Vietnamese Bonsai & Orchid Exhibition

[cre8ivbonsai]

I'm disappointed that I couldn't make it along, so thanks for giving us all a glimpse joann

[GavinG]

They're very dynamic trunk shapes! I'd love to understand more about how the growers think about styling - it seems to be more to do with energy, contrasts and balance than shapes or outlines.

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

Gavin

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi,

I just have got the photos last night ( 28/September. ) Some of the trees that have not been posted previously. I have removed a few which are fairly ordinary...

-- Dear Ms. Joann M, I no longer have the pot I got from you Somebody saw it and said "What a cute pot!" It would not at all be "gentlemanly" of me not to offer it!

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The best in the show! ( For me anyway. )


A maple.


Very cute... but good luck with keep it alive this Summer...


Another maple. I am not sure what it is.


Another maple. Acer palmatum?


Another maple.


Crab apple. My favourite.


Reminiscence of Vietnam? This is "Ochna Serrulata", originated from South Africa. A pest in New South Wales and Queensland.

The 3 ( three ) most popular varieties in Vietnam are:

1. Ochna integerrima ( Mai Vàng in Vietnamese ), blooms during Lunar New Year or Tết, it is of great sentimental value in the southern part.
2. Ochna atropurpurea: ( Mai Đỏ, Mai Tứ Quý ), has flowers during the year.
3. Ochrocarpus siamensis: ( Mai Trắng ), I remember it also blooms during the New Year ( ?. )

This is Mr Phong Thế Nguyễn's ( Nguyễn Thế Phong ). One of the most active activists in Victoria. I greatly admire him, and hold in high regards as a community leader. This "bonsai" is... interesting


A hibiscus. Another one of Mr Phong Thế Nguyễn.


Posted already in previous posts.


Another azalea.


Another azalea.


An oak tree.


A cedar


Another cedar.
I am not sure why olden times Eastern scholars always found sitting underneath trees?
Might be getting away from their many nagging wife and concubines?
Just weird that they actually sat under trees all the times!
And I often wonder how many of them actually died by lighting?


Another cedar.


Another cedar.


Another cedar.


Another cedar.


The same cedar above.


A black pine.


Another black pine.
I am taking this photo, not beause of the tree, but the stand: it is made of bamboo pieces.


A juniper.


I am not sure what ficus this one was.


An elm.


An elm?


A cotoneaster.


A crepe myrtle.


An elm or crepe myrtle?


An olive.


Not sure...


Not sure what the tree is... But the scholar looks funny anyhow. He is probably thinking of something erotic to write by the look on his face... A long the line of "Chinese Ghost Stories"... They extolled virtues, but their brains were often Sigmund Freud's ones.


A typical Vietnamese Hòn Non Bộ.


A typical penjing ( I guess. )

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi,

For those of us who were at the Vietnamese show it was a nice weekend, we watched the guys chop up trees ,pot them and sell them.
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I found that weird too. But probably they all know one another and so house visiting to "look at the tree you sold me" would probably be a pretext for a weekend drinking session....

[Zyggy R]

Nice pics, as I have said a good show!
Zyggy.

[bki]

Nice trees and thanks for posting.
the trio of Mr. Phong, are they banana trees?

[cre8ivbonsai]

Thanks for taking the time to post the additional pics Daiviet the last "penjing" with the Kingsville Buxus is my fav, not for the trees but those rocks are fantastic

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi Zyggy,

Nice pics, as I have said a good show!
Zyggy.

Thank you Just in case you do not remember me, I was in a black T-Shirt, with a red Canadian maple leaf in the chest.

-- I was getting the post, and waiting for you so that I can pay

To be completely honest, I was very nervous about title of the show. You guys presence there certainly make it a lot more meaningful: it was a community event.

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Hi,

Nice trees and thanks for posting.
the trio of Mr. Phong, are they banana trees?

Yes, they are And what more, he was hoping for flowerings and possibly fruits !

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Hi Ryan,

Thanks for taking the time to post the additional pics Daiviet the last "penjing" with the Kingsville Buxus is my fav, not for the trees but those rocks are fantastic

I think the rocks are possibly from China and so is the tray? I think the rocks are glued together in some manner?

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Best regards.

[GavinG]

Very interesting, thanks for posting. The little elm on rock, the cotoneaster on rock, and the pyracantha behind it were the stand-outs for me. I think scholars sat under trees to absorb Spirit, Nature and the Philosophy of Life, at least until it got too cold/wet/windy or Melbourne-ish, or they felt like some tea and cakes.

Thanks again,

Gavin

[shibui]

until it got too cold/wet/windy or Melbourne-ish,

Someone from Canberra poking fun at Melbourne weather

[bki]

[Jason]

Thankyou both for posting love the pics!!

Particularly like the landscapes! would I be right in calling them Penjing? or Saikei?

[joannm]

the rocks on the last photo are cemented together. and the tray is marble , all of which have been imported.
I have some myself but prefer to make my own hollow clay ones.

the other large 1 prior is made from an old double sink .
Inside the mountain , ( which is also cemented ) is a water fall half way up , and what you can't see are the fish in the water. it is about 5 " deep.
all of it is sitting up from the water on metal and cement .
because of it's size it is on a metal stand with rollers . if you get a chance to go to the Vietnamese festival at the Sandown racecourse , you will more than likely see it.

I will advise when it is on closer to the date . as our club is fortunate enough to be invited to display also.
joann