David DeGroot has provided the bonsai community with one of the most diverse, well-maintained, and inspiring public bonsai collections to enjoy. Having curated the Pacific Rim Bonsai Museum, founded by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, since its inception in 1989, DeGroot selected many of the pieces for the museum and created several others which now form the heart of the newly organized Pacific Bonsai Museum. DeGroot’s diverse knowledge of Asian and native species of trees and their varying natural forms are one product of his extensive tenure as curator.
