2026 BSV Exhibition
Geoff Vanner Award - Members' Choice Winner: Quentin Valentine - European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - One of the last trees to awaken from winter dormancy.
People's Choice Award Winner: Quentin Valentine - Coastal Tea Tree (Gaudium laevigatum) - Reminiscent of a wild coastline.
Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora) - Nursery stock 50 years old.
Crazy Filbert (Corylus avellana 'Contorta') - Nursery stock bought 2020.
Filigree Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpurea) - From nursery stock 1991. Mariusz Folda, Poland handmade pot.
Korean Boxwood (Buxus harlandii) - Assembled in 2013. Species is known for its deeply fissured white bark.
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Native to Europe, this old tree has naturally short needles which make it highly suitable for bonsai.
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - Developed over 40 years, the feature is the vascular deadwood and the purple flowers throughout winter.
Himalayan Juniper (Juniperus squamata) - Grafted in 1990s. First styled in 2007 and re-designed and evolved over the subsequent years.
Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) - Old root over rock planting exhibiting wonderful root character.
Irish Strawberry (Arbutus unedo) - Large tree base exhibiting extensive carving to represent old age.
Azalea Kurume (Rhododendron obtusum) - Collected tree saved from the bulldozer 11 years ago and has been in training as a Bonsai since then.
Mirror Bush (Coprosma repens) - Dug in 2020 when reduced to a bare stump. Styling began 2022. First bonsai pot 2024.
English Elm (Ulmus procera) - Collected from a farm paddock in 1985, where it had been previously grazed by cattle as a sucker growth from the roots of larger trees.
Hawthorn (Crataegus) - Nursery stock from Moongate nursery.
Chinese Elm 'Seiju' (Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju') - Approx. 15 years old. When young, was planted in the ground for 5 years with a small tile underneath to develop strong root base.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) - A unique shape that attracts attention.
Wisteria (white) (Wisteria) - Dug from a garden in Leongatha around 2019.
Cedar (Cedrus) - Styled about 2015.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) - Broom style about 15 years old.
Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum) - Styled by Hirotoshi Saitoh in 2004. Possibly one of the best examples of a naturalistic bald cypress style.
Juniper (Juniperus) - Styled by Hirotoshi Sato around 2008.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) - Styled with a Japanese Master. Around 27 years old.
Acer Palmatum (Beni shidare) - Stunning three tone foliage on this 20 year old Maple.
Blue Cedar (Cedrus deodara 'glacier') - Purchased as a 16 year old pre-bonsai four feet tall and then worked as informal upright style for another 10 years.
Azalea (Satsuki, 'Osakazuki') - Allowed to grow on to maximise the size and quality of the branches including placement to maximise beauty during flowering.
Japanese White Pine (Pinus parviflora) - Styled with jins to show its strength as an older tree. Displayed here in a recent pair of Japanese shoes: Izumi-ya 'Zenigo'.
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Originally grown by a Christmas tree farm when collected over 15 years ago.
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) - Group planting created in the late 1970s.
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) - Created in the early 1980s, then restyled in 1995.
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) - Literati style bonsai created over the last 30 years.
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) - Dug 2012. Styled with Chris Danola.
Needle Juniper (Juniperus procumbens) - Bought in 2021 and restyled.
Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum) - Root over rock style. Grown from seeds given out to members in 1979.
Corky Bark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) - Grown from cuttings. Approximately 20 years in training.
Juniper (Juniperus) - Obtained through the BSV. Bonsai training began 2018.
Juniper (Juniperus) - Obtained through the BSV. Bonsai training began 2018.
English Elm (Ulmus minor 'Atinia') - Yamadori (collected) plant from a club dig in 1998. Planted in a growing pot after collection. Transferred to a bonsai pot in 2006.
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) - Informal Upright style. Seed grown nursery stock. Approx. 60 years old.
Juniper (Juniperus procumbens nana) - Cascade style with a light, refined trunk and strong ramification.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) - Grown from seed in 1980. Redesigned and developed the finer branch structure over the last 5 years.
