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Top left; Juniper, Gold: Medium Size
Top right; Beackea frutescens,
Bronze: Small Size
Middle left; Wrightia religiosa,
Silver: Small Size
Middle right; Assorted, Gold: Large Size
Bottom left; Island, Gold: Medium Size
foreign visitors. The Perdana Botanical Garden was formerly known as Lake Garden, and it was built in 1888 by the late A.R. Venning . Both the prizes and venues were sponsored by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
During the period of the bonsai show, it was esti- mated that over 5,000 visitors visited the bonsai exhi- bition. Mr. Bohori Che Moktar, bonsai master, gave bonsai demonstrations and talks about the Beackea frutescens to the public in a few occasions. Beackea frutescens is popular bonsai species in Kelantan and Terengganu (Northeast of West Malaysia).
He also has a vision to work with the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to develop a Bonsai Park in the future.
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