Ausbonsai spring show 2020

[shibui]

Many of us can't get to bonsai shows this year due to travel restrictions.
A number of traditional bonsai shows have been cancelled because of assembly restrictions.
But, thanks to technology, we can still run a virtual bonsai show.

Ausbonsai members are welcome to post one or more trees on this thread.
I'm not interested in winners and losers so this show won't be judged however we may be able to organize a peoples choice at some stage.
Because we are not limited by space or time inside on show I think we can make this show last a little longer than traditional bonsai shows. Let's say this show is open for the rest of October 2020.
Please post only current photos taken during October 2020.
This is a show so please make an effort to have your pots clean and weed free.
Some sort of a stand under the pot usually makes the tree look better but isn't essential.
Photos are so much better with a plain background. Look for a spot with suitable light and a plain surface behind. You are welcome to crop images to eliminate distractions around the edges but we're really only interested in seeing real bonsai as they are this month.
A short statement about each tree you show would be appreciated - species, how long you've worked with it, where it came from, or maybe a couple of sentences about any interesting development strategies that helped get it where it is now.

Visitors are welcome to wander through the displays any time. You can even comment or ask about the trees and hopefully the owners will be able to answer your questions. As at physical shows please keep your comments positive and tactful. The owner may just be standing behind you and we are here to help, not offend or embarrass others.

Without further ado I declare the 2020 Ausbonsai virtual bonsai show open. Please prepare and post your bonsai when you can

[Watto]

Great idea Shibui, thanks for organising.

[TimS]

Thanks for the idea and putting it together. I'm not sure i have anything worth displaying as the majority of my stuff is in grow boxes or not really up to snuff for a show, but i'll be interested to see what people post

[shibui]

Everyone must be polishing pots and digging out display stands so I will put the first trees on the show tables.

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Trident maple. About 30 years from seed.

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Azalea. Collected from garden renovation about 5 years ago.

[TimS]

That trident is beautiful mate.

I'll put something together tomorrow or over the weekend since everyone seems to be a bit shy to start off.

[MJL]

I’ll drop a few average ones in ... just flat knacker at work so probably on the weekend.


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[KIRKY]

Great Trident Mark
Cheers
Kirky

[Ryceman3]

Probably not the best time of year to be showing off pines but since they are my favourite trees right now, and generally the most developed I thought they might be nice to stick up for people to have a look at. All photos were taken this morning, so this is them, as they are ... now! Aplogies for my lack of stands ... I don't have any, so the floating slab of wood will have to do ...
They all make appearances in other threads on this forum so I won't go into details about them too much for fear of repetition, but generally they are all around 10-12 years from seed (although I have only had them for 4-5 years or so max), they are all JBP (except the last one, which is JRP), and I will be looking for further refinement in coming years.
This is my first entry in any exhibition ... it's exciting in a virtual kind of way!
Thanks for the concept shibui ... nice idea.

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[melbrackstone]

Such a great idea, thanks Neil!

Love the concept, and love the images you and R3 have shared.

Here's one I photographed this morning. I only started to think about a shohin display in the last two weeks, after Keith Stanley came to the club and gave a presentation on display. These potted plants are only just starting off, mainly because I needed to find pots with interest, and trees that fitted in this weird stand I bought in Melbourne at the last convention...

Plants from the left Willow leaf fig on a Chinese stand, Ian Baillie container. Top of the stand, Willow leaf fig in Tom Benda container, Terre en Vadrouille red rectangle has a Corky bark Chinese Elm and the bottom container, also at Terre en Vadrouille has a root cutting of Wrightia which has had absolutely no shaping yet..

[KIRKY]

Nothing to be a shamed of there Ryan good looking Pines well displayed
Love the display stand Mel, the root cutting from the Wrightia is interesting didn’t know you could do that with them.
The pot on the left with the Willow Leaf Ficus is gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing you two well done
Cheers
Kirky

[matlea]

I actually like the floating slab stand Ryceman3. Something like this maybe weathered off might look good with some Aus natives and local pots. Nice trees btw.

[GavinG]

Thanks for starting this, Shibui. It's not a proper Canberra show without you.

A small Chinese elm:

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Two Japanese maple clumps, both layered from the same tree:

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Trident maple:

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Mulga:

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Close-up of the base:

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Spring happens, despite whatever the circumstances throw at us.

Gavin

[melbrackstone]

How is that Mulga still alive????

Great to see your trees Gavin

[melbrackstone]

Nothing to be a shamed of there Ryan good looking Pines well displayed
Love the display stand Mel, the root cutting from the Wrightia is interesting didn’t know you could do that with them.
The pot on the left with the Willow Leaf Ficus is gorgeous!
Thanks for sharing you two well done
Cheers
Kirky

Hey Kirky, thanks! I could have sworn I'd mentioned the root cuttings before, but anyway, I haven't had success with branch cuttings, whereas the root cuttings have been 100%. Agree that Ian Baillie pot is a stunner.

[shibui]

Thanks for all those who have contributed trees to the show bench so far. It is so much easier if you can choose how to display the tree - as a single entity or with something else as an accent.

Here's a trio of small shimpaku junipers for the show. These are all under the 20 cm limit for shohin size bonsai.

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Development of the lower left tree has been posted in an Ausbonsai post somewhere? but the others are new to the Shibui stable. Lower right styled by Joe Morgan - Payler at a local workshop after the tree was developed in line with his original Ausbonsai post - https://www.ausbonsai.com.au/forum/view ... good+stock
That tree has only just been potted into a bonsai pot this year so development is probably around 10 or 11 years old.
Cascade also just potted up this spring after around 5 years of growing and styling.


As we have plenty of space this year I'll also add this larger shimapu. All I can do to move it for the photo so someone had better appreciate the effort.

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All the foliage has been grafted onto those trunks. The original trunk was a prickly upright pyramid shaped juniper nut was a pain (literal and figurative) to work with so I spent 5 years approach grafting shimpaku to all the branches to create more manageable and neater foliage.