Firethorn (Pyracantha) - Bonsai nursery stock purchased 2020. Potted into current pot in 2024.
Cotoneaster Glauca (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus) - Purchased in July 2026 from Dean Shaw who purchased it in 2023 from Michael Simineto. Small white flowers in spring.
Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) - Grown from a cutting about 10 years ago.
Five-Point Bonsai Display (Acer palmatum, Pinus parviflora, Picea glauca 'conica', Chamaecyparis obtusa, Rhododendron indicum) - Delicate maple contrasts with the strength and permanence of the conifers. Satsuki adds a softer, more delicate presence.
Six-Point Bonsai Display (Pinus thunbergii, Acer buergerianum, Juniperus, Buxus harlandii, Ulmus parvifolia, Melaleuca cuticularis) - A compact composition where contrasting forms and foliage come together in a harmonious, small-scale scene.
Coastal Tea Tree (Gaudium laevigatum) - Established bonsai in 2020. Potted 2021. The blue-green glazed pot was chosen to complement the colour of the foliage.
Lemon Scented Tea Tree (Leptospermum petersonii) - Small leaves, fast growing and wonderful fragrance make this a species everyone should try.
Wooly Tea-Tree (Leptospermum lanigerum) - Old Tasmanian tree combined with ferns in a forest setting.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus rubiginosa) - Rescued from a brick wall in 1985. Bonsai training began 2018.
Heath Teatree (Gaudium myrsinoides) - Developed from tube stock (2017), mainly by clip & grow technique.
Bottlebrush 'Candle Glow' (Callistemon pallidus) - From a cutting in 2015, has been encouraged and trained as a cascade. Perfumed lemon flowers in Spring / Summer.
Sticky Wattle Prostrate (Acacia howittii prostrate) - Grown from a demo cutting in 2013. Waterfall styling. Recently flowered.
Old Man Banksia (Banksia serrata) - No Snuggle Pot or Cuddle to be seen.
Banksia (Bonsai marginata 'mini marg') - Originally grown from seed in Tasmania and is estimated to be in excess of 50 years old.
Coast Banksia (Banksia integrifolia) - Created from nursery stock in the early 1980s.
Black Tea-Tree (Melaleuca bracteata) - Created from a collected seedling. Age unknown.
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2025 BSV Exhibition
Members' Choice - Geoff Vanner Award Winner: Quinton Valentine — Granite Bottlebrush (Melaleuca Elliptica) - Large collected tree with fluted trunk. In training 5 years.
People's Choice Winner: John Gill — Juniper (Juniperus Procumbens) - 25 years old. Raft style planted on Mallee root.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Started as bonsai in early 1980s. No obvious chop marks.
Black Tea Tree (Melaleuca Bracteata) - Collected stock. Styled in 2014.
Old Man Banksia (Banksia Serrata) - 25 years from seed.
Prickly Paperbark (Melaleuca Styphelioides) - Natural representation of trees found on nature strips.
Black Sheoak (Allocasuarina Littoralis) - Local native species. In training since 2013.
Azalea (Rhododendron Indicum) - Planted on slab. Saved from bulldozer 18 years ago.
Camellia (Camellia Lutchuensis) - Informal upright style. 10 years from nursery stock. Victor Harris/Erin Pottery bowl from England.
Cypress (Cupressus) - Twin trunk style. 30 years old. Restyled with Hirotoshi Saitoh in 2024.
Red Pine (Pinus Densiflora) - Early history unknown. Restyled in 2006.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Grown from seed in approx. 1975. Styled in 1986.
Monterey Pine (Pinus Radiata) - Collected from the wild and developed for 25 years.
Japanese White Pine (Pinus Parviflora) - Usually grafted onto Black Pine stock. This specimen on own roots.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Air layered in 1997. In bonsai pot since 2020.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - 28-year-old semi-cascade style destined for full cascade.
Bald Cypress (Taxodium Distichum) - 20 years old. “Flat Top” style reflecting hurricane-prone habitat.
