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Facing page; Pillnitz Castle Facing page, Top; Triennale
Award 2017: Fagus sylvatica of Falko Schubert from Germany
Facing page, Middle; EBA Award: Betula pendula of Roy Fankhänel from Germany
Facing page, Bottom; MBR Award of Honour: Pinus parvi ora of Thomas Wagner from Germany
This page, Top and Middle; BCI Award of Excellence winner, of Zdeněk Špak from Czech Republic for a Pinus sylvestris,
an elegant creation on display on a unusual deadwood stand. The bonsai received also the Award of Honour of the Polish Bonsai Association
Bottom; ČBA Award of Honour: Alnus glutinosa of Kathrin and Sven Kattein from Germany
ere were 78 bonsai and 5 suiseki in exhibit among them about 20 specimens from Czech Republic and 20 from Poland. e bonsai were mainly indigenous specimens such as pine, larch, juniper and beech.
Bonsai demonstrations were conducted by artists from all three countries. Lectures were given by omas Pallmer about “Bonsai Basics”, Herbert Obermayer about “Paths to Bonsai” and Gudrun Benz about “ e 8th World Bonsai Convention.” Christian Przybylski gave guided tour (critiques) through the exhibition which were met with approval by visitors, bonsai newcomers as well as professionals.
A jury of bonsai experts from all three countries chose the winners.
e next “Bonsai Triennale” will be held at the castle of Děčin in Czech Republic, just 50 km from Pillnitz upstream of the river Elbe.
Award winners of the “Bonsai Triennale 2017”:
Triennale Award: Fagus sylvatica of Falko Schubert, Germany Nominations: Cornus kousa of Uwe Schild, Germany; Weigelia sp. of René Alber, Germany; Carpinus coreana of Amadeus Bonsai; Juniperus chinensis of Bartosz Koblanski, Pinus sylvestris of Zdeněk Špak, Czech Republic; Berberis sp. of Frank Polster, Germany
BCI Award of Excellence and PBA Award of Honour: Pinus sylvestris of Zdeněk Špak
EBA Award: Betula pendula of Roy Fankhänel
MBR Award of Honour: Pinus parvi ora of omas Wagner
ČBA Award of Honour: Alnus glutinosa of Kathrin and Sven Kattein
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