Best Of British 'The Trees'

Jerry's post was about the personalities.... this is about the trees. I was busy doing demos on both days so did not get much chance to photograph the trees without the crowds. Please post your photos and where possible caption them.

Russ Farley's Taxus Cuspidata



Ian Stewartsons Juniper



Peter Warrens Rosemary



Tracy Mortens Pine



A Trident Maple (don't know who's)



My Hawthorn

hi tony. it was nice to see you lee and the wirral boys at the week end, we all shook hands an got a real buzzzzzzzz out of it. I think its safe to say that the best of British bonsai was a resounding success for all those involved and especially those who organized it , the quality of the trees was outstanding real inspiring stuff, lets do it again. bob hill.

this was my juniper,forgot my camera so only had the phone with me,if anyone got a better shot email it to me please,it was a buzzing time Bob!

Love the japanese pot Lee

Dont worry Andy you'll get the credit in the one thing everyone remembers about a show,THE BOOK!
It is a great pot you made for it,i'll get a decent pic of it up here soon

A book, credit, wey hey

No mate seriously, it was a pleasure to make it for you

All the best

Andy

Hi Lee, I tweeked your shot. Hope you don't mind. It's a great tree/pot combination and a lovely display.

These are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Tony, the trident maple also belongs to Tracey Morton its also been displayed at Gingko and Kev Willsons show

Thanks for lightening the photo Kev,great result.
Here is a before and after of Steve Tolley's demo tree,the before was when he first recieved it,has anyone anymore photo's of the demo's?Before
after

hello have you to them photographs of the demonstration of marc noelanders

Lee Kennedy wrote:Here is a before and after of Steve Tolley's demo tree,the before was when he first recieved it,has anyone anymore photo's of the demo's?
after

Wow, Steve did a nice job moving the foliage. The trunks lines look like the exeoskeleton of the alien we have in Area 51, especially its hip joint (oops shouldn't have let that out!)

Hi Rob,it is a disturbing tree,sci fi bonsai!it was a great demo,some great ideas came out of the bag,literally one included bagging up the foliage as he moved it through a gap to stop the needles taking the bark off! brill demo,and not just for the end result,in my opinion Steve is at the top of his game right now,and the results of his work prove that,He's definitely England's bonsai master

Lee Kennedy wrote:He's definitely England's bonsai master

Steve is surely way up there!

Can anyone else see the octopus in Steves tree?

It's dead obvious now you've posted such a well chosen lookalike photo, Tony. Great work by Steve. I want to see that tree in three or four years time!

Fantastic comparison to the Octopus Tony so obvious when seen together.I love these before and after pictures.It would be nice have pics of all the Demo trees at the Best of British..

Lee Kennedy wrote:this was my juniper,forgot my camera so only had the phone with me,if anyone got a better shot email it to me please,it was a buzzing time Bob!

Where do you think they are getting those great Scrolls??

Hey Tony,
The octopus was the first thing I saw! This is a very unusual tree. All of the trees are wonderful. I especially love the pot on the Yew.
Great work!
Geof

Geof

The pot on the Yew is by Gorden Duffet, an exceptional bonsai potter and a great inspiration to my work

Regards

Andy

Absolutely stunning - thanks for sharing, Tony!

there were a number of scrolls by Paul Goff of Bonsai presentations. Simple elegant and very effective, a bit like myself

Don't forget Doug Mudd's stunning tables.

Stone Monkey wrote:Don't forget Doug Mudd's stunning tables.

Shapely legs, sturdy yet elegant classic design, exquisitely built, shiny on top.

Again, a bit like Les!

(NB - Apologies if you are not Les S from the Wirral!!)

fionnghal wrote:

Stone Monkey wrote:Don't forget Doug Mudd's stunning tables.

Shapely legs, sturdy yet elegant classic design, exquisitely built, shiny on top.

Again, a bit like Les!

(NB - Apologies if you are not Les S from the Wirral!!)

It is the one from the Wirral

Thanks Andy for mentioning Dougs table, they really are a work of art, there were about a dozen of his tables being used in the show, I have raised the issue before, why are table makers not mentioned in bonsai show, we mention tree owner, pot maker and type pf tree but not table maker maybe it is something we can do differently in the future?

Les / Fiona

I totally agree. I think it is only right that the maker of the table is acknowledged. By acknowledging the maker of the table, as with the tree and pot, showcases their work to the viewer of the composition, IMHO, it is also a work of art. You don't get many hobbies with three different crafts coming together to make a composition, we are lucky individuals indeed

Looking forward to my display case from Doug. I can't wait!!! It might even make my pots look half decent

All the best

Andy