General Interest

NEW Address for Dai-ichi in Redditch

May 11, 2012 – 4:57 pm

Dai-ichi Bonsai at Redditch and Newbury

Due to New premises and the Jubilee Celebrations Dai-ichi Bonsai  at  Studley, Redditch are holding a Jubilee Holiday Celebrations on 2nd / 3rd / 4th  & 5th  June 2012.

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Show Reports

Wessex Show 2012

May 6, 2012 – 6:30 pm

Wessex Show 2012

The Wessex Bonsai Society hosted yet another excellent show for 2012 and there were some great trees on display within their own members sections as well as within the open competition and also from visiting clubs, societies and traders. Wessex have a very active read more »

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Members Trees

Acer Palmatum ‘Kiyohime’

April 13, 2012 – 6:06 pm
Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' in 1980

Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' in 1980 when first purchased

This was a tree that was purchased by its current owner in 1980 from Harry Tomlinson as a training piece. It was originally a broom style which was somewhat neglected and in a poor condition at time of purchase. read more »

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Club Meetings

April tree of the month

April 10, 2012 – 11:59 pm

This month was the first tree of the month for this year and it was well attended and in 1st place was a Cotoneaster root over rock, in 2nd place a flowering Crab Apple and in 3rd place was a Hawthorn. read more »

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Club Trees

Update on club trees_Trident Maple

April 10, 2012 – 10:52 pm

Here is a brief update on the progress of one of the three club trees that were purchased back in April 2011. The Trident Maple has just been repotted successfully but it is currently still struggling with its health and has limited signs of bud swelling although buds are present. The reason for this however was ascertained during the recent club night when Reg brought the tree in for some initial pruning though. read more »

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Club Meetings

April Club night

April 10, 2012 – 9:52 pm

Tonights meeting was primarily focused on reviewing the accents that we all made back in August 2011 during the Kusamono and Shitakusa evening with Ritta Cooper. read more »

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Members Trees

English Elm (Ulmus procera)

April 5, 2012 – 5:39 pm

English Elm at Chelsea May 2011

Here is a short photo history of a Bonsai English Elm tree that started out as a root sucker from a mature Elm tree that was cut down in the winter of 1968. The tree was felled not because of any disease at that time but for a new housing development. The resulting felling caused a massive onset of of growth to form from the main trunk at ground level and this was the beginning of how this root sucker then became a bonsai tree. read more »

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Club Meetings

Annual General Meeting March 2012

March 13, 2012 – 10:44 pm

Tonight was the Annual General Meeting and the club had a lot to discuss and decide, with our winter show now behind us read more »

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Show Reports

British Shohin Association Show

March 11, 2012 – 11:18 pm
Best Mame in Show

Best Mame in Show (Japanese Black Pine height 10 cm)

The 6th Annual British Shohin Association Show was held at Willowbog Bonsai, Northumberland. You will find the full Show Report here

Best Shohin Display

Best Shohin Display: Mark and Ritta Cooper

British Shohin Association Shohin'Off

Best Mame Composition

British Shohin Association Shohin'Off

Walsall Ceramics suiban, Henk Frensen bronze

The 6th Annual British Shohin Association Show

The 6th Annual British Shohin Association Show

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Winter Show

The Independent at our Winter Show

March 11, 2012 – 9:15 am

Sally May and Hornbeam

The Independent newspaper are running an article on Bonsai enthusiasts in the UK. You may have noted if you were at our winter show this year, Dan Burn-Forti a freelance photographer was taking portraits for the piece and they’ve come out just great. The article is in today’s paper, I recommend you grab read more »

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