Mini Display - Corokia Cotoneaster, Seiju Elm, Amelia Kaleidoscope, Kyoto Serissa, Kirin Azalea.
Mini Display - Japanese Black Pine, Chinese Elm, Trident Maple, Dwarf Myrtle, She-Oak.
Mini Display - Alberta Spruce, Salvia Rosmarinus, Coprosma Ignite, Malus, Buxus microphylla compacta.
Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis ‘Shimpaku’) - First Shimpaku bonsai. Nurtured in pot for three years.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia ‘Seiju’) - Grown individually from cuttings and air layers over many years. Group planted in 2022.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Grown from seed in 1980. Branch refinement over last 4 years.
Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Redesigned and developed branches over last 12 months. In Dragon pot.
(Right) Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Redesigned and developed branches over last 12 months. In Dragon pot.
Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Nursery stock in 2000. Repotted into high-end Japanese “Bigei” drum pot.
Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) - Repotted last summer into high-end Japanese “Bigei” drum pot.
Japanese Andromeda (Pieris Japonica) - Approx. 15 years old. Produces profusion of white flowers.
Jasmine (Trachelospermum ‘Star of Toscana’) - 50-year-old collected tree in Tracey Francis pot.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia ‘Seiju’) - Air layered in 2014. Developed in colander for years before bonsai pot.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Purchased as bonsai in 2021. Formed by fusion of three small trees creating a thick base.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Started from seed in 1951. Restyled in 2010.
Swamp Cypress (Taxodium Distichum) - 30 years old featuring recent carving and deadwood.
Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) - Extensive deadwood contrasted by purple/blue flowers lasting for months.
Radiata Pine (Pinus Radiata) - Old collected stock first styled in 2010.
Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) - Grafted by Mike Simonetto circa 2010. Reduced to a “Seven Style” in 2012.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia ‘Seiju’) - Grown as an upright for many years. Laid on its side to represent a tree with its roots washed away.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata ‘Blue Star’) - Collected from demolition site 4 years ago. Second year in bonsai pot.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Early history unknown. Restyled in 2015.
Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa Nana) - Nursery stock from 1990s. Gradually refined since.
Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp.) - Collected from a garden showing rugged nature in trunk and unusual yellow flowers.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Originally single trunk. Regrew into clump style after frost damage in 2000.
Coastal Tea Tree (Gaudium Laevigatum) - Started 2020. In blue-green glazed pot complementing foliage.
Mountain Burgan (Kunzea Peduncularis) - Collected 2018. Small foliage enhances scale.
Sticky Wattle (Acacia Howittii) - 16 years old. Main branch carved after dieback.
Woolly Tea Tree (Leptospermum Lanigerum) - Imported from Tasmania in 2016. Prolific white flowers in late spring.
Wild Privet (Ligustrum Vulgare) - 75-year-old collected tree with extensive carving to enhance aged appearance.
Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia fauriei × indica) - Large nursery stock purchased 2018. Refinement over last 4 years.
Firethorn (Pyracantha sp.) - Purchased as bonsai nursery stock in 2020. Potted into current pot in 2024.
(Left) Juniper (Juniperus Procumbens ‘Nana’) - Natural windswept style echoing resilience of trees shaped by elements. (Right) Mini Display - Japanese Black Pine, Japanese White Pine, Serissa, Hinoki Cypress, Satsuki Azalea, Japanese Maple.
Prickly Paperbark (Melaleuca Styphelioides) - Nursery stock in 1971. Complete restyle 20 years ago. Has doubled in size.
Japanese White Pine (Pinus Parviflora) - Grown from tube stock 35 years ago.
2024 BSV Exhibition
Member's Choice Winner: Quentin Valentine — Prickly Paperbark (Melaleuca Styphelioides) - Nursery stock in 1971. Complete restyle 20 years ago. Has doubled in size.
People's Choice Winner: Brian Clinton — Japanese White Pine (Pinus Parviflora) - Grown from tube stock 35 years ago.
