Calling all Michiganders to the show! All state in Grand Rapids now open!

[Mayank]

Also there were some vendor awards and some blue ribbons....

 

[Mayank]

Some nice trees, thanks for sharing. Good to see a show happening. Recognize a few of those Tofukuji pots on display too.

Not sure exactly what those are but I took these pics just for you.

 

[Cioffi]

@mattspiniken I have really enjoyed looking at your trees, both so impressive in person
I gotta say the one on the rocks is really inspiring

Agreed. While both are great, the one on the rocks stood out. Well done.

 

[Cioffi]

I thought how Michigany that rock one is, very nice.

Sorce

Exactly.

 

[Mayank]

So....did anyone buy anything at the show? Let's see the pics.

 

[GreatLakesBrad]

Somehow restrained myself to one purchase... so many trees that I'd have liked to buy. An engelmann spruce, collected by Randy Knight in 2020. Small little guy. Via Yume-en Bonsai.

 

[mattspinniken]

I bought 5 Scots Pines. All have already been planted in the ground and wired the trunks. In total they were $25 which tells you they are nothing now but 10-15 years one or two will likely be nice.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Not sure exactly what those are but I took these pics just for you.

Thank you sir, and congratulations on your award, beautiful tree, great pot pairing.

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

I got a lot of cheap beginner stuff, 1 year old tiger bark, Japanese red maple, Chinese plum
Also a willow that I will need help with, desperately needs repotting
Few cheap pots and a branch cutter

 

[HorseloverFat]

I got a lot of cheap beginner stuff, 1 year old tiger bark, Japanese red maple, Chinese plum
Also a willow that I will need help with, desperately needs repotting
Few cheap pots and a branch cutter

That’s a neat lil’ Salix!

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

By the way, some vendors over there clearly bought from Brussels to resell double the price!
They could at least take the tag off

 

[Mayank]

Bought this little cutie at the show. It's a Korean import.

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

What kind of tree is that?

 

[Mayank]

A pyracantha.

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

I love it, leaves, trunk, flowers... I’m not even a yellow pot kinda guy, yet my beginner eye would not want anything different
Great purchase

 

[Mayank]

I love it, leaves, trunk, flowers... I’m not even a yellow pot kinda guy, yet my beginner eye would not want anything different
Great purchase

Thank you. My daughter hates the yellow. I tried telling her that it is a Sonny Boggs put and worth something but she was like "no". Now it's grown on her (in like 10 days ).

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

Well I give her credit for being honest the first time, then admitting she changed her mind, everybody is happy now!
Did you repot or was the tree as is at the show?
I came late there and I don’t recall seeing it for sale

 

[Mayank]

Well I give her credit for being honest the first time, then admitting she changed her mind, everybody is happy now!
Did you repot or was the tree as is at the show?
I came late there and I don’t recall seeing it for sale

Mark Fields who had the winning professional display with the same tree had this one and I snapped it up. That's the pot it was in.

 

[Mayank]

Mark's tree.

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

I recall thinking the pot is so awesome I forgot to look at the tree