One of the many excellent trees at the just completed 2015 Heathrow Bonsai Show. Heathrow is in the U.K (I just read somewhere that many Americans don't know what the U.K. is. I'm not sure if I should be embarrassed or just resigned; though I'm pretty sure this doesn't apply any of you). Photo by Ann White
All the photos in this post are from the 2015 Heathrow Bonsai Show. Some are by Harry Harrington and some are by Ann White. Neither identify the varieties or the owners. This is par at bonsai shows and based on my experience at the Artisans Cup, easy to see why (so many trees, so many people including friends to greet, the push of the crowd; just taking decent photos is a challenge).
Even though it's a little dark, I like the way this photo hones in on the nebari and lower trunk (trunks). Judging by the bark and the leaves I'm going to guess it's a Beech. Going a little futher out on a limb, we'll try European beech. Photo by Harry Harrington.
I feel like we've seen this savage beauty before, but gave up finding it after a futile fifteen minute search. I also felt like I knew the pot, or at least the style pot, and after a more fruitful fifteen minute search, Erik Križovenský turned up. Photo by Harry Harrington.
Trident maple and friends. Photo by Harry Harrington.
I cropped the photo above for a closer look at the nebari. It's a good one, even all around but not too even, with all the little roots around the edge adding character.
Photo by Ann White.
Another photo a little on the dark said, but a nice old Japanese white pine (most likely from Japan where it was grafted onto Japanese black stock). Photo by Ann White.
Great shot of ramification on a pine. This is what you can get when you take the trouble to wire all the way out to the tips. Photo by Harry Harrington.
Photo by Ann White.
Lovely (Brit). Sweet (Amer). Photo by Ann White.
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