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Top left and right; Two more recipients of BCI Medals of Excellence.
Middle; BCI board of director
I. S. Ng assisted BCI president Tom Elias with the selection of the medal winners and in the presentation of the medals. The three recipients were Võ Văn Tuấn, Đỗ Xuân Phong, and Hoàng Văn Hải.
Two large vendor areas were present adjacent to the entrance to Rin Rin Park. Most were selling nice pre-bonsai along finished bonsai of all sizes. Several of the foreign guests were taking newly purchased trees back to their home countries. The trees featured in the exhibit and in the sales areas were tropical and subtropical trees. The most frequently seen species was the Vietnamese water jasmine, Wrightia religio- sa. The water jasmine is readily adaptable to different styles of bonsai and has the added attraction of pro- ducing small but very fragrant white flowers. Many other tropical plants were represented including spe- cies of Ficus, a shrubby Desmodium and species of Podocarpus. One vendor’s booth featured very nice Vietnamese stones.
BCI Medals of Excellence were handled to three re- cipients during the closing banquet. BCI board of di- rector I. S. Ng assisted with the selection of the medal winners and in the presentation of the medals. The three recipients were Võ Văn Tuấn, Đỗ Xuân Phong, and Hoàng Văn Hải. Congratulations to all three men for their excellent bonsai.
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