There was a small but excellent show along with the symposium last weekend, all of a high standard, and most large. There were some trees ramified into tight foliage pads:
Fire at will,
Gavin
I don't normally like highly decorated pots, but this Chinese dragon pot matched perfectly with the complicated fig:
There were a number of trees pruned with far more open foliage, and a rich, complex arrangement of leaves and branches that I particularly enjoyed:
I assume that they'll have the full list on their website when they recover from putting the show on. The fine-leaved Kunzeas and Melaleucas in particular showed just how much satisfying detail can be created in a small tree, rather than the usual topiary-clipped "green helmet". VNBC show
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