2020 Australian Plants as Bonsai - symposium and exhibition

[shibui]

We're very lucky to have such passionate advocates of Australian natives in the CBS. I don't want to name them for fear of leaving anybody out, but they've certainly made me very interested in what we have here.

My sentiments also

[anthonyW]

the slanting bottle brush and the big gum tree (Gav s ironbark I believe) are standouts for me, very beautiful and well executed...thanks for posting the lovely trees

Anthony

[PeterH]

the slanting bottle brush and the big gum tree (Gav s ironbark I believe) are standouts for me, very beautiful and well executed...thanks for posting the lovely trees

Anthony

Hi,
Not Gavs

[PWC]

Yes. That Snowman is very, very cool, pardon the pun. I am not sure what it is but I like to third pic with the rock, mounded tree and deadwood. Lovely stuff.


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Yeah its a lovely tree with the rock but what is interesting is it's the same species as the snowman.

I was thinking it was unusual the bark and leaf are different on both. Coincidentally my wife brought home some native plants yesterday one of which was tagged as Snowman.

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Maybe they ran out of ideas for the commercial names this one is different again, might have to confiscate this one.

[Sno]

the slanting bottle brush and the big gum tree (Gav s ironbark I believe) are standouts for me, very beautiful and well executed...thanks for posting the lovely trees

Anthony

Hi Anthony ,The Ironbark is PeterH’s . Here is a link .‘ https://www.ausbonsai.com.au/forum/view ... ga#p259313
Bugger ,I missed it . Life can get complicated .
I like the change Peter ,the single trunk suits it well .

[anthonyW]

Thanks Sno, apologies Peter...that is one excellent crafted tree, great to see..cheers Anthony

[Simonsays]

Really enjoyed the symposium and everyone's talks. Learned so much and nice to meet so many friendly knowledgeable people there. Thanks to everyone involved in running it, you did a great job

[LLK]

Winning trees:

Best of Show: "Snowman", i.e. ironbark, by Peter H.
Second: Acacia howittii, Photo IMG 20200229 above, I don't know the name of the artist.
Artistic Merit best: Burgan - Kunzea phylicoides, composition with rock and deadwood. Again, I don't know the name of the artist.

Lisa

[LLK]

CORRECTIONS:

Jennifer sent me the following:

Just saw your post on AusBonsai – couple of things.

• We don’t actually have a ‘best in show’ . The ones you’ve identified are public choice (...)
• The first placed tree was a Kunzea phylicoides, not the ironbark, and
• on principle we (as in CBS) don’t put names to trees (even just first names) on public sites for security reasons. If the artist wants to put their name to it they are welcome to do so, but we don’t.

Below is the info that will be going up on the CBS website shortly (...)

Public Choice
First place : Kunzea phylicoides - "Snowman" (Canberra)
Second place : Acacia howittii - Sticky wattle (Central Coast)
Third place: Leptospermum 'Aphrodite' Tea tree (Canberra)
Artistic Merit Award
Kunzea phylicoides - Burgan (Canberra)

With my apology for the sloppy listing of winners, but congratulations to those who came out on top, whether by public choice or following the critique of bonsai cognoscenti.

Lisa

[greg27]

Are the talks recorded and posted online at all for those unlucky enough to not be in attendance?

[JenniferM]

Hi Greg

We tried to do this a few years ago, but it was very difficult to get quality video and time consumming to edit. We could use a commercial AV company to do it, but that would add significantly to the cost for participants. So, we haven't pursued this as an option

Maybe you will be able to make it to Hobart next year.

Jennifer