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Top left; Rhododendron indicum,
prize of the Jury, ca. 75 years, of Mrs. Bettina Hinke, pot: China
Top right; Plateau stone, place of origin: Japan, collection Gudrun Benz
Middle; Juniperus chinensis ‘Itoigawa’, EBA Award of Merit, ca. 35 years of Mr. Uwe Hanstein, pot: China
Bottom; Sambucus nigra, Award of CBA (Czech Bonsai Association), ca. 35 years, of Mr. Thomas Nägele
displayed bonsai and stones as well as simultaneous bonsai demonstrations, Suiseki and bonsai lectures on the stage of the same hall. ree smaller halls were occupied by traders who o ered all kind of bonsai related items. As always the New Talent Contest (NTC) was conducted during the event. e winner, René Alber, will take part in the next year’s European NTC during the Noelanders Trophy in Belgium at the beginning of February 2017. A jury selected the best bonsai in competition (see sidebar on right). Awards were presented at the diner on Saturday evening.
e next year’s national bonsai and suiseki meeting will be held in the small, but beautiful city of Hameln at the end of October.
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BONSAI AWARD WINNERS
Category Shohin (up to 20 cm)
1st prize: Hannelore Bünger
2nd prize: Ursula Funke
Category 20 to 45 cm
1st prize: Pinus thunbergii of Joachim Sichma
2nd prize: Myrtus communis of German Gomez
3rd prize: Parthenocissus tricuspidata of
Christian Przybylski
Category over 45 cm
1st prize: Rhododendron indicium ‘Asahi no hikari’ of Hartmut Münchenbach
2nd prize: Olea europaea sylvestris of German Gomez
3rd prize: Larix decidua of Helfried Rapp
Pinus mugo of Rainer Wolf Awards of the Jury
Pinus mugo of Helfried Rapp Taxus cuspidata of Jörg Derlien Tsuga of Harald Lehner
Pinus sylvestris of Gil Marriner
Styrax of Harald Lehner
Taxus cuspidata of Michael Herrlinger
Rhododendron indicum of Bettina Hinke
Juniperus sabina of Markus Staudenmeier
Olea europaea of Silvia Kadasch and Kersten Lochner
Willi Benz Memorial Award
Rhododendron indicum ‘Asahi no hikari’ of Hartmut Münchenbach
Award of Bonsai Museum Düsseldorf
Pinus sylvestris of Gil Marriner Award of Bonsai Club
Germany
Pinus mugo uncinata of Vaclav Novak