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Exhibits

Exhibits are where we can see bonsai at their best. Explore posts from Bonsai Exhibits in the U.S. including the U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition and Japanese events including the world-famous Kokufu and Taikan-ten exhibits.

Show trees are full trees

February 8, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

You’ve heard the phrase if you’ve heard Boon talk about show prep. Full trees demonstrate health and maturity. Although there are exceptions, most bonsai look their best when they’re full. Fullness means different things for different varieties. I consider the deciduous trees below from Bay Island Bonsai’s recent exhibit to be “full.” Chinese quince ‘Chojubai’ […]

Penjing

February 4, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

Bay Island Bonsai’s recent exhibit included a penjing display – a rare occurrence for the event. As time passes, I find I’m more concerned with improving the quality of the trees in the exhibit each year – and keeping the event fun. This piece has fun in spades. Penjing with shimpaku Shimpaku Cascade shimpaku Shimpaku island […]

Three-point displays

February 1, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

Eighteen inches, give or take, counts for a lot at Bay Island Bonsai exhibits. Generally, trees between 8″ and 18″ tall are considered medium bonsai and are exhibited in “three-point displays” – displays with two trees and one accent plant. Composing these displays requires care. If you haven’t set up a medium display before, imagine […]

Juniper bonsai

January 28, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

A lot of juniper bonsai made it into Bay Island Bonsai’s 12th annual exhibit this year. Whether common garden varieties or collected specimens from deserts or mountain ranges, the trees were impressive.  Here is a selection of the junipers on display at the exhibit. Taiwanese juniper Procumbens juniper Western juniper Sierra juniper Shimpaku (grafted) Shohin […]

Akio Kondo Bonsai Award – 2011

January 25, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

Bay Island Bonsai members were happy to entertain a visiting bonsai professional from Japan at their recent exhibit. Akio Kondo was in Northern California to visit the exhibit, to work on client trees, and to teach. While at the exhibit, Kondo selected a tree for a new award, the Akio Kondo Bonsai Award. The winning […]

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