Suiseki Display - Viewing stones selected for unique shapes, colours and textures evoking natural landscapes.
Saikei Group (Picea Abies, Buxus, Cotoneaster) - People’s Choice Award 2023. Central spruce over 30 years.
Sloe Plum (Prunus Spinosa) - Dug from creek bank at Marong in 2020.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - From seed 20 years ago. Bonsai training for 10 years.
Common Hawthorn (Crataegus Monogyna) - Nursery stock from 2018. Now in triple fired Japanese pot.
Mame/Shohin Display - Selection of various hand sized bonsai.
Golden Hinoki (Chamaecyparis Obtusa) - Triple trunk restyled by Hirotoshi Saito.
Point Leaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos Pungens) - Grown from seed 18 years ago. Transplanted to rock 10 years ago.
Dwarf Juniper (Juniperus Procumbens) - 3 years in training. Contorted trunk slowly bent over time.
English Box (Buxus Sempervirens) - Created from nursery stock 7 years ago.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Created from nursery stock 7 years ago.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Grown from seedling about 6 years old. Slender literati form.
Atlantic Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica) - From nursery stock in 2018 at BSV Novice Program.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Collected from demolition site 3 years ago. In training for 2 years.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - From nursery stock in 2002. Attractive shari base.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Nursery stock 20 years ago.
Golden Larch (Pseudolarix Amabilis) - Deciduous conifer. Spring foliage is soft and vibrant green turning gold in autumn.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Cutting planted in ground and fertilised to promote rapid growth. Put into handmade pot in 2021.
Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Cascade style purchased in 2000. Recently restyled in Japanese "Bigei" pot.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Single trunk tree created in 1981 by Dr Maurice Slonim.
Suiseki Display - Viewing stones selected for unique shapes, colours and textures evoking natural landscapes.
Old Man Banksia (Banksia Serrata) - Thick trunks and wrinkled bark give aged look achieved in relatively short time.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Collected from a veranda in Sydney in the 1990s. In training for 18 years.
Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtuse) - Informal upright style developed over 3 years. In Shibakatsu pot.
Valonian Oak (Quercus Ithaburensis ssp Macrolepis) - Tree style reminiscent of Harry Tomlinson’s "Bonsai" book cover. Wallsall Ceramics, England pot.
Juniper (Juniperus Procumbens) - Started as 1.5m nursery tree.
Japanese Box (Buxus Microphylla) - Group planting by Dr Maurice Slonim about 40 years ago.
Red Box (Eucalyptus Polyanthemos) - Nursery stock from 1982. Best Eucalypt in Show Award – VNBC Exhibition March 2024.
Tea Tree (Leptospermum sp.) - Hybridised species for enhanced flower colour. Sold in nurseries as "Tickled Pink".
Tea Tree (Leptospermum Laevigatum) - Originally grown by Michael Simonetto. In a Tracey Francis pot.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Grown by the late Victor Lew since early 1990s.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Clump style. Air layered 10 years ago to improve nebari.
Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa) - Ground grown for 8 years. Grown as a bonsai for 20 years.
Radiata Pine (Pinus Radiata) - From a seedling collected in the mid 1980s.
Mexican Pine (Pinus Patula) - Coarse bark shows the age and soft weeping foliage is different to most pines.
Wire Netting Bush (Corokia Cotoneaster) - Bought as little bush 14 years ago and grown on to improve root base.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Semi cascade shohin size. Styled with deadwood as the front. High quality Yixing pot.
Kunzea (Kunzea Ericoides) - Prostrate form purchased in 2013 from nursery and styled as informal upright.
Peppercorn Tree (Schinus Molle) - Partially hollow decayed trunk purchased in 2019. Regrown branches.
