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MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies

Exhibition Trees - 2016. Photos courtesy of Jim Gipe of Pivot Media. www.pivotmedia.com

Bergen Bonsai Society 1. Ezo Spruce on Rock Picea 5 years in training (app. 10yrs old, original design by Warren Hill) Chinese Blue glazed pot, bronze bird on a Dan Barton accent slab Owner: Michael Humphrey 2. Japanese maple (Root over rock) Acer palmatum 10 years in training (app. 15 yrs old) Antique Chinese pot, Sean Smith stand, Accent Composition by owner Owner: Peter Sobel 3. Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training Burl slab Owner: Hank Gross 4. Japanese maple Sharp’s Pygmy Acer palmatum 7 years in training (app. 30 yrs old) Reiho Kiln Tokoname pot Owner: Sergio Cuan Bonsai Society of Greater Hartford 5. False Cypress Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘tsukomo’ 15 years in training (app. 45 yrs old, began by Yuji Yoshimura) Japanese Tokoname pot Owner: Christine Hayward 6. Kishu Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 30 years in training, (30 yrs. old (cutting)) Owner: John Kirby 7. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus Rigida 14 years in training (app. 60-80 yrs old) Dale Cochoy pot Owner: Christine Hayward 8. Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus procumbens ‘nana’ 7 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Owner: Geoffrey Holmes 9. Yew Taxus 5 yrs. in training (app. 50-60 yrs. old) Yamaaki pot Owner: Robert Neems Bonsai Society of The Lehigh Valley 10. Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘compacta’ 2 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Ross Adams pot Owner: Stephen Olex Bonsai Society of Greater Springfield 14. American Larch ‘Eastern’ Larix laricina 7 years in training (app. 100+/- yrs old) Owner/artist: Robert Neems 15. Crab Apple (Yamadori) Malus spp. 10+ years in training (app. 35+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 16. Yew Taxus x media ‘Hiksii’ 14 years in training (app. 50+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 17. Shohin Bonsai Display -Japanese Black Pine ‘Mikawa’ Pinus thumbergii ‘Mikawa’ 35 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 30 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Ivy (‘Boston Ivy’) Parthenocissus tricuspidata 5 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) Owner/artist: John Romano 18. Three point display -False Cypress / Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 5 years in training (app. 8 yrs. old) -Japanese Dwarf Garden Juniper Juniperus prucumbens ‘nana’ 5 yrs. in training (app. 12 yrs. Old) Owner/artist: Jeff Granger 19. American Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training (app. 150+/- yrs. old Yamadori) Owner/artist: Brian Kelley Brandywine Bonsai Society 20. Tamarak - American Larch Larix laricina 5 years in training (app. 200 yrs. old) American Pot, Greg Johnson stand Owner: Jesse Cook 21. Willow Leaf Fig Ficus salicaria 12 yrs. in training Owner: Henri Vermeulen 22. Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis (app. 40 yrs. old) Owner: Steven Ittel Great Swamp Bonsai Society 23. Eastern Red Cedar (Yamadori) Juniperus virginiana 32 years in training (app. 120 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Sean Smith stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 24. Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 43 years in training, (43 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Dan Boehmke stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 25. Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 6 years in training, (app. 200 yrs. old) Ron Lang Pot Owner: Rick Myers 26. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus rigida 10 years in training, (app. 80-100 yrs. old) Man-made slab, Antique marble slab Owner: Mark Schmuck 27. American Larch Larix laricina 3 years in training by owner, (app. 30+ yrs. old) Original Designed from International Bonsai Arboretum Dale Cochoy pot, Ban Boehmke stand Owner: Mark Schmuc Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society 28. 3 Korean Hornbeam (Land & Water Penjing) Carpinus coreana 5 to 22 years in training Marble Tray, Davis Knittle stand Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 29 Kingsville Boxwood (Compacta) Buxus microphylla 4 years in training Marble Slab, Land & Water Penjing, Stand by LWT Owner: Larry Mossey 30. Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 3 yrs. in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot, David Knittle Stand Owner: Bill Jones 31. Shohin tree Display; -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb, Cotoneaster adpressus, 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sara Rayner pot, Owner: Tom Kiszkiel -Dwarf Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtuse 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sarah Rayner pot Owner Sandy Kiszkiel -Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 2 yrs. in training, Mike Hagadorn pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth -Japanese Black Pine, Pinus Thumbergii 10 yrs. in training, Sarah Rayner pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 32. Mame display -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb Cotoneaster adpressus 6 years in training (app. 6 yrs. old) Pauline Muth pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth Pennsylvania Bonsai Society 33. Ficus Ficus microcarpa 20 years in training (app. 65 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot Owner: Karen Harkaway 34. American Larch Larix laricina 20 years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot Owner: Jim Brant 35. 2 Tree Display; #1 Black Pine Pinus thumbergii 1 yrs. in training (app. 10yrs old) American pot, homemade stand #2 White Pine Pinus parviflora 3 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) American pot, homemade stand, Kyoto stone accent Owner: John Berna Bonsai Society of South Jersey 36. Satsuki Azalea Rhododendron indicum 15 Years in training (app. 20 yrs. old) Ron Andress Pot, Florida seashell accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone 37. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis 10 Years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot, Turtle hatchling accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone Susquehanna Bonsai Club 38. Brazilian Raintree Pithecellobium tortum 7 years in training (app. 12 yrs. old) Nitju Claywork by Ross Adams Owner: Bob Findley 40. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ 6 years in training (app. 45 yrs. old) Free form clay by JP Marso Owner: Carl Achhammer Jr. 41. Chinese Hackberry “reclining deer” Owner: Melvyn Goldstein Yama Ki Bonsai Society 42. American Larch Larix laricina 2 years in training (app. 750 yrs. old) Jan Rentenaar pot, reclaimed American chestnut stand by owner, Hawk stone accent (M. Pollock) Owner: Damian Matera 43. Korean Hornbeam forest Carpinus coreana 5 yrs. in training (app. 20-25 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, Wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 44. Kingsville Boxwood Buxus microphylla var. compacta 1 1/2 years in training (app. 50 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 45. Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa 6 years in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Japanese Pot, Buda Sculpture Owner: Norm Geisinger
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Bergen Bonsai Society 1. Ezo Spruce on Rock Picea 5 years in training (app. 10yrs old, original design by Warren Hill) Chinese Blue glazed pot, bronze bird on a Dan Barton accent slab Owner: Michael Humphrey 2. Japanese maple (Root over rock) Acer palmatum 10 years in training (app. 15 yrs old) Antique Chinese pot, Sean Smith stand, Accent Composition by owner Owner: Peter Sobel 3. Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training Burl slab Owner: Hank Gross 4. Japanese maple Sharp’s Pygmy Acer palmatum 7 years in training (app. 30 yrs old) Reiho Kiln Tokoname pot Owner: Sergio Cuan Bonsai Society of Greater Hartford 5. False Cypress Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘tsukomo’ 15 years in training (app. 45 yrs old, began by Yuji Yoshimura) Japanese Tokoname pot Owner: Christine Hayward 6. Kishu Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 30 years in training, (30 yrs. old (cutting)) Owner: John Kirby 7. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus Rigida 14 years in training (app. 60-80 yrs old) Dale Cochoy pot Owner: Christine Hayward 8. Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus prucumbens ‘nana’ 7 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Owner: Geoffrey Holmes 9. Yew Taxus 5 yrs. in training (app. 50-60 yrs. old) Yamaaki pot Owner: Robert Neems Bonsai Society of The Lehigh Valley 10. Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘compacta’ 2 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Ross Adams pot Owner: Stephen Olex Bonsai Society of Greater Springfield 14. American Larch ‘Eastern’ Larix laricina 7 years in training (app. 100+/- yrs old) Owner/artist: Robert Neems 15. Crab Apple (Yamadori) Malus spp. 10+ years in training (app. 35+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 16. Yew Taxus x media ‘Hiksii’ 14 years in training (app. 50+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 17. Shohin Bonsai Display -Japanese Black Pine ‘Mikawa’ Pinus thumbergii ‘Mikawa’ 35 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 30 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Ivy (‘Boston Ivy’) Parthenocissus tricuspidata 5 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) Owner/artist: John Romano 18. Three point display -False Cypress / Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 5 years in training (app. 8 yrs. old) -Japanese Dwarf Garden Juniper Juniperus prucumbens ‘nana’ 5 yrs. in training (app. 12 yrs. Old) Owner/artist: Jeff Granger 19. American Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training (app. 150+/- yrs. old Yamadori) Owner/artist: Brian Kelley Brandywine Bonsai Society 20. Tamarak - American Larch Larix laricina 5 years in training (app. 200 yrs. old) American Pot, Greg Johnson stand Owner: Jesse Cook 21. Willow Leaf Fig Ficus salicaria 12 yrs. in training Owner: Henri Vermeulen 22. Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis (app. 40 yrs. old) Owner: Steven Ittel Great Swamp Bonsai Society 23. Eastern Red Cedar (Yamadori) Juniperus virginiana 32 years in training (app. 120 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Sean Smith stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 24. Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 43 years in training, (43 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Dan Boehmke stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 25. Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 6 years in training, (app. 200 yrs. old) Ron Lang Pot Owner: Rick Myers 26. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus rigida 10 years in training, (app. 80-100 yrs. old) Man-made slab, Antique marble slab Owner: Mark Schmuck 27. American Larch Larix laricina 3 years in training by owner, (app. 30+ yrs. old) Original Designed from International Bonsai Arboretum Dale Cochoy pot, Ban Boehmke stand Owner: Mark Schmuck Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society 28. 3 Korean Hornbeam (Land & Water Penjing) Carpinus coreana 5 to 22 years in training Marble Tray, Davis Knittle stand Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 29 Kingsville Boxwood (Compacta) Buxus microphylla 4 years in training Marble Slab, Land & Water Penjing, Stand by LWT Owner: Larry Mossey 30. Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 3 yrs. in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot, David Knittle Stand Owner: Bill Jones 31. Shohin tree Display; -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb, Cotoneaster adpressus, 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sara Rayner pot, Owner: Tom Kiszkiel -Dwarf Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtuse 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sarah Rayner pot Owner Sandy Kiszkiel -Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 2 yrs. in training, Mike Hagadorn pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth -Japanese Black Pine, Pinus Thumbergii 10 yrs. in training, Sarah Rayner pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 32. Mame display -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb Cotoneaster adpressus 6 years in training (app. 6 yrs. old) Pauline Muth pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth Pennsylvania Bonsai Society 33. Ficus Ficus microcarpa 20 years in training (app. 65 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot Owner: Karen Harkaway 34. American Larch Larix laricina 20 years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot Owner: Jim Brant 35. 