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REBS 26th Annual Show

September 14, 2009 by Jonas Dupuich

The Redwood Empire Bonsai Society held their annual show on August 29 and 30th in Santa Rosa, CA. The show is the biggest in Northern California and among the best in the state. The trees, demonstrations and vendor areas are always a late summer treat.

Korean hornbeam

Korean Hornbeam

Over the years Frank Bardella, and more recently Bob Shimon, have built the REBS show into a wildly successful event for which they and their over 100 members deserve lots of credit. This year’s event was particularly notable for introducing an educational component on bonsai evaluation. Here is a sample of the trees that were on exhibit.

Chinese elm

Chinese elm

Trident maple

Trident maple

Japanese maple

Japanese maple

Hawthorn

Fig

Fig

Trident maple

Trident maple on rock

Sierra juniper

Sierra juniper

White pine

White pine

Tamarisk

Tamarisk

Coast Redwood

Coast Redwood

Hornbeam

Grape

Grape

Pine

Juniper

Shimpaku grafted on Sierra juniper

Trunk detail

Black pine

Pyracantha

Cork bark black pine

Mendocino cypress

Juniper

Olive

Olive

Japanese maple

Japanese maple

Korean hornbeam

Korean hornbeam

Bouganvilla

Bouganvilla

Chinese elm

Trident maple

Trident maple

Hinoki

Hinoki

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  1. AlexV says

    September 15, 2009 at 5:11 am

    Hey Jonas,

    Thanks for posting the pics! How did the educational judging go?

    Alex

  2. xwires says

    September 15, 2009 at 7:16 am

    Hi Alex – I’ll write more about the judging later this week.

  3. AlexV says

    September 16, 2009 at 4:49 am

    Thanks Jonas! Your like my Bay Area Bonsai news feed.

  4. Lee BAtes says

    September 21, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    You have just inspired us to try to attend next year. May I ask the species of the fantastic clump in the third row and third column?

    • xwires says

      September 21, 2009 at 8:12 pm

      Hi Lee – I can’t tell from the photo either and I don’t remember now what it is. Does anyone who visited the show know what kind of tree this is?

  5. George Haas says

    October 24, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    Photo third row, third column, a large imported Chinese Elm, by Scott Chadd of Lotus Bonsai Nursery

  6. xwires says

    October 24, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Thanks George!

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