Ilex's first official public display

Paradox

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Took my little Ilex crenata to the members exhibition at New England Bonsai Gardens this weekend.

Here is how it looked (slightly bad angle on the picture):



Not too bad for a what was a $24.99 landscape shrub 3 years ago.


In fact, if you guys don't mind if I brag a little, I'd like to add that it won the category they put it into!!! I'm like holy $#%t!

Seriously floored.....seriously.

 

Last edited: Sep 23, 2017

AZbonsai

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Nice. There is hope for my nursery stock yet!

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Congrats Sandy!

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Nice....your work, planning and creativity paid off!

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Congratulations! ... again I might add.

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Congratulations!!! All that early planning paid off!

 

Dav4

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• Sep 23, 2017

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You really shouldn't be surprised. That's a nice tree you have there.

 

coh

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Congrats on the award! What was the category?

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Nice tree and display! Congrat!!

 

M. Frary

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Excellent.

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Hell yeah!

I like the accent texture.

Sorce

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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coh said:

Congrats on the award! What was the category?

Click to expand...

I knew someone was going to ask that.

It was a bit of an oddball I guess and they didn't know exactly which category to put it in. It didnt fit with either the conifers or the deciduous obviously.

I was told that since they are grown mostly in the south, they put it in the tropical category, which I thought was odd, but who am I to argue?

 

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• Sep 23, 2017

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Niceeee. I wish I could have made it down this weekend

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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Even Diddy's giddy!

Ride back to the Island just became a little nicer.

Hand clap!!


Nice!!

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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Congrats, nice job!

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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I am just curious and wondering....because I don't know. Does a tree potted in a bonsai pot like this live in that particular pot year round? Or...just for show time....and it grows in a box other days of the year.

Nice combination of tree design, pot and color. Mighty fine!

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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I think the trees from last year's contest are all going to be great.
Sandy did an excellent job and is already reaping the benefits.
And it's only going to get better!

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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Congrats! NY representing!

 

BigBen

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• Sep 24, 2017

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That is awesome, congratulations!

 

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• Sep 24, 2017

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I absolutely love your display setup! I am definitely uneducated in the aspects of displays/formality, but this is pure beauty to this northern hoser. Congratulations!