AusBonsai

This picture of a beautiful Banksia has been emailed to me to post on behalf of the artist/owner, Pedigree Plant Hire.
Training started in 2004 when local nursery gave plant to Sue because it was hanging over the pot and no one wanted it for their garden.
Regards,
Steven

not bad at all thanks to the owner for sharing. get some detailed wiring on it to define the pads and soften out the zig zags and this one could be a show stopper.

Speaking on behalf of the owner, this tree has well defined pads and is a well deserved top winner at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Unfortunately, as all in bonsai know, the flat format of a fotograph [I couldn't resist a bit of alliteration] does not do justice to most trees and it is true in this case. To see the actual tree is to really see its high quality.

oops sorry didnt mean to rufffle any feathers. never said this tree was not of quality otherwise i would not have commented in the first place. what im talking about is the next level and there is always another level. that is just another of the reasons i love bonsai. the photo is enough to see whats goin on, thanks for sharing.

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I missed this one! Nice presentation but im with you Ant, its got a way to go yet!
Peter

What was the competition like at the Sydney Show? If it was the best tree there then maybe the competition it won against was of a lower standard or the judging (often subjective, unfortunately) was weighted toward Australian native specimens. Without more information we can't know why it won, merely that it did.