Conifers Class 4 and 1st place went to Bill Baker with his Scots Pine and this was also Best in Show

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.

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Awards

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.

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O Bonsai Jardin de Bonsai (Olivier Cornet)

O Bonsai Jardin de Bonsai (Olivier Cornet)

Olivier Cornet of O Bonsai in Belgium was one of the bonsai traders at the Exposition de Bonsai in Neuville-Saint-Rémy in France. He had a good range of bonsai trees for sale and was also working on some of his trees during the weekend. For more information about the Bonsai trees he has for sale visit his website.

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Yamadori for sale @ Exposition de Bonsai in France

Yamadori for sale @ Exposition de Bonsai in France

Yamadori is bonsai material collected from nature and provides the artist with fanatic natural material to work with when designing a bonsai tree. The art forms found in nature have inspired many a bonsai enthusiast and this is one way

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Handmade Bonsai pot made by Greg-Ceramics

The range of potters at the Exposition de Bonsai was excellent and it was great to see a wide variety of pot shapes and styles and some very interesting designs. Here are some examples of the Bonsai pots on sale and some of the pots we purchased.

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Apple tree, Howgate Wonder.

Apple tree, Howgate Wonder

A guest submission here from Mr Ivan Oxford, who has had good success with air layering and wants to explain the procedure;

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Suiseki are in general small rocks that occur naturally and are aesthetically appreciated for the images they portray – they are highly collectable. Here are a few examples that were on display at the Exposition de Bonsai in Neuville-Saint-Rémy in France, a two day Bonsai show hosted by the Zen Bonsai Club.

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