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Tree of the Month
Each month members bring in their trees for discussion and vote on the best
July 2020
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Chosen by member
Species: The variety is Kaho and the tree was 68cm tall in a Chinese hand made pot
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![LargeKaho.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_eeb5179995944c3b85da764218cda22d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_608,h_786,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/LargeKaho.jpg)
June 2020
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Chosen by member
Species: Maple
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![Maple.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_3673e9d5180b4b67b03e54280c713e9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_107,h_129,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Maple.jpg)
May 2020
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Chosen by Chairman
Species: Hawthorn
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![Hornbeam2.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_e06ecdf1d05149788dc87a22a04337c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_110,h_113,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Hornbeam2.jpg)
March 2020
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Chosen by a member
Species: Antarctic Beech acquired from a wholesale nursery around 15 years ago.
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![NBS Table Trees Mar 2020 2.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_3e971c3d192448649c83649cc7b48cd4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Table%20Trees%20Mar%202020%202.jpeg)
February 2020
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Chosen by chairman
Species: Chinese Juniper ‘Itoi Gawa’. Japanese import
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![NBS Bonsai Feb 2020 9 TOM.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_33d69eb8dc9b4c1cbf45226fa79c2aeb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Bonsai%20Feb%202020%209%20TOM.jpeg)
January 2020
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Chosen by chairman
Species: Chinese Elm on Rock
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![NBS Jan 2020 Pre-Bonsai 6.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_8854b717ac244ff29e2bdc4fea07321f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Jan%202020%20Pre-Bonsai%206.jpg)
December 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold’
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![NBS Dec 2019 TOM.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_a7e8c20b009b4e49b6b7d76d9003ea36~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_96,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Dec%202019%20TOM.jpg)
November 2019
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Chosen by guest speaker Lee Verhorevoort
Species: Japanese Black Pine
Pot: China Mist drum-style pot
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![TOM Nov 2019 BlackPine.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_03c9196a7e9043658a89e445eff7149a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_97,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/TOM%20Nov%202019%20BlackPine.jpg)
October 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus)
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![NBS Monthly Trees Oct 2019 7.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_c530c844e1d44749b344a67b0128594f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_97,h_95,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Monthly%20Trees%20Oct%202019%207.jpg)
September 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Larch
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![ToTM Larch Sep 2019.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_04519315b92d4d878f3887f2780a763c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_105,h_170,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ToTM%20Larch%20Sep%202019.jpg)
August 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Scots Pine
Origin of tree: Collected from a dig site in Reading, in training for 15 years
Pot maker: Chinese pot, unknown maker
![NBS TOM Scots Pine Aug 2019.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_fef87c20d855438b876dd5e109defcd1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_96,h_134,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20TOM%20Scots%20Pine%20Aug%202019.jpg)
June 2019
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Chosen by speaker Malcolm Hughes
Species: Zelkova Parvifolia
Origin of tree: Imported from Japan in 2018
Pot maker: Old hand-made Japanese item, unknown maker
![IMG_8367 2.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_66fbde1184a2448099fe247ba69b8f38~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_94,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_8367%202.jpeg)
June 2019
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Annual Exhibition 2019 "Best In Show"
Species: Ash
Origin of tree:
Time owned:
Pot maker:
![NBS Annual Show 2019 37.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_b913a622df9445d0b2883e610e7c11db~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Annual%20Show%202019%2037.jpg)
June 2019
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Annual Exhibition 2019 "Runner-Up"
Species: Hawthorn
Origin of tree:
Time owned:
Pot maker:
![NBS Annual Show 2019 39.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_bcf75440c3df4288ae95af624f68b02a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_98,h_122,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Annual%20Show%202019%2039.jpg)
June 2019
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Species: Hawthorn
Origin of tree:
Time owned:
Pot maker:
![NBS Hawthorn June 2019.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_2f36f1dd293a406695cbde9c10f9ea17~mv2_d_1500_1293_s_2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_107,h_92,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/NBS%20Hawthorn%20June%202019.jpeg)
April 2019
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Species: Acer Palmatum ‘Mikawa Yatsubusa’
Origin of tree: Bought from a club member in 2010
Time owned: 9 years
Pot maker: Wallsall Ceramics
![ToM April Acer Palmatum.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_5b3f7b7897b542eda930d065ad4fd566~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_108,h_81,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ToM%20April%20Acer%20Palmatum.jpeg)
This tree was bought from a club member in 2010 as an air layer taken from one of his own bonsai. It spent a few years in a training pot to develop better branch structure, and is now planted in a Walsall Ceramics pot bought in 2017.
March 2019
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Species: Japanese Larch
Origin of tree: Collected tree (yamadori)
Time owned: 25 years
Pot maker: Wallsall Ceramics (custom made for the tree)
![ToM March 2019.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_0a3d082e3d7847e9bbbe1e7e6d66f711~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_92,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/ToM%20March%202019.jpg)
This tree was collected from a dig site about 25 years ago. It was cut back from 5 branches to 3 and then down to 1. Over the years it has filled out to make the tree that you now see.
February 2019
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Species: Picea Abies
Origin of tree: Garden Cutting
Time owned: 2010
Pot maker: Amateur
![PiceaAbies7Feb19.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_b2dd7a75bb5c46f58682abbf8890fa08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_108,h_92,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/PiceaAbies7Feb19.jpg)
This is February’s tree of the Month, a European Spruce (Picea Abies) presented in root over rock style. This has been grown for the last 8 years from two cuttings from a garden plant by a member of NBS, and is planted in a pot made years ago by a work colleague on his first attempt at creating a bonsai pot. The tree is displayed on a home made stand, making it a real home grown presentation in every respect.
December 2018
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Species: Japanese Hornbeam
Origin of tree: Imported from Japan
Time owned: March 2016
Pot maker: It was repotted in 2018 into a Korean pot made by the Tong Rae company
![JapHor13Sep2018.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2beb12_a4ca82f97d3f4adfbbbec06650a8a5e4~mv2_d_1512_1674_s_2.jpg/v1/crop/x_116,y_0,w_1279,h_1674/fill/w_66,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/JapHor13Sep2018.jpg)
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