Pictures from Our Traveling Photographer, Stuart Rogers

Highlights of the 2019 Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo in Kannapolis, NC

DSC_0004 cr Princess Persimmon - Mac McAtee	DSC_0007cr
DSC_0008cr	DSC_0009 Cork Bark Chinese Elm - Amy Blanton
DSC_0017 Korean hornbeam - Nick Lens's "Bear"	DSC_0018cr
DSC_0019 Closeup of the "bear"	DSC_0025 American Hornbeam - Arthur Joura
DSC_0034 Azalea - Steve Zeisel	DSC_0040 Dwarf Scots Pine - Stu Charlesworth
DSC_0050 Blaaws Juniper	DSC_0051 Closeup
DSC_0052 Trunk closeup	DSC_0081 Three American Beech - Gary Clark
DSC_0137cr Korean Hornbeam Forest - Pauline Muth	IMG_1838 Bill Valavanis and friend doing demo
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A Few Highlights of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, DC

DSC_0237 Our National Bonsai & Penjing Museum	DSC_0440 Three Pavilions
DSC_0448 Main Gate	DSC_0242 Gate to the Chinese Pavilion
DSC_0361 Sargent Juniper	DSC_0347 Pasture Juniper
DSC_0303 Windswept Chinese Elm	DSC_0374 Circular Gate
DSC_0243 Large Stones inside Gate	DSC_0330 Typical Display Room
DSC_0297 Trident Maple	DSC_0299 Trident Maple
DSC_0278 Chinese Elm	DSC_0267 Silver Thorn (Gift of John Naka.)
DSC_0268	DSC_0265 Chinese Juniper
DSC_0255 Sasanana Camellia	DSC_0259 A Maple "Dragon"
DSC_0253 Japanese White Pine	DSC_0249 Crab Apple
DSC_0246 Chinese Elm	DSC_0395 Natal Fig
DSC_0374	DSC_0426 Entrance to the International Pavilion
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DSC_0437 Tribute to Yuji Yoshimura	DSC_0436 Tribute to John Naka

Knoxville Bonsai Society's Winter Show 2020

DSC_0065 American Hornbeam	DSC_0077 (2) Ponderosa Pine
DSC_0090 cr Green Island Fig	DSC_0100 cr Hinoki Cypress
DSC_0113 cr Korean Hornbeam Forest	DSC_0116 cr Flowering Quince
DSC_0121 cr	DSC_0135 cr Juniper
DSC_0144 cr A Variety of Elms	Trident split trunk cr Trident Maple with split trunk
Elm Forest with H accent cr Elm forest with Hinoki Accent

Blue Ridge Bonsai Society's Exhibit at the Carolina Bonsai Expo for 2019 at the NC Arboretum, October 12 & 13, 2019

01-IMG_0055	02-IMG_0062 Juniper procumbans
03-DSC_0384	04-IMG_0055cr Corky Burning Bush
05-IMG_0056 Hinoki False Cypress forest	06- IMG_0058
07-DSC_0385 cr Pyracantha "Mojave"	08-IMG_0060
09-IMG_1810 Japanese Garden Juniper	010-20191012_162941 Trident Maple
-011-20191012_163000 Varieties of moss

A Few Beautiful Trees from Other Clubs at the Carolina Bonsai Expo for 2019 at the NC Arboretum, October 12 & 13, 2019

01-DSC_0398 Spruce	02-20191012_143654 Black Pine (?)
03-DSC_0393 cr Sngo Kahu (coral bark) Maple	04-DSC_0392 Hemlock
05-DSC_0390 Pine	06-IMG_1840 Ginkgo
07-IMG_1856 Ficus?	08-IMG_1845 cr Bald Cypress

Blue Ridge Bonsai Society's Exhibit at the Carolina Bonsai Expo for 2018 at the NC Arboretum, Cctober 12 & 13, 2018

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Blue Ridge Bonsai Society's Exhibit at the Asheville Botanical Gardens, 2018

Our new banner IMG 2191cr	Chinese Elm and American Hornbeam IMG 2152cr
Japanese Larch IMG 2154	Jack Pine IMG 2155
Chinese Elm IMG 2156 Ch Elm	Japanese black pine -- just started IMG 2156 new Bk pine
Japanese Black Pine - mature bonsai IMG 2157	Weeping Willow Ficus IMG 2176
Azalea, with rock IMG 2178	Juniper, "Old Gold" IMG 2179
Shimpaku Juniper IMG 2180	Ficus IMG 2160
Hinoke False Cypress IMG 2161	Simpaku Juniper IMG 2163
Eastern White Pine IMG 2164	Dawn Redwood IMG 2165
American Eastern Larch IMG 2167	Autumn Olive IMG 2169
Dwarf Jade IMG 2175	Dwarf Chinese Elm IMG 2170
Juniper Procumbans IMG 2171	Hinoki Cypress IMG 2172
Crabapple IMG 2174	Juniper, "Blaauw" IMG 2177
Forest: Tridents, Chinese Elm, Azale IMG 2181	Shimpaku Juniper, "Itoigawa" IMG 2182

July, 2017 meeting with Arthur Joura at the bonsai hoop house at the NC Arboretum.

Arthur with American Elm 1204	to be styled inside greenhouse 1203
Almost finished 1205	Notice dead spot revealed on trunk 1207
Hoop house from outside 1199	From inside. 1191
Shadecloth used in summer. changed to white insulation in winter. 1172	Very big red maple 1186
IMG_1189	Ready for display 1188
Beech from fountain. Will be bonsai eventually. 1200

Repotting Workshop with Boon Manakitivipart March, 2017

Boon -from Artisans Cup	John's pine Candid 8
Wiring mesh over drainage holes 1-E	Mesh-covered holes from bottom 1-F
Tie-down wires for one-hole pot 2-F	Measuring tie-down wires for rectangular pot 1-G
Cotter pin for one-hole pot 2-C	Bottom of root mass from old pot 4-A
Raking and trimming 4-C	Gently rake base 4-B
Top side tools 4-E	Twist down loop 5-C
Surface of soil s/b level 4-O	Taking finished tree to water 4-R
Water new soil thoroughly 4-P	Finished and resting Candid 4