Australian Natives Breaking Through The Bonsai Ceiling 2019

[Boics]

Awesome trees.
Can't believe I missed this.

[PAC]

How good are our native trees!

How good are you guys working with our native trees!

I think many of the bonsai native pioneers are sitting back thinking 'how good are our native trees'!

PAC

[Matt S]

Here are a couple more of the trees....

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Amazing weekend. So much to think about. All credit to the VNBC.

Matt.

[LLK]

Many thanks for great photos!!
Does anyone have some of the demo trees?
David, a great thank you for the video!!

Lisa

[melbrackstone]

I'm struggling with this equipment I have with me, and a very nasty lurgy which has laid me low, but here are the Sunday demo trees after Ryan had worked on them. I didn't get shots before, but I can tell you they were both very woolly and wild Kunzea trees

[Rory]

Holy crabsticks! Number 58, looks like a Mel in a PK dragon pot. That is stunning. I absolutely love that one.

[treeman]

A fantastic day. Catching up with so many people and listening to humble yet wonderfully knowledgeable folk like Ryan and Hugh. I’ve got a long’ish drive home now but the great memories and a strong dose of inspiration will ease the trip. More photos to follow but here is just one sample that I love.

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Thanks to the whole organising committee. Excellent event. Cheers, Mark


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The best tree there by a looooooooooooooooooong way IMO.

[Matthew]

is 1270 a water gum? I saw a few excellent examples years ago at Cambewarra Bonsai when they were operating . wish I had got one at the time.

[melbrackstone]

1270 is a Brush box Lophostemon confertus

[LLK]

.... here are the Sunday demo trees after Ryan had worked on them. I didn't get shots before, but I can tell you they were both very woolly and wild Kunzea trees.

Thanks, Mel!! Hope you are feeling better. Nothing is more infuriating than getting sick just when an exceptional event occurs which one absolutely can'gt miss!

Lisa

[MJL]

A fantastic day. Catching up with so many people and listening to humble yet wonderfully knowledgeable folk like Ryan and Hugh. More photos to follow but here is just one sample that I love.

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Thanks to the whole organising committee. Excellent event. Cheers, Mark

The best tree there by a looooooooooooooooooong way IMO.

I have a rather strange habit of looking up from underneath bonsai. I am sure people wonder why I am on my knees at bonsai shows. I am not bowing down in reverence - rather I am looking at the structure/essence of the tree. I am not in search of ‘technical’ excellence per se - rather I am looking up at a tree canopy, from the base of the trunk. Much like I do when out walking. Why not do it with bonsai? I find this image/tree quite beautiful. It gives me a sense of age - I easily imagine sitting under it’s interesting trunks; it is commanding and elegant. One day I will have a tree or two like this.


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[MikeK]

I have a rather strange habit of looking up from underneath bonsai. I am sure people wonder why I am on my knees at bonsai shows.

Don't worry, I do this too ... I even take the occasional photo from underneath

I'm more looking at how people did things with the tree, how they structured the branches, dealt with cuts/chops, etc. Bit of a learning exercise for me

Having said that, there were a couple this weekend when I just peaked under the canopy and could imagine them full size and just wandering through the forest.

[MJL]

Hey MikeK,

Glad to know others do it too. The photo from underneath is what I was referring too.

This tree

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From underneath

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Cheers,

Mark

PS - As an aside, AusBonsai is a rather good distraction while on the train going to work. Time flies reading various posts - thanks for helping me pass the time.


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[MikeK]

Yep ... that's the one!

I've got almost exactly the same photo

[TimS]

That photo of the beach structure from underneath really captures the best of it. Sensational!