Time for the annual Nashville Bonsai Society show. I still don't have a tree ready for competition but Himself and I worked the show.
There were some wonderful displays this year.
This is a Hinoki Sekka and a Sawawa Cypress.
(I'm just copying what is written on their ID cards)
A mimosa tree. This one got the "Viewers Choice" award.
A barberry.
A 5 year old Japanese maple in root-over-rock style.
A cork bark Chinese elm. It's 5 years old and got "Best Display".
An Amethyst Fall Wisteria.
(Personal opinion here... but I'm not a fan of displaying a vine as bonsai. After all, bonsai means TREE in pot.)
Golden Gate Ficus
A Pen Jing display. This is a Chinese form of bonsai.
Chinese Elm, about 12 years old. Notice the accent plant to the left!
Procumbens Nana Juniper
Bald Cypress
The show judge was Arthur Joura, curator of the NC Arboretum in Asheville.
There was also a 'bring your own tree' workshop.
It was led by our own John Wall.
One of my jobs was to take photos of bonsai displays. Himself was a 'tree guard'. You'd be shocked at how many adults can't keep their hands to themselves, plus trees have been known to disappear!
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