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Judging

Scoring broadleaf evergreen bonsai at the Expo

November 26, 2022 by Jonas Dupuich

Let’s look at two of the more impressive broadleaf evergreens in the Expo, a ficus and a cork oak. Chinese Banyan Tiger Bark Ficus by Jeff SternImage courtesy Julian Tsai Cork Oak by Michael RobertsImage courtesy Vince Smith Both trees scored well in the judging – here are the details: Tiger bark ficus: overall rank: […]

Kokufu scoring exercise results

September 3, 2022 by Jonas Dupuich

For those of you curious to learn which trees scored best in the recent Kokufu scoring exercise (see part 1 and part 2 for details), here they are! Large conifer – shimpaku juniper Large deciduous – Japanese beech Medium display – trident maple and shimpaku juniper Shohin display – white pine, black pine, gardenia, privet, […]

Kokufu scoring exercise part 1: coniferous and deciduous bonsai

August 20, 2022 by Jonas Dupuich

In the run-up to this fall’s Pacific Bonsai Expo, I’ve been thinking a lot about evaluating bonsai. We’re working on a scoring system for the Expo judging panel and wanted to give everyone who’s interested a chance to test the approach out. For sample trees, I’ve selected images from the 94th Kokufu Exhibition held in […]

Shohin judging categories at Gafu-ten

January 29, 2019 by Jonas Dupuich

At Gafu-ten, Japan’s premier shohin exhibit, there are a number of different judging categories. This allows the judges to recognize the best contributions for a particular type of tree or display. Some of the key categories include: Over 70 cm (the box stand for the display is 80 cm wide) 70 cm (the box stand […]

What to look for in surface roots

August 9, 2016 by Jonas Dupuich

Last week I wrote that it’s important to look for the surface roots when evaluating bonsai (see “Check the surface roots“). What is it that we’re looking for? We want to see the connection between trunk and roots. Surface roots on corkbark elm When we see surface roots – nebari, in Japanese –  we can […]

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