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From an early age, Soeroso has been fond of plants. In the early 2000, he started collect- ing rare plants, supporting many botanical organizations. One of them is an organization who collect Adeniums, comparatively rare and high value succulents commonly known as Desert Rose. He is the founder and one of the patrons of Jakarta Adenium Association.
His love for bonsai started in 2002 when he attended a bonsai exhibition held by PPBI (The Indonesian Bonsai Society). He then joined the organization and later appointed as the Advisor for Jakarta Chapter. He then started to collect bonsai and learned how to take good care of them. Bonsai, since then, has been his major hobby and a way to relax from the daily stress of business activities. Although he has many bonsai in his collection, he is very selective in choosing good specimens. Many of the bonsai in his collections have placed among the top ten category in many bonsai contests in Indonesia. A few of them even won the Best in Show in some national bonsai exhibitions.
He likes to go to international bonsai conventions abroad to compare the quality of bonsai in other countries. He has been the member of BCI for some years. His Celtis and Plectronia horrida were published in The Best of BCI, 50 stones/50 trees/50 years.
His strong support to The Indonesian Bonsai Society earned him an appointment as the Vice President of the 9th ASPAC (Asia Pacific) Bonsai & Suiseki Convention and Exhibition in Bali in 2007, a very successful convention that was appreciated by many participants.
Due to his strong commitment to Bonsai, The Indonesian Bonsai Society and his strong leadership, The Indonesian Bonsai Society and The Indonesian Suiseki Association decided to appoint him as the Chairman of The Grand Indonesian Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition in 2014.
Top left; Juniperus chinensis Top right; Plectronia horrida
Bottom left; Casuarina equisetifolia
Bottom right; Ixora coccinea
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