AusBonsai Shohin Progression Competition 2013-2014

Create the best possible shohin sized bonsai over an 18 month period between 1st April 2013 and 30th September 2014. There are 2 categories;
Category 1. REFINE - A continuation of entries in the 2011-2012 competition.
Category 2. CREATE - To create the best possible Shohin sized bonsai from raw, untrained stock.
Entry posts must be made no later than Midnight EDST on 31st March 2013.

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Mojo Moyogi wrote: It's a stacked deck all round, The Queenslanders have climate advantages, the Sydneysiders can just wander into Nescis and buy a show quality shohin for a few bucks, over in the WA they produce natives that the AusBonsai faithful cant get enough of and in Victoria we are just plain talented :tounge:

Bummer.

My advice is identify your advantage and exploit it.

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If anyone takes offence at that post then they need a frontal lobotamy!, Funniest post I have read for a good while :lol: :lol:
Mojo us Sydney siders have a double advantage. We have rays and we just edge out Victoria for talent.

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izzykay wrote: my point isn't about quality of stock so much as it is about having years of training before the comp making it a bit unfair for people who are actually making a shohin in 18months. How is training roots over a rock for two years not counted as training? :lost: Just my opinion, not having a go.
Fair comment, and as my take on it.
A ROR could have awesome roots but if the tree in top looks crap then the whole composition would look crap too.
another point is that when I was doing my ROR Maples, I was workign the trunk at the same time and that woud disqualify it anyway. I could not imagine someone having a ROR in that state and not doing trunk work :lost:
I may be wrong, but wodu e hard to imagine otherwise

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Damian79 wrote:Thanks mate
Im just a bit worried that digging now might not be enough time to produce something comp worthy in 18 months.
Dont have anything to lose though I guess
Damian there are a few plants that you could still dig now that would be outstanding in the timeframe-buxus/marraya/hibiscus.
All send off new shoots quick, survive transplant easily, readily available (check gumtree there's a few for sale) and would make nice shohins with thick trunks.
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thanks Isitangus Ill check it out
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Isitangus wrote:
Damian79 wrote:Thanks mate
Im just a bit worried that digging now might not be enough time to produce something comp worthy in 18 months.
Dont have anything to lose though I guess
Damian there are a few plants that you could still dig now that would be outstanding in the timeframe-buxus/marraya/hibiscus.
All send off new shoots quick, survive transplant easily, readily available (check gumtree there's a few for sale) and would make nice shohins with thick trunks.
I would add Baekea, Callistimon, to that as well.

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Thanks Ken
How about Cape Honeysuckle?
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squizzy wrote:Mojo us Sydney siders have a double advantage. We have rays and we just edge out Victoria for talent.

Squizz

Squizzy, I love the diplomatic use of the word "just". It almost implies that it would be close. In the same way that Tooheys are allowed to print the word "Beer" on their cans. :tu:

Overwhelming support from the parochial Victorians too by the way :lol: good thing there's not a real civil war going on.

Shohin comp you say......... :lost: :shock: 8-) sounds good, where do I sign up?

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lets be honest. Neither of our states make anything that resembles beer. We have to give SA something.

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squizzy wrote:lets be honest. Neither of our states make anything that resembles beer. We have to give SA something.

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You are right Squiz and I don't enjoy any of the mainstream beers from either of our states. SA! Now I'm not suggesting Coopers Pale Ale is comprised 3 parts VB, 2 parts sand... it's gotta be closer to a 50-50 mix. They do have kickass wine in the festival state though.

So what are you putting in the comp? I have a bunch of young Cedrus libani that I wouldn't mind tying in knots, perhaps a Japanese Larch too. There is a Hornbeam and also a 40yo English Elm that I wouldn't mind air-layering a bit off, but I need the mods to give me a ruling on both of those trees.

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Boics wrote:
squizzy wrote:lets be honest. Neither of our states make anything that resembles beer. We have to give SA something.

Squizz
Tried this stuff yet? http://whiterabbitbeer.com.au/
I'm in love with the white ale.. Outa Vic in Healsville apparently - little creatures affiliate.

Boics, I love both the White Rabbit Dark and White Ales, the brewery is 15 minutes down the road from me :D

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sand you say? well that explains part of my medical condition.

I have a few things in. Mostly natives as I am familiar with the techniques I used to kill last years entries.

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Hey Steven,
Great to see the trees from the last comp going for round 2, none of mine survived so am starting afresh with new ones. All have been ground grown purposefully so I hope they are allowed.
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Damian79 wrote:Thanks Ken
How about Cape Honeysuckle?
Never tried one so cannot help there :-(
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Mojo Moyogi wrote: So what are you putting in the comp? I have a bunch of young Cedrus libani that I wouldn't mind tying in knots, perhaps a Japanese Larch too. There is a Hornbeam and also a 40yo English Elm that I wouldn't mind air-layering a bit off, but I need the mods to give me a ruling on both of those trees.

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Interesting question there Mojo and Maybe Steven can adjudicate, as I have an Elm that was layered off another tree last year.

Obviously the parent tree was wired, and as it was not mine I have no idea if the section I have was wired or not. I certainly have not done so, nor has it been done after it was layered :lost:

Steven can you chime in to clarify

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