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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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June 2020
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Chosen by member
Species: Maple
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May 2020
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Chosen by Chairman
Species: Hawthorn
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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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February 2020
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Chosen by chairman
Species: Chinese Juniper ‘Itoi Gawa’. Japanese import
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January 2020
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Chosen by chairman
Species: Chinese Elm on Rock
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December 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold’
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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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October 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus)
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September 2019
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Chosen by members
Species: Larch
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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
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
June 2019
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Annual Exhibition 2019 "Best In Show"
Species: Ash
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June 2019
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Annual Exhibition 2019 "Runner-Up"
Species: Hawthorn
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June 2019
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Species: Hawthorn
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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
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)
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
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
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