Photos of 6th World Bonsai Convention in PR

If you don't have the opportunity to attend to the 6th World Bonsai Convention in Puerto Rico. Here you can look the total exhibit of Bonsai and Suiseki. Enjoy

Openning of Exhibit Area

Premna & Ficus

Bucida espinosa (Ucarillo)

Neea buxifolia in Mini Tokoname (Neea)

Cassearia decandra (palo blanco)

Eugenia

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Conocarpus erectus (mangle boton)

Tabebuia heterophylla (Roble)

Bucida espinosa (Ucarillo)

Malpighia punicifolia (Acerola)

Wrightia religiosa (Jazmin de agua)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Tamarindus indica (Tamarindo)

Malpighia ounicifolia (Acerola)

Ilex vomitoria (ilex)

Malpighia punicifolia (Acerola)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Portulacaria afra (Jade)

Olive (Olivo)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Eugenia ligustrina (Palo muleta)

Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarina)

Eugenia xerophytica (Guayabacon)

Brazilian rain tree

Haematoxylum campechianum (Campeche)

Tabebuia heterophylla ( Roble)

Bucida espinosa (Ucarillo)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Whrigthia religiosa (Jazmin de Agua)

Tabebuia heterophylla (Roble)

Triphasia trifolia (Limoncillo)

Ficus microcarpa (Laurel de la India)

Ficus pumila (Hiedra)

Bursera simaruba (Almacigo)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Bursera simaruba (Almacigo)

Whrightia religiosa (Jazmin de agua)

Brazilian Rain Tree

Pictetia aculeata (Tachuelo)

Ficus Microcarpa (Laurel de la India)

Tabebuia heterophylla (Roble)


Best In Show (Ficus Taiwan)


Suriana maritima (Temporana)

Calliandra haematocephala (caliandra)


Best People Choices (Bucida espinosa)


Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)

Triphasia trifolia (Limoncillo)

Taxodium distichum (Cipres calvo)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)


Bronze Medal Photo Contest Shohin (Whrightia religiosa)


Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Shohin display Juniper Shimpaku (top)



Ficus salisifolia (Nerifolia)

Portulacaria afra (jade)

Fukien tea

Triphasia trifolia

Ixora coccinea (Cruz de malta)

Shohin display Premna (Top)

Conocarpus erectus (mangel boton)

Fukien tea

Calliandra emarginata (Caliandra)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Ficus microcarpa (Laurel de la India)

Ixora coccinea (Cruz de Malta)

Pithecellobium dulce (Guama Americano)

Ficus Salicifolia (Nerifolia)

Machaerium lunatum (Escambron blanco)

Ixora coccinea (Cruz de Malta)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Premna & Neea buxifolia

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Brazilian rain tree

Portulacaria afra (Jade)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Ficus Taiwan

Delonix regia (Flamboyan rojo)

Juniper Shimpaku

Black Pine (Pino Negro)

Coccoloba uvifera (Uva de Playa)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Ficus salicifolia (Nerifolia)

Triphasia trifolia (Limoncillo)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Ficus salicifolia (Nerifolia)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Ficus salicifolia (Nerifolia)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Sabinea florida (Retama San Jose)





Ficus Salicifolia (Nerifolia)

Neea buxifolia (Neea)

Casuarina equisetifolia

Premna

Fukien tea

Bucida espinosa (Ucarillo)

Conocarpus erectus (Mangle boton)

Eugenia

Myrciaria cauliflora (Jaboticaba)

Suiseki in show






Best in Show

Wow Jose! Thanks for posting all these. Lots of great trees and nice suiseki too.

As Kev says - "Wow"! I particularly love the Roble raft, but the majority of the trees are simply stunning. We just don't get to see the tropical species over here in the UK so when people give us posts like this, it is truly eye-opening. Thank Jose.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing this fantastic event.
Shalom Luciano.
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Thanks for all comments. This post is for you here to have the opportunity of seeing all the Tropical Trees that we work with. ENJOY

Jose,

thanks for taking the time to post all these photos. That took a lot of work.

