Monthly Archives: May 2014

Bonsai photo night

We decided to set up a mini photography studio at this club night, the intention to take some good shots of our trees and discuss them as we went along. Conclusions,

Winning Bonsai Club Display at Wessex Show

The winning Bonsai Club display was for Newbury & District Bonsai Society and here are a few images of the individual elements of the display below and one tree that caught most peoples eye was an  unusual Weigela which is a flowering shrub owned by Dave Cleveland.

Winners at Wessex Class 6 to 8

Shohin Class 6 was defined by the size of the entry initially and all trees needed to be less than 12 inches in dimension on all sides, however depending on which definition you use the size of Shohin classification can vary but for this is was larger than the Mame classification and as stated all… Read more »

Winners at Wessex Class 4 and 5

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.

Winners at Wessex from Class 1 to 3

The Open Competition at Wessex Bonsai Society Show was well attended and the overall Best in Show went to Bill Baker with his Scots Pine. Here are the award winners from the first 3 classes and more on the other classes and wider class entries in subsequent posts.