Trophy 2019 a few pictures of the exhibit

MACH5 · Feb 11, 2019

Very high level exhibit! One of my favorite bonsai was Marija's carpinus orientalis which I kept coming back to study it. It was big, powerful and a good example of the naturalistic style. By contrast, Mario Komsta's much smaller Korean hornbeam with its extremely delicate and profuse ramification was a sight to behold!

Marija's tree

Mario Komsta's tree

Victorim · Feb 11, 2019

MACH5 said:
Very high level exhibit! One of my favorite bonsai was Marija's carpinus orientalis which I kept coming back to study it. It was big, powerful and a good example of the naturalistic style. By contrast, Mario Komsta's much smaller Korean hornbeam with its extremely delicate and profuse ramification was a sight to behold!

Marija's tree

Mario Komsta's tree

Crazy tree

for scale here is marija next to it

dirk hoorelbeke · Feb 11, 2019

Thank you Walter for the pictures.

Nybonsai12 · Feb 11, 2019

@MACH5 that carpinus really does look great. Aside from the tree which is exceptional I like the decision to display it on what appears to be a weathered shutter or door of some sort with dried leaves? The hinges on the shutter really add to the feeling as well.

MACH5 · Feb 12, 2019

Nybonsai12 said:
@MACH5 that carpinus really does look great. Aside from the tree which is exceptional I like the decision to display it on what appears to be a weathered shutter or door of some sort with dried leaves? The hinges on the shutter really add to the feeling as well.

Yes it looked like an old shutter. I liked the display as well. The accent was a simple stone with a mound of moss on top which interestingly was also placed on the shutter and not on its own. I liked it because it was simple and not over the top. The display still placed the focus on the bonsai.

Walter Pall · Feb 12, 2019

Next time we use a very old outside toilet door as slab for the ultimate wabi sabi feeling. The cut out heart should be visible.

The one used actually came form a deserted school house.

baron · Feb 12, 2019

This tree caught my eye during the show as this is one of the few maples I've seen where the branches 'weep'.
I talked to Danny about it and he said the tree is old enough to have the downward growing branches.
Always assumed and read decidious branches and tips should go upward?

I like it tho

MACH5 · Feb 12, 2019

baron said:
This tree caught my eye during the show as this is one of the few maples I've seen where the branches 'weep'.
I talked to Danny about it and he said the tree is old enough to have the downward growing branches.
Always assumed and read decidious branches and tips should go upward?

I like it tho

I have always loved this maple for its weeping branches. It has such an easy, natural and relaxed feel. I have a maple that is naturally also doing that all by itself where branches are growing down. This happens often in nature.

BTW this maple originally came from Mr. Hiroshi Takeyama of Fuyo-en many years ago.

Carol 83 · Feb 12, 2019

Shock and awe. Wow. Thanks for sharing.

Djtommy · Feb 13, 2019

Wow, thanx for sharing! This looks more enjoyable then Kokufu. First part anyway, next weekend is second part

Potawatomi13 · Feb 13, 2019

Great photography and thank you Walter. Some great trees but especially loved Cascades, Semis and semi Literatis

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Jake · Feb 13, 2019

Thanks for taking the time to share. The ramification on many of those deciduous trees is truly inspirational.

peterbone · Feb 13, 2019

I'm interested what people here think of the Elm that won the best broadleaf award? It has an amazing base but I find it disappointing that the top has been styled like a conifer with a triangular shape, downward swooping branches and a single straight apex. It looks like someone got a great piece of material and styled it with little imagination. It's a good tree, but could have been an amazing tree. Several other better broadleafs on display in my opinion.

DirkvanDreven · Feb 13, 2019

I think this is one of the best trees I've seen on the show. The trunk is completely hollow, but it looks stable and in balance. The downwards formed branches don't bother me at all. Don't feel like it''s styled 'like a pine'

peterbone · Feb 13, 2019

Interesting. A few people liked my comment and one completely disagreed. I guess this is the kind of tree that polarises opinion between those who like traditional styles and those who like something more natural. Although the tree itself is a combination of styles in a way.

DirkvanDreven · Feb 13, 2019

peterbone said:
Interesting. A few people liked my comment and one completely disagreed. I guess this is the kind of tree that polarises opinion between those who like traditional styles and those who like something more natural. Although the tree itself is a combination of styles in a way.

The one that is trying to polarise seems to be you. Appreciating what you (And Mr. Pall) call Naturalistic style, does not mean I couldn't appreciate a tree styled in a classic japanese style. I very much enjoyed Marija's carpinus, but also Mario Komstra's! So please stop differentiate in this manner between 'styles'. Just enjoy the trees and the craftsmanship that their owners display!

peterbone · Feb 14, 2019

DirkvanDreven said:
The one that is trying to polarise seems to be you. Appreciating what you (And Mr. Pall) call Naturalistic style, does not mean I couldn't appreciate a tree styled in a classic japanese style. I very much enjoyed Marija's carpinus, but also Mario Komstra's! So please stop differentiate in this manner between 'styles'. Just enjoy the trees and the craftsmanship that their owners display!

Maybe I was unclear. I wasn't trying to say that people either like one style or the other. Clearly people can like both. I was simply saying that some people like this tree and some people don't.

leatherback · Feb 14, 2019

For me, I thought the tree by Marija gave off a stronger vibe of "Miniature tree", and I liked it better than the winning tree. I would have flipped them. But not on anything specific. More on the overall impression left. Marije's tree just stopped me dead in my tracks. The winning tree.. I had not really noticed in my first trip around on Friday, before the awards ceremony.

It is however a technically perfect tree. I would probably have wanted the transition of old stump into the rest of the tree a bit more smoothly transitioning. I do not have the feeling the canopy belongs to the trunk. May have to do with the rough bark at the base and the (naturally) younger branches, something only a ridiculous amount of time might fix. I disagree with the "triangle" statement. All trees are more or less conical in shape, else the lower branches would die of shading. The top is well-rounded which is a sign of age in a broadleaf species. Branches do hang down over time.

Mike Hennigan · Feb 14, 2019

peterbone said:
I'm interested what people here think of the Elm that won the best broadleaf award? It has an amazing base but I find it disappointing that the top has been styled like a conifer with a triangular shape, downward swooping branches and a single straight apex. It looks like someone got a great piece of material and styled it with little imagination. It's a good tree, but could have been an amazing tree. Several other better broadleafs on display in my opinion.

I see what you’re saying, the branches on the lower left seem to be doing something different from the downward branches higher up. Seems peculiar, like mismatched branches. Amazing tree regardless.

WesB · Feb 20, 2019

Walter Pall said:
Next time we use a very old outside toilet door as slab for the ultimate wabi sabi feeling. The cut out heart should be visible.

In American Bonsai we use a moon

Trophy 2019 a few pictures of the exhibit

Imperial Masterpiece

Omono

Omono

Masterpiece

Imperial Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Shohin

Imperial Masterpiece

Flower Girl

Omono

Imperial Masterpiece

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Mame

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Mame

Shohin

Mame

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Chumono

Mame

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