Expo Bonsai 2019 UK

[melbrackstone]

Punica granatum that won two awards at the exhibition

[melbrackstone]

Another award winner

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[kez]

Saw Harry Harrington post both these trees today on his social media, just fantastic trees. Both absolutely exceptional

[melbrackstone]

Harry seems to be the only person showing pics, that I've seen. Yes, these two are both very interesting trees.

[MJL]

Funny - initially, I thought the double award winner (pomegranate) was displayed in an odd way and then I realised that the two interesting plaques are probably the awards!
I also thought is was another large based tree but not so simple .... it’s hard to see at that resolution but it looks like a wonderful, interesting twisted trunk.

The cascade is wonderful but I find the stand takes away from the trunk - it competes with it rather than compliments it.

Anyway - I am probably just in a picky mood! They are clearly wonderful trees.


Bonsai teaches me patience.
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[melbrackstone]

Harry has posted some more detailed shots of the Pomegranate trunk here https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv_AELaj1iX/

click on the arrows to see more...

[Watto]

Thanks for the photos Mel.
I have made an assumption (dangerous I know) that the cascade is a blackthorn.

[LLK]

Two videos of the Exposition on YouTube. Here is the link to Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yz72uHSfAg

Lisa

[melbrackstone]

Hi Lisa, thanks for the link. I'd tried to watch the videos but they're pretty hard for me to focus on. Especially the bits out of focus....lol.

I suffer from some sort of eye/brain co-ordination problem that just wants the damned thing to hold still so I can see the tree!

[melbrackstone]

Watto, you are correct, it's a blackthorn.

[Waltron]

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot. :duckingforcover:

[melbrackstone]

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot

That's why I asked, because I was thinking the same....it sure doesn't appear to be a tree...

When looking at the close up shots though, it would be tough to cut any of those low branches off without ruining the trunk...

It's a conundrum...

[MJL]

Two videos of the Exposition on YouTube. Here is the link to Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yz72uHSfAg

Lisa

Thank you Lisa. I like the raft tree at .26 what about the tree in the yellow pot at 3.12 (yum) and the display at 3.57 (wow) then nearly every tree after 4.23. I fairdinkum love em all after that time except perhaps stumpy trunk at 6.07.

Thanks Lisa - wonderful


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[Watto]

Thanks Lisa, your a champion.

[BirchMan]

To be honest, my first impression of that Pomegranate was that it looks like a highly ramified shrub in a bonsai pot

That's why I asked, because I was thinking the same....it sure doesn't appear to be a tree...

When looking at the close up shots though, it would be tough to cut any of those low branches off without ruining the trunk...

It's a conundrum...

Yep, I feel it needs some negative space. Although I absolutely admire the skill taken to get it to this stage.