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Hi, my name is Greg Watson but just about everyone calls me Watto. The nickname comes from my sporting life and my work. I have been active in bonsai for more than 20 years, but the level of activity has been determined by how much time I had to devote. Work and sport did take me away from this fine art on and off over the years but I have always come back. I am a lover of decidious trees, both flowering and non-flowering, and I am particually interested in trees that are dug from either the wild or from gardens. I believe I should firstly ensure dug trees grow and prosper and then try to enhance the beauty that Mother Nature has given each plant. Not change them too much, but just highlight the beauty that Mother Nature has started. I have a collection that is too big (probably over 100 trees) and a passion for bonsai pots that my darling wife calls "worrying". Of course if you have trees, you need pots - its that simple. I am a member of the Goulburn Bonsai Society Inc and a member of the Ausbonsai family. I really enjoy getting out and looking at bonsai, talking about bonsai and being engulfed by the bonsai spirit. I hope you enjoy my trees.

The Trophy part 8

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This will be the last photos from my visit to the “Trophy”. I didn’t take a photo of every tree displayed (which I am disappointed now) but in my opinion I did save one of the best for last. This is a Pinus mugo by Nik Rozman, a yamadori, a European native species and it was in a pot by a “local” potter.

I think this sums up the exhibition well in that there is definitively a move towards native species and the use of local pots. Nik is featured in the latest edition of Bonsai Focus magazine and appears to have a great future in the art of bonsai.