
Conifers Class 4 and 1st place went to Bill Baker with his Scots Pine and this was also Best in Show
Conifer Class 4, and this is for all species of bonsai trees that are defined as conifers and a well known definition is a tree ‘which bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen’ however this is not the whole picture in classification terms.
Here is a diagram showing the main taxonomy of Conifers and it also includes within it Ginkgophyta which are in fact a deciduous conifer but are still part of the Gymnosperm classification.

Flowering and Fruiting was the order for Class 5 and the main trees in flower at present include Hawthorn, Laburnum, Pyracantha, Lilac, Weigela, Styrax and Cotoneaster. These trees are known as Angiosperms that are seed-producing flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed within an ovary whilst Gymnosperms are seed-producing non-flowering plants whose seeds are unenclosed or “naked.”


Here are the winners from class 5.
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