Pictures from Our Traveling Photographer, Stuart Rogers
Highlights of the 2019 Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo in Kannapolis, NC
 DSC_0004 crPrincess Persimmon - Mac McAtee |  DSC_0007cr |
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 DSC_0008cr |  DSC_0009Cork Bark Chinese Elm - Amy Blanton |
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 DSC_0017Korean hornbeam - Nick Lens's "Bear" |  DSC_0018cr |
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 DSC_0019Closeup of the "bear" |  DSC_0025American Hornbeam - Arthur Joura |
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 DSC_0034Azalea - Steve Zeisel |  DSC_0040Dwarf Scots Pine - Stu Charlesworth |
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 DSC_0050Blaaws Juniper |  DSC_0051Closeup |
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 DSC_0052Trunk closeup |  DSC_0081Three American Beech - Gary Clark |
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 DSC_0137crKorean Hornbeam Forest - Pauline Muth |  IMG_1838Bill Valavanis and friend doing demo |
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A Few Highlights of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, DC
 DSC_0237Our National Bonsai & Penjing Museum |  DSC_0440Three Pavilions |
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 DSC_0448Main Gate |  DSC_0242Gate to the Chinese Pavilion |
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 DSC_0361Sargent Juniper |  DSC_0347Pasture Juniper |
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 DSC_0303Windswept Chinese Elm |  DSC_0374Circular Gate |
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 DSC_0243Large Stones inside Gate |  DSC_0330Typical Display Room |
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 DSC_0297Trident Maple |  DSC_0299Trident Maple |
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 DSC_0278Chinese Elm |  DSC_0267Silver Thorn (Gift of John Naka.) |
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 DSC_0268 |  DSC_0265Chinese Juniper |
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 DSC_0255Sasanana Camellia |  DSC_0259A Maple "Dragon" |
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 DSC_0253Japanese White Pine |  DSC_0249Crab Apple |
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 DSC_0246Chinese Elm |  DSC_0395Natal Fig |
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 DSC_0374 |  DSC_0426Entrance to the International Pavilion |
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 DSC_0437Tribute to Yuji Yoshimura |  DSC_0436Tribute to John Naka |
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Knoxville Bonsai Society's Winter Show 2020
 DSC_0065American Hornbeam |  DSC_0077 (2)Ponderosa Pine |
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 DSC_0090 crGreen Island Fig |  DSC_0100 crHinoki Cypress |
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 DSC_0113 crKorean Hornbeam Forest |  DSC_0116 crFlowering Quince |
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 DSC_0144 crA Variety of Elms |  Trident split trunk crTrident Maple with split trunk |
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 Elm Forest with H accent crElm forest with Hinoki Accent |
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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_0062Juniper procumbans |
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 03-DSC_0384 |  04-IMG_0055crCorky Burning Bush |
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 05-IMG_0056Hinoki False Cypress forest |  06- IMG_0058 |
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 07-DSC_0385 crPyracantha "Mojave" |  08-IMG_0060 |
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 09-IMG_1810Japanese Garden Juniper |  010-20191012_162941Trident Maple |
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 -011-20191012_163000Varieties of moss |
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A Few Beautiful Trees from Other Clubs at the Carolina Bonsai Expo for 2019 at the NC Arboretum, October 12 & 13, 2019
 01-DSC_0398Spruce |  02-20191012_143654Black Pine (?) |
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 03-DSC_0393 crSngo Kahu (coral bark) Maple |  04-DSC_0392Hemlock |
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 05-DSC_0390Pine |  06-IMG_1840Ginkgo |
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 07-IMG_1856Ficus? |  08-IMG_1845 crBald Cypress |
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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 bannerIMG 2191cr |  Chinese Elm and American HornbeamIMG 2152cr |
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 Japanese LarchIMG 2154 |  Jack PineIMG 2155 |
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 Chinese ElmIMG 2156 Ch Elm |  Japanese black pine -- just startedIMG 2156 new Bk pine |
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 Japanese Black Pine - mature bonsaiIMG 2157 |  Weeping Willow FicusIMG 2176 |
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 Azalea, with rockIMG 2178 |  Juniper, "Old Gold"IMG 2179 |
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 Shimpaku JuniperIMG 2180 |  FicusIMG 2160 |
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 Hinoke False CypressIMG 2161 |  Simpaku JuniperIMG 2163 |
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 Eastern White PineIMG 2164 |  Dawn RedwoodIMG 2165 |
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 American Eastern LarchIMG 2167 |  Autumn OliveIMG 2169 |
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 Dwarf JadeIMG 2175 |  Dwarf Chinese ElmIMG 2170 |
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 Juniper ProcumbansIMG 2171 |  Hinoki CypressIMG 2172 |
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 CrabappleIMG 2174 |  Juniper, "Blaauw"IMG 2177 |
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 Forest: Tridents, Chinese Elm, AzaleIMG 2181 |  Shimpaku Juniper, "Itoigawa"IMG 2182 |
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July, 2017 meeting with Arthur Joura at the bonsai hoop house at the NC Arboretum.
 Arthur with American Elm1204 |  to be styled inside greenhouse1203 |
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 Almost finished1205 |  Notice dead spot revealed on trunk1207 |
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 Hoop house from outside1199 |  From inside.1191 |
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 Shadecloth used in summer.changed to white insulation in winter.
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 Beech from fountain. Will be bonsaieventually.
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Repotting Workshop with Boon Manakitivipart March, 2017
 Boon -from Artisans Cup |  John's pineCandid 8 |
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 Wiring mesh over drainage holes1-E |  Mesh-covered holes from bottom1-F |
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 Tie-down wires for one-hole pot2-F |  Measuring tie-down wires forrectangular pot 1-G |
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 Cotter pin for one-hole pot2-C |  Bottom of root mass from old pot4-A |
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 Raking and trimming4-C |  Gently rake base4-B |
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 Top side tools4-E |  Twist down loop5-C |
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 Surface of soil s/b level4-O |  Taking finished tree to water4-R |
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 Water new soil thoroughly4-P |  Finished and restingCandid 4 |
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Black Creek Study Group's
Cypress display at the the 2015 Carolina Bonsai Expo