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica Glauca) - Unknown cause of short needles. In drum ShuiMing pot.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected from the wild in 2018. After recovering for a year, underwent first styling in 2019.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Dug from Adelaide hills, early 1990s and developed from stump.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Dug from Adelaide hills, early 1990s and developed from stump.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Dug from Adelaide hills, early 1990s and developed from stump.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected olive in 2018. Shaping began in September 2019.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected in 2017 in Adelaide. Interesting trunk line.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Yamadori collected in South Australia in the early 1990s. Major restyling last year.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected in 2015 as double trunk tree. Selected for display in National Bonsai Convention in 2022.
Common Olive (Olea Europaea) - Dug from a National Park in SA with permit on a dig with the SA Bonsai Society, August 2024.
Swiss Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Partially trained bonsai in 2008. Complete overhaul in 2010.
Japanese Red Pine (Pinus Densiflora) - Grown as bonsai for around 25 years. Recently restyled into a windswept bonsai and potted into custom made pot.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii Yatsubusa) - 6 year old grafted dwarf variety. Styled and developed at Hirotoshi Saito workshop 7/24.
California Juniper (Juniperus Californica) - Semi cascade bought a few years ago.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Group of five created in 1980 by Dr Maurice Slonim.
2023 BSV Exhibition
Members' Choice Winner: Scott Martin — Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Field grown nursery stock. In training as a bonsai for over 15 years.
People's Choice Winner: John Gill — Saikei Group (Picea Abies, Box, Cotoneaster) - Spruce group. Over 30 years.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Twin trunk style by layering two trees.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Upright style. 28 years old.
Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia) - Nursery stock. Cut down to develop as shohin. Repotted in handmade pot 2022.
Blue Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica Glauca) - Upright style. 28 years old.
Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) - Originally styled as informal upright. Redesigned as slanting style.
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica Glauca) - Purchased as nursery stock in 2015. Cut down to train as shohin style.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Informal upright style. 40 years.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Informal upright style. Planted from seed in Melbourne by Peter Fewster 43 years ago.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Raft style. Collected in 2017 from a fallen tree on a creek bed.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii "Mikawa") - 1988, 35 years old. Acquired from member Helen Williams.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Group on slate. 25 years old.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Rescued in 1989. Planted on a rock 2004.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum "Orange Dream") - Dwarf variety, grafted specifically for bonsai. Approx. 20 years.
Blue Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica Glauca) - Upright style. 18 years in pot.
Trident Maples (Formosanum) - Landscape waterfall "Laughing Waters".
Black Spruce (Picea Mariana Nana) - Mountain. North American species planted in 2015.
Fuchsia (Onagraceae) - Urban yamadori with red and white large flower. 35 years.
Azalea Satsuki (Rhododendron Indicum) - In a new pot this year using Kanuma specialty substrate mixture. Chinese pot.
Spruce (Picea Spruce) - Purchased in nursery as a Christmas tree. 20 years ago.
Jade (Crassula Ovata) - Cuttings from original stock.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Started as seedling at 2018 BSV workshop by an 8 year old member. Potted in 2021.
Shin Stand (Various) - Selection of shohin bonsai.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Trees collected from a cow paddock (trampled and chewed) 20 years ago.
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster Integerrimus) - Mother and son. Parent tree 35 years. The small tree is a graft from the parent 12 years ago.
Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected in 2013 and styled as a literati with carved base.
English Hawthorn (Crataegus) - Yamadori acquired 2016. Now planted in a triple fired pot.
Mountain Burgan (Kunzea Peduncularis) - Collected tree (yamadori) and trained as a bonsai for over 10 years.
Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia Theezans) - Trained for bonsai since seedling. Approx. 10 years.
Lemon Scented Tea Tree (Leptospermum Petersonii) - Graceful tree with great flaking bark. Small white flowers in January.
Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Tokonoma display. Mature tree of 28 years purchased at BSV trading table 1992.
Mirror Bush (Coprosma Repens) - Upright style. Evergreen. 20 years old.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Root over rock style started in 2020 by 10 year old member. Potted in bonsai pot 2023.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Root over rock style. Grown from seed 20–30 years ago.
