On May 6th 2012, I had the pleasure of attending the annual Wessex Bonsai Society Show in Kinson, near Bournemouth. This is a very active bonsai club on the south coast of England and the Annual Show featured many high quality bonsai.
Here follows a small selection of my favourite images from the day:
Larch/Larix bonsai group-planting
Hawthorn/Crataegus bonsai deadwood
Acer palmatum/ Japanese Maple Bonsai with gorgeous flowing trunklines
A rarely seen Weigela bonsai
Larch/Larix bonsai group planting
English or Field Elm/Ulmus minor
An excellent English Oak bonsai with great ramification and a very natural appearance
English or Field Elm/Ulmus minor bonsai
An excellent Hawthorn semi-cascade bonsai, the overall presentation of this tree drew many admirers
Cotoneaster Bonsai
Another Hawthorn bonsai displayed in a very innovative way
A very individual bonsai accent planted on an interesting piece of deadwood
Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple clump-style bonsai with an impressive trunk-base
The trunkbase/nebari of the Japanese Maple bonsai