If you wanted to see a diversity of accents on display then you had a great opportunity at the recent Wessex Bonsai Society Annual Show and Open Competition and here are a selection of some of the accents on display.
Korean Hornbeam
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,
1st place, DH Korean Hornbeam, height 66 cm
2nd place, AW Cotoneaster, height 39 cm
3rd place, MP Siberian Elm, height 70 cm
This year at Wessex Annual Show there were a range of club displays and here are a few images of what was on display.
Wessex Bonsai Society Club Competition Entry at Wessex Bonsai Show May 2014 and the winning Club Competition display
Solent Bonsai Society Club Competition Entry at Wessex Bonsai Show May 2014
Eastleigh Bonsai Society Club Competition Entry at Wessex Bonsai Show May 2014
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.
Shohin entries into Class 6
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 trees needed to be able to fit inside a 12 inch cube.
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.
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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