Korean Hornbeam (Carpinus Coreana) - From Bonsai Nursery in US in 1998. Small cutting passed through quarantine with permit.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Cutting planted in ground to promote rapid growth. Potted in handmade pot 2021.
Japanese Red Maple (Senaki Maple) - Estimated 30–35 years old.
Atlantic Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica) - Group planting. Started in 1985.
Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) - Cascade style. Grown from a cutting 36 years ago in Melbourne by Peter Fewster.
Mame/Shohin Stand (Various) - Selection of varied hand sized bonsai.
Oak (Quercus) - Grown from seed and recently graduated to a bonsai pot.
Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) - Literati style. Originally grown by Michael Simonetto.
English Yew (Taxus Baccata) - Upright style.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - In training 15 years with aerial roots developing over the last 8.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Purchased in 1990 with no branch structure. 33 years. Chinese pot.
Juniper (Juniperus Procumbens) - 3 seedlings bound together about 20 years ago. Azalea accent plant.
Tea Tree (Leptospermum sp. "Mesmeryes") - Produced by cross breeding 3 leptospermum species to achieve large colourful flowers.
Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) - Forest "Penjing" grown on an old piece of tree from cuttings 15 years ago.
Old Man Banksia (Banksia Serrata) - "Penjing" air layered from parent bonsai 5 years ago. Rock formation made of cork oak bark.
Hottentot Bread (Fockea Edulis) - Caudiciform succulent. Edible. 15 years old.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia "Seiju") - Yamadori acquired 2017 in English Walsall pot.
Black Plum (Prunus Nigra) - Yamadori acquired 2020.
Azalea - Started in 1985. Lovely red flowers.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parviflora) - Aged formal upright style bonsai.
Conifer (Chamaecyparis Obtusa Nana) - About 30 years old. Golden foliage in summer.
Mugo Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Purchased stock at club meeting. About 25 years ago.
Atlantic Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica) - Styled as formal upright from nursery stock at 2018 BSV Novice Program.
Juniper (Juniper) - Informal style. 20 years old.
Himalayan Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Large old juniper has had several design changes over 40 years.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Broom style. Collected from roadside in country Victoria in 2001.
Coastal Tea Tree (Leptospermum Laevigatum) - Semi cascade style. Originally grown by Michael Simonetto. In a custom made "Tracey Francis" pot.
Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Semi cascade style. Stock tree from nursery in 2000.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Forest grown from seedlings 6 years ago. In this pot for 2 years.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Forest planting created in 2002. Repotted 2023.
Azalea (Satsuki Azalea) - Grown from cutting for two years. In this pot for 12 months.
Himalayan Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Styled at the Novice Program May 22.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Grown from seedling 6 years ago. Repotted recently.
English Oak (Quercus Robur) - Grown from seedling 7 years ago. In this pot for 2 years.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Informal upright style. Purchased as a developed tree in 2015.
Japanese Black Pine "Nishiki" (Pinus Thunbergii) - Purchased in 2015 as a semi trained bonsai.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Semi cascade style with extensive carving. 40 years.
Shohin Display (Mini Trees) - Maple, Juniper, Japanese Crab Apple, Fig, Japanese Black Pine.
Shimpaku Forest (Juniperus Chinensis) - Penjing called "Serenity" grown from cuttings 15 years ago.
Himalayan Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Purchased as a starter bonsai from Garden World.
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster Integerrimus) - Upright style. 17 years old.
Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba) - Purchased as nursery stock about 20 years ago.
Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria Floribunda "Royal Purple") - Windswept style. 61 year old vine. Originally styled by the late Frank Hocking (BSV founding member).
2022 BSV Exhibition
Members' Choice Winner: Robert Mullner — Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum 'Chisio') - Grown from nursery stock. In training 6 years.
People's Choice Winner: Kevin Ritchie — Sticky Wattle "Green Wave" (Acacia Howittii) - Fast growing with weeping habit. 11 years.
Rosemary (Salvia Rosmarinus) - Deadwood contrasted by purple flowers in spring.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Air layer from larger maple 14 years ago.
