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Top; Bald cypress, Taxodium distichum
Bottom left; Award-winning Black pine, Pinus thunbergii
Bottom right; Black pine, Pinus thunbergii
bit too small during the peak time. ere were quite many species exhibited like Ficus microcarpa, Ficus salicifolia, Bougainvillea glabra, Brazilian rain trees (Pithecellobium tortum), five-needle pines, Black pines (Pinus thunbergii), Podocarpus macrophyllus, Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus), Holly (Ilex sp.), Maple (Acer sp.), Neea sp., Black olive (Bucida spinosa), Jaboticaba (Plinia cauli ora), Elm (Ulmus sp.), Fukien tea (Carmona retusa) and more in a variety of styles.
e various awards for the best displays consisted of: BSF Awards – Best in Show, Best Large Tree, Best Medium Tree, Best Small Tree, Best Display,
Best Florida Native Tree; ABS Awards – John Naka Professional Award, John Naka Hobbyist Award, Ho Yoku Award for Innovative Bonsai Design.
Workshops and seminars were scheduled simultaneously in the morning and afternoon, where as some demonstrations and some games, entertainment, dinner party and auctions were done in the evening. Besides that there was a design contest for Shimpaku junipers that was called the Joshua Roth New Talent Contest. e compact and lively programs made this convention very good, enjoyable and very successful.
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