AusBonsai

G'day All,

Just wanted to pass on some details about an exhibition:

Vietnamese Community First "Winter" Bonsai Exhibition

This is the first in a series of exhibitions organised by the Vietnamese Community in Victoria to promote the Art of Bonsai among its members and visitors.
Bonsai demonstrations and information will be available for visitors.
The 2 day Exhibition will be held:
Edit.... Date: Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June 2009
Location: The Vietnamese Ancestral Temple
90 Knight Ave, Sunshine North 3020 (Melways 26-J2)
Entrance Fee: $5 (muli-entries permissible) Children enter free of charge.

For further details, please contact Mr Phong Nguyen 0411 756 552

Date?

Great! Could somebody please take a lot of pictures and post them? I am very interested!
Si Nguyen

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder to Melbournians this exhibition is on this weekend 10 am - 5 pm.
I want to try to head down tomorrow if I can sneak out of work a little earlier.

Elias

Thanks Elias!

I obviously missed this when you originally posted. I might try to get down there tomorrow as well!

Fly.

Hi,

I took these photoes yesterday 27/June/2009. This is a community project, with
only a few (volunteer) participants. I was not one. They find it hard to get
trees for display. So the responsibilities of filling up the place are pretty
much fell on the organisers.

I hope you are not disappointed with the qualities of trees on display.

I think I will try to help them out also in the future.

And thank you Elias, I did not know about it till your post.

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Photo 1 -- Black Pine

The owner is Mr. Hanh Nguyen's. My favourite.


Photo 2 -- Privet (??)


Photo 3 -- Liquidambar


Photo 4 -- Trident Maple


Photo 5 -- Trident Maple


Photo 6 -- Trident Maple


Photo 7 -- Pyracantha


Photo 8 -- Spruce


Photo 9 -- an Asian Ficus


Photo 10 -- Bambo


Photo 11 -- Liquidambar


Photo 12 -- Elm


Photo 13 -- Elm


Photo 14 -- Trident Maple


Photo 15 -- Liquidambar


Photo 16 -- Elm


Photo 17 -- an Asian Ficus. Most probably imported.


Photo 18 -- Black Pine. I think it still has a fair way to go.


Photo 19 -- Black Pine

The owner is Mr. Hanh Nguyen's. My favourite.


Photo 20 -- Cedar


Photo 21 -- Coprosma (New Zealand native)

The owner must be very devoted to this tree. My coprosmas are yellow at this
time of year.


Photo 22 -- Trident Maple


Photo 23 -- Black Pine

This tree belongs to the couple whose owns the Multi-trunk Port Jackson ficus
below. They took it in for a repot demo. The demo was carried out by another
person. I did express my concern about the cold, they just said it will be
all right. I do hope so too, because this is a very nice pine.

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This last one, a Multi-trunk Port Jackson ficus, it is my favourite of the
day. The owner told me, it has been in this Japanese pot for about 7 years.
He and his wife just could not attend to their trees -- since they have so
many. And he never actually sells anything.

I did tell her that, I would be really interested in getting hold of this
one

Thanks for sharing these pictures Viet!
There is a definite and unique style showing through in these bonsai. Were the exhibitors all taught by the same person/school?
I can see why you are particularly interested in that PJF! I'd like to get my hands on material like that too. Do you think they are likely to let it go?

Regards,
Steven

good one viet, a lot of trees with potential there. thanks for sharing.

Hi Steven,

There are about 4 or 5 exhibitors. But a majority is from only one person. So I think
that is why the styling looks similar.

I do not think the owner of Port Jackson Fig would let it go, his daughters are showing
interest in bonsai as well.

Best regards.