I’d like to share photos from some recent exhibits over the next few posts beginning with the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s 35th annual event held last month in Santa Rosa, California.

As always, the show featured demonstrations by Kathy Shaner, a large vendor area, and a variety of coast redwood bonsai.

Coast redwood, pot by Jan Rentenaar

Coast redwood

Coast redwood

This year’s show also featured an exhibit of viewing stones provided by the San Francisco Suiseki Kai.

Suiseki and stand by Mas Nakajima

The show featured a good mix of trees that have been developed over a long time as well as more recently created specimens.

Boxwood

Old San Jose juniper

California juniper

The California juniper above has great deadwood – it’s the kind of tree that could look good in a number of different styles.

I brought a Korean hornbeam to the exhibit – a tree I more often display in winter.

Korean hornbeam

Shimpaku grafted on Sierra juniper

Chinese elm

Procumbens juniper

If you look carefully, you’ll notice that the trident maple below is growing on a rock.

Root over rock trident maple

Coast redwood

Trident maple

I’ve been visiting the REBS exhibit since the blog started. To see photos from past exhibits, click here.

Up next, bonsai from the Portland Bonsai Rendezvous.

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