About Us

Komorebi Bonsai was born from a lifelong love of trees. Founded by Zach Adamz, the venture into bonsai began in 2011 with a simple challenge from his new wife to “find a hobby.” What started as curiosity quickly grew into a deep passion, and today, Komorebi Bonsai and Gardens nurtures over 500 trees, each shaped with care and reverence for the natural world.

Our purpose is simple yet enduring: to reconnect people with the joyful places of their past through nature. Every tree reflects the beauty of time, memory, and landscape—capturing the grandeur of the ancient in miniature form. It is this grandeur of the natural world continues to draw Zach back to his table, tools, and trees.

When Zach isn’t at his workbench, he and his wife Lauren are usually outdoors with their four kids — camping, hiking, and fishing — living out the same love for nature that inspires every tree at Komorebi Bonsai.

Over the years, Zach has studied under some of the most respected bonsai artists in the world, including American masters Ryan Neil and Bjorn Bjorholm, and international figures Raffa Torres and Mauro Stemberger. A defining moment came in 2019, at the close of his apprenticeship at the Korea Bonsai Museum in Seoul, where a deeper philosophy of form and place took root. Upon returning to the U.S. and settling in north Mississippi, Zach and his family decided to dedicate themselves fully to the art of bonsai.

Visitors often say the trees in our collection reminds them of one from their childhood — a tree they climbed at their grandmother’s house or that shaded a favorite lakeside cabin. These moments of recognition, when memory and nature meet, are the heart of Komorebi Bonsai. Each piece is both a tribute to the Southern landscapes that shaped us and an invitation for others to rediscover their own joyful places in the quiet presence of a tree..

What’s in a name?

Komorebi is a Japanese term meaning ‘the dappled light filter through forest foliage’.

I spent my youth wandering the woodlands of Appalachia, where every grove and winding path left an imprint on my imagination. These formative years fuel my passion for the art of bonsai and remain the foundation for creating Komorebi Bonsai. My work draws directly from the landscapes of the South, incorporating the natural forms of native trees into traditional bonsai aesthetics. For me, each tree is more than a crafted object—it is a fragment of memory rooted in place and reminds me of the times, places, and purposes of my pursuit of bonsai as an artform.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.