Suiseki (Kouzan Hakuun Boyo) - Viewing stone titled "High Mountains, White Cloud Scenery" from Ibi River, Japan.
Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected as large tree in 1998. Cut down and regrown.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Classic species used in bonsai. About 40 years old.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Classic species used in bonsai. About 40 years old.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Root over rock style started by Geoff Vanner. In training for 35 years.
White Pine (Pinus Parviflora) - Estimated age approximately 40–50 years.
Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Naturally sprawling species with multiple trunks. Clump style, semi cascade.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Grown as a clump from a cutting started 40 years ago.
Red Pine (Pinus Densiflora) - Nursery stock 30 years ago. Large jin created 5 years ago.
Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected 2015 as twin trunk material. Extensively carved. Named "Horror Face".
Jade (Crassula Ovata "Obliqua") - Grown as garden plant for 6 years. Trained into bonsai 2015.
Olive (Olea Europaea) - Collected 2019. Named "Two Face" with two carved faces on trunk.
Display stand (Mini bonsai) - Selection of small bonsai in varied sizes.
Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) - Informal upright style. Planted from seed 42 years ago.
Shohin display (Mini bonsai) - Olive, Lilly Pilly, Sweet Myrtle, Maple, Black Pine.
(Left) Azalea (Satsuki "Osakazuki") - Slanting style. Shohin size. (Right) Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Cascade style. Shohin size.
Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii "Mikawa") - Worked from 1988. Repotted July 2020.
Black Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Grown from tube stock 1985.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Single nursery plant in 1984 converted to raft style.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - Grown from base of single tree in 2000 as clump style.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Dug from farmland in 1985 and trained in broom style.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Grown from small tree taken about 16 years ago.
Montpellier Maple (Acer Monspessulanum) - Mediterranean native. About 45 years.
Jade (Crassula) - Gifted by family member 20 years ago. Divided into two bonsai trees.
Fig (Ficus Retusa) - Grown from nursery stock in Queensland in 1990.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Placed together in 2015 and grown as forest.
Liquidambar (Liquidambar Styraciflua) - Grown from self sown seed over 10 years. Recently styled as windswept.
Spruce (Picea Glauca "Albertiana Conica") - Informal upright. Naturally defined conical shape. 24 years.
Hawthorn (Crataegus) - Small leaves, white flowers, red berries, textured bark.
Radiata Pine (Pinus Radiata) - Yamadori collected. Trained as bonsai for 20 years.
Azalea (Rhododendron sp.) - Flowers add colour at this time of year.
Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii "Nishiki") - Purchased 2015 at club sale day as semi trained bonsai.
Radiata Pine (Pinus Radiata) - Collected in Dromana 17 years ago.
Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica) - Poor root growth on one side led to style about 20 years ago.
Variegated Privet (Ligustrum Ovalifolium) - Developed from nursery stock in 1999 and trained as exposed roots style.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia "Seiju") - Small informal style grown in colander for about 10 years.
Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Raft style transferred to custom Val Garth pot in 2019.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Ground grown 10 years. In training 15 years. Age 30 years.
Sylvestris Pine (Pinus Sylvestris "Jemmy") - Purchased 2013 as nursery stock. Hand carved 2013 and 2017.
Corkscrew Hazel (Corylus Contorta) - Twisted trunk and branch structure.
Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria Sinensis) - Found as neglected nursery stock 2009. In current pot 2017.
Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa "Hinoki") - Chinese style penjing rock planting. Assorted moss and grasses.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Roots of three seedlings fused together to form single tree. 30+ years.
Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia Sinensis) - Grown from small tree taken about 8 years ago.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata "Prostrata") - Informal upright. Naturally creeping species.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Twin trunk, 20+ years. Glazed oval pot by Brendan.
Azalea (Rhododendron indicum var. "Osakazuki") - Satsuki group planting. Cutting grown trees about 12–18 years.
White Pine (Pinus Parviflora) - Grafted onto Black Pine 1985.
Maple (Acer Palmatum) - Twin trunk obtained by layering two trees. Purchased 6 years ago.