The trees were great. Lots of variety and all from a relatively small area - the island of Puerto Rico.
You ficus was amazing. I heard a rumor that Min Shaun Lo worked on that tree. Was it true?

I enjoyed my trip - especially the free rum.

bravissimo......ciao Leonardo

Rob Kempinski wrote:Jose,

thanks for taking the time to post all these photos. That took a lot of work.

The trees were great. Lots of variety and all from a relatively small area - the island of Puerto Rico.
You ficus was amazing. I heard a rumor that Min Shaun Lo worked on that tree. Was it true?

I enjoyed my trip - especially the free rum.

What Ficus?? Because if you talk about the Best in Show Ficus, isn't mine. The owner is Julio Rivera. Is a pleasure for me ear tah you and other people enjoy the trip and the convention. The staff of the convention work hard for yours. AL the materials worked on demostration was great and the demostrators uufff ....without word.

Thanks Jose. Lots of very nice and unusual trees in your show.
Jerry
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Jerry Meislik wrote:Thanks Jose. Lots of very nice and unusual trees in your show.
Jerry
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All the trees are tropical with exception of some pine & junipers.

All the event is a lesson of work with TROPICAL.
Here in Brazil, in this generation, we will not have something of this level.
Also we do not have Pedro Morales.

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MARVELOUS BONSAI Thank you for the excellent photos

If you don't mind I'd would like some advice about the Neea buxifolia, I have recently become the owner of a chuhin size neea and have wondered about whether is perfers shade or full sun? I know that Minnesota is not very tropical but I have a buttonwood [conocarpus erectus] that has thrived for 15 years with special care.

Best regards,
Norma

Norma,

Neea Buxifolia is a very forgiving plant. It grows in the hills of Puerto Rico and as an underbrush species, it likes humidity. I have mine in full sun. It prefers a well draining medium, but will tolerate a sustrate with organic matter.

Kind regards,
Jose Luis

Well done Jose!
It was a great convention and great meeting you. Sorry we didn't get more time to talk about the casuarinas.
Art

Norma wrote:MARVELOUS BONSAI Thank you for the excellent photos

If you don't mind I'd would like some advice about the Neea buxifolia, I have recently become the owner of a chuhin size neea and have wondered about whether is perfers shade or full sun? I know that Minnesota is not very tropical but I have a buttonwood [conocarpus erectus] that has thrived for 15 years with special care.

Best regards,
Norma

Hi Norma

The neea need full sun and much water. Is excellent for bonsai in the tropic.

ArtAtkinson wrote:Well done Jose!
It was a great convention and great meeting you. Sorry we didn't get more time to talk about the casuarinas.
Art

Thank you Art nice to meet you too. We make the convention for yours. The comments of the convention are positive, i am happy about this.

Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. do you have any idea who are the winners of the WBFF photo contest?

padychitan wrote:Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. do you have any idea who are the winners of the WBFF photo contest?

Go to this link http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/firstplace.html

The first place is for one tree of China (Zhuang Weijum)

Jose O. Rivera wrote:

padychitan wrote:Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. do you have any idea who are the winners of the WBFF photo contest?

Go to this link http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/firstplace.html

The first place is for one tree of China (Zhuang Weijum)

It was a sweep for China as Chinese trees took the top three awards.
I believe we in the west are just scratching the surface of the amazing bonsai in China. I have witnessed some of it as Vice President of Bonsai Club International. BCI has been growing in China and there are probably more bonsai growers in China than in the rest of the world combined. And they have been doing bonsai for centuries.

Rob Kempinski wrote:

Jose O. Rivera wrote:

padychitan wrote:Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures. do you have any idea who are the winners of the WBFF photo contest?

Go to this link http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/octoberbonsai/firstplace.html

The first place is for one tree of China (Zhuang Weijum)

It was a sweep for China as Chinese trees took the top three awards.
I believe we in the west are just scratching the surface of the amazing bonsai in China. I have witnessed some of it as Vice President of Bonsai Club International. BCI has been growing in China and there are probably more bonsai growers in China than in the rest of the world combined. And they have been doing bonsai for centuries.

the tree that got hte first place is realy fantastic! can you post the other winners of the contest?