2 Tree Display; #1 Black Pine Pinus thumbergii 1 yrs. in training (app. 10yrs old) American pot, homemade stand #2 White Pine Pinus parviflora 3 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) American pot, homemade stand, Kyoto stone accent Owner: John Berna Bonsai Society of South Jersey 36. Satsuki Azalea Rhododendron indicum 15 Years in training (app. 20 yrs. old) Ron Andress Pot, Florida seashell accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone 37. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis 10 Years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot, Turtle hatchling accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone Susquehanna Bonsai Club 38. Brazilian Raintree Pithecellobium tortum 7 years in training (app. 12 yrs. old) Nitju Claywork by Ross Adams Owner: Bob Findley 40. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ 6 years in training (app. 45 yrs. old) Free form clay by JP Marso Owner: Carl Achhammer Jr. 41. Chinese Hackberry “reclining deer” Owner: Melvyn Goldstein Yama Ki Bonsai Society 42. American Larch Larix laricina 2 years in training (app. 750 yrs. old) Jan Rentenaar pot, reclaimed American chestnut stand by owner, Hawk stone accent (M. Pollock) Owner: Damian Matera 43. Korean Hornbeam forest Carpinus coreana 5 yrs. in training (app. 20-25 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, Wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 44. Kingsville Boxwood Buxus microphylla var. compacta 1 1/2 years in training (app. 50 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 45. Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa 6 years in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Japanese Pot, Buda Sculpture Owner: Norm Geisinger
Site created and maintained by Steven Ittel
MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies
Bergen Bonsai Society 1. Ezo Spruce on Rock Picea 5 years in training (app. 10yrs old, original design by Warren Hill) Chinese Blue glazed pot, bronze bird on a Dan Barton accent slab Owner: Michael Humphrey 2. Japanese maple (Root over rock) Acer palmatum 10 years in training (app. 15 yrs old) Antique Chinese pot, Sean Smith stand, Accent Composition by owner Owner: Peter Sobel 3. Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training Burl slab Owner: Hank Gross 4. Japanese maple Sharp’s Pygmy Acer palmatum 7 years in training (app. 30 yrs old) Reiho Kiln Tokoname pot Owner: Sergio Cuan Bonsai Society of Greater Hartford 5. False Cypress Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘tsukomo’ 15 years in training (app. 45 yrs old, began by Yuji Yoshimura) Japanese Tokoname pot Owner: Christine Hayward 6. Kishu Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 30 years in training, (30 yrs. old (cutting)) Owner: John Kirby 7. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus Rigida 14 years in training (app. 60-80 yrs old) Dale Cochoy pot Owner: Christine Hayward 8. Japanese Garden Juniper Juniperus prucumbens ‘nana’ 7 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Owner: Geoffrey Holmes 9. Yew Taxus 5 yrs. in training (app. 50-60 yrs. old) Yamaaki pot Owner: Robert Neems Bonsai Society of The Lehigh Valley 10. Kingsville Dwarf Boxwood Buxus microphylla ‘compacta’ 2 years in training (app. 40 yrs old) Ross Adams pot Owner: Stephen Olex Bonsai Society of Greater Springfield 14. American Larch ‘Eastern’ Larix laricina 7 years in training (app. 100+/- yrs old) Owner/artist: Robert Neems 15. Crab Apple (Yamadori) Malus spp. 10+ years in training (app. 35+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 16. Yew Taxus x media ‘Hiksii’ 14 years in training (app. 50+/- yrs old) Owner: Doug Taylor 17. Shohin Bonsai Display -Japanese Black Pine ‘Mikawa’ Pinus thumbergii ‘Mikawa’ 35 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 30 yrs in training from seed -Japanese Ivy (‘Boston Ivy’) Parthenocissus tricuspidata 5 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) Owner/artist: John Romano 18. Three point display -False Cypress / Sawara Cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera 5 years in training (app. 8 yrs. old) -Japanese Dwarf Garden Juniper Juniperus prucumbens ‘nana’ 5 yrs. in training (app. 12 yrs. Old) Owner/artist: Jeff Granger 19. American Larch Larix laricina 9 years in training (app. 150+/- yrs. old Yamadori) Owner/artist: Brian Kelley Brandywine Bonsai Society 20. Tamarak - American Larch Larix laricina 5 years in training (app. 200 yrs. old) American Pot, Greg Johnson stand Owner: Jesse Cook 21. Willow Leaf Fig Ficus salicaria 12 yrs. in training Owner: Henri Vermeulen 22. Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis (app. 40 yrs. old) Owner: Steven Ittel Great Swamp Bonsai Society 23. Eastern Red Cedar (Yamadori) Juniperus virginiana 32 years in training (app. 120 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Sean Smith stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 24. Shimpaku Juniper Juniperus Chinensis ‘Sargentii’ 43 years in training, (43 yrs. old) Japanese pot, Dan Boehmke stand Owner: Pete Michienzi 25. Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 6 years in training, (app. 200 yrs. old) Ron Lang Pot Owner: Rick Myers 26. Pitch Pine (Yamadori) Pinus rigida 10 years in training, (app. 80-100 yrs. old) Man-made slab, Antique marble slab Owner: Mark Schmuck 27. American Larch Larix laricina 3 years in training by owner, (app. 30+ yrs. old) Original Designed from International Bonsai Arboretum Dale Cochoy pot, Ban Boehmke stand Owner: Mark Schmuck Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society 28. 3 Korean Hornbeam (Land & Water Penjing) Carpinus coreana 5 to 22 years in training Marble Tray, Davis Knittle stand Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 29 Kingsville Boxwood (Compacta) Buxus microphylla 4 years in training Marble Slab, Land & Water Penjing, Stand by LWT Owner: Larry Mossey 30. Japanese Maple Acer palmatum 3 yrs. in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot, David Knittle Stand Owner: Bill Jones 31. Shohin tree Display; -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb, Cotoneaster adpressus, 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sara Rayner pot, Owner: Tom Kiszkiel -Dwarf Hinoki Cypress, Chamaecyparis obtuse 5yrs in training (app. 9 yrs. old), Sarah Rayner pot Owner Sandy Kiszkiel -Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum 2 yrs. in training, Mike Hagadorn pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth -Japanese Black Pine, Pinus Thumbergii 10 yrs. in training, Sarah Rayner pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth 32. Mame display -Cotoneaster Tom Thumb Cotoneaster adpressus 6 years in training (app. 6 yrs. old) Pauline Muth pot Owner/artist: Pauline Muth Pennsylvania Bonsai Society 33. Ficus Ficus microcarpa 20 years in training (app. 65 yrs. old) Ron Lang pot Owner: Karen Harkaway 34. American Larch Larix laricina 20 years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot Owner: Jim Brant 35. 2 Tree Display; #1 Black Pine Pinus thumbergii 1 yrs. in training (app. 10yrs old) American pot, homemade stand #2 White Pine Pinus parviflora 3 yrs. in training (app. 10 yrs. old) American pot, homemade stand, Kyoto stone accent Owner: John Berna Bonsai Society of South Jersey 36. Satsuki Azalea Rhododendron indicum 15 Years in training (app. 20 yrs. old) Ron Andress Pot, Florida seashell accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone 37. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis 10 Years in training (app. 60 yrs. old) Tokoname pot, Turtle hatchling accent Owner: Thomas A. De Simone Susquehanna Bonsai Club 38. Brazilian Raintree Pithecellobium tortum 7 years in training (app. 12 yrs. old) Nitju Claywork by Ross Adams Owner: Bob Findley 40. San Jose Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘San Jose’ 6 years in training (app. 45 yrs. old) Free form clay by JP Marso Owner: Carl Achhammer Jr. 41. Chinese Hackberry “reclining deer” Owner: Melvyn Goldstein Yama Ki Bonsai Society 42. American Larch Larix laricina 2 years in training (app. 750 yrs. old) Jan Rentenaar pot, reclaimed American chestnut stand by owner, Hawk stone accent (M. Pollock) Owner: Damian Matera 43. Korean Hornbeam forest Carpinus coreana 5 yrs. in training (app. 20-25 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, Wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 44. Kingsville Boxwood Buxus microphylla var. compacta 1 1/2 years in training (app. 50 yrs. old) Japanese glazed pot, wood slab Owner: Charlie Muller 45. Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa 6 years in training (app. 30 yrs. old) Japanese Pot, Buda Sculpture Owner: Norm Geisinger