Fig (Ficus Retusa) - Grown from nursery stock in Queensland in 1990.
Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo Biloba) - One of the planet’s oldest species. Approximately 290 million years.
Chinese Elm Group (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Grown from small tree taken about 10 years ago.
Old Man Banksia (Banksia Serrata) - Kangaroo penjing developed from air layer (exhibit 14).
Old Man Banksia (Banksia Serrata) - 30 years. Air layered to produce penjing (exhibit 15).
European Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) - Grown on origami fold leaf. Curator of NBCPA. Restyled recently.
European Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - Graceful old tree with twisted trunk and autumn colour.
Sargent’s Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) - Nursery stock trained over rock for 6 years. Recently pruned to aid styling.
Crab Apple (Malus Loesii) - Grafted stock. First bonsai pot 2017. Styled in penjing slanting style.
Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Won in raffle about 4 years ago and later trained as bonsai.
Port Jackson Fig (Ficus Rubiginosa) - In training 14 years with aerial roots developing over the last 7.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Displayed in memory of Barry Whitehead. Grown from small plant 15–20 years.
Suiseki (Viewing Stone) - Japanese art of appreciating stones shaped by wind and water.
Suiseki (Viewing Stone) - Japanese art of appreciating stones shaped by wind and water.
Suiseki (Viewing Stone) - Japanese art of appreciating stones shaped by wind and water.
Sargent’s Juniper (Juniperus Chinensis) - Nursery stock with driftwood for 7 years. Recently pruned to aid styling.
Mirror Bush (Coprosma Repens) - Collected 2001 from roadside in suburban Melbourne.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Broom style. Originally grown by Max Lehey.
Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Forest raft style. About 20 years.
Dwarf Hinoki Forest (Chamaecyparis Obtusa – Chabo Yadori) - Approx. 20 years old. Semi cascade.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Informal upright. Seed grown, 30 years.
Chinese Elm (Ulmus Parvifolia) - Set as dragon on dead root.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Collected from roadside in country Victoria in 2001. Grown as broom style.
Mountain Pine (Pinus Mugo) - Purchased stock at club meeting.
Copper Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - In training 3 years. Glazed oval pot from Wallis Studio UK.
(Left to Right) Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba) - From Bonsai Beginner’s Course. Two sisters recently added to forest. Harland Boxwood (Buxus Harlandii) - First bonsai styled at very first club attendance. Azalea (Satsuki Azalea "Rukozen") - Small tree group. In pot for around 10 years.
(Left to Right) Cedar (Cedrus Atlantica) - Stock from 2021 BSV Novice Program. 4–5 years old. Azalea (Rhododendron Shian) - Grown for canopy of flowers. 15 years old. Juniper (Juniperus) - First bonsai. Birthday present about five years ago. Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Purchased 6 months ago at club meeting.
(Right) Juniper (Juniperus Squamata) - Purchased as large overgrown tree 2 years ago.
English Elm (Ulmus Procera) - Collected in the wild 2017 and trained as raft style.
Olive (Olea Europaea) - Yamadori (dug) from South Australia. In training 27 years.
English Oak (Quercus Robur) - Grown from acorn in 1962 as slanting style. Root over rock.
Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus Sargentii) - Chinese penjing landscape featuring father and son fisherman.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum "Murasaki Kiyohime") - Very small leaves. Grafted specimen. In training 4 years.
Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis Obtusa "Nana") - Nursery stock purchased 2012. First bonsai pot after styling 2016.
Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum "Murasaki Hime") - Known for its small leaf. Nursery stock purchased 1999.
Trident Maple (Acer Buergerianum) - Informal upright purchased as well developed tree.
(Left) Harland Boxwood (Buxus harlandii) - First bonsai styled at very first club attendance. (Right) Azalea (Satsuki azalea "Rukozen") - Small tree group. In pot for around 10 years.
Desert Ash (Fraxinus Angustifolia) - Recovered nursery stock from Moongate Nursery 2018.
