The Hastings Bonsai Group Annual Exhibition

[GavinG]

JC, I don't know what I mean about Rainforest Stuff either - apart from a couple of good Tristaniopsis (Water Gums) and endless Figs we don't really see a lot of the broad-leafed trees that flourish in the warm damp forests from the mid-North Coast and up to QLD. I don't know what can be grown as bonsai, and it would be interesting to get beyond the usual Eucs, Mels, Cals, and Cas. There's a bit of envy there too - we'll start our four months of frosts in a few weeks...

Lance, the "bonsai journey" table is indeed a great idea - if the punters see that it's do-able, and that there's support from others in the club, it makes it easier to recruit them. Just don't tell them yet about the swearing, bad backs, threats from the partner, no holidays and the jungle of junk down the back of the yard that you'll get around to training one day... Good explanatory card - clear but comprehensive.

Gavin

[Elmar]

Yes, I think it is a spectacular idea!
Really well done!


Cheers
Elmar

[dansai]

we'll start our four months of frosts in a few weeks...

Frost? Whats that?

I have fiddled with some rainforest stuff. Various species of Lilly Lillys seems to do OK. Other things I've tried to chop to get some low branching tend to only send up one shoot, sometimes a few, and straight up., not even after a slight angle. If you wire them out they tend to lose vigour. I'm thinking now of developing larger trunks before chopping to see how that goes.

Great show by the way. Some top quality trees and great presentation. Wish I had a lot more time to spend. Here was my favourite

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[rodm]

Oh dear me I will have to put this one on calender for next year.
Cheers RodM