oak forest in winter

European oak, Quercus robur, collected in Germany

still some fall colors

Cotoneaster
Euonymus europea
Viburnum
Ulmus parvifolia

AOB Awards 2009 - the winners are out!

With great pleasure and admittedly some pride I saw the results of the international Art Of Bonsai Project Awards 2009.

See here: AOB Awards 2009

My trident won the Grand Prize - the entry from all categories achieving the highest average score from our esteemed judges.

My spruce on stone won the Best Conifer Award.

And the ezo spruce on stone won the Best Bonsai Landscape Award.

The mugo pine won the third place of all conifers.

The Japanese white pine won the fifth prize of all conifers.

My mugo pine on rocks won the third price of Landscape category.

winter images

trident maple, Acer burgerianum
wild cherry, Prunus mahaleb
European hornbeam, Carpinus betulus
zelkova, Zelkova serrata
European elm, Ulmus glabra

dancing birch in winter

European bog birch, Betula verrucosa.

two dogwoods in winter

Two very old collected dogwood, Cornus mas.

naturalistic trident maple coming nicely

This trident maple, Acer burgerianum, is supposed to look like a maple and not like a bonsai eventually. it is coming nicely.
Last two images as of April 2007.

field elm in winter

Field elm, Ulmus campestre, 75 cm high, more than 50 years old, collected in Italy

Lena still wiring

Lena uses every day that is warm and dry to continue wiring the big spruce forest.

entries for Noelander Trophy

These are the three tree that I have submitted to be shown at the Noelanders Trophy 2010 in January.

fat mugo pine, Pinus mugo
old hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, edited slightly again
literati Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris

All three trees were collected in Europe.