Presented by BCI Director Gudrun Benz, Germany
Recipients of the BCI Excellence Award:
An outstanding bonsai, a Celtis chinensis, Moyogi style, double trunk of Luis Vallejo, Spain.
Dimensions (H x W): 95 x 110 cm.
Luis purchased this tree from Danny Use at Ginkgo in 2006. To promote its natural movement, the first work on the tree was a structural pruning to select the main branches as a result of changing the planting angle to the left. In the ten years that it has been part of the collection, a great development of the ramification has been achieved.
The next aim is to realize a pot change, due to its dimensions and also in order to find a more adequate color throughout the seasons.
Presented by BCI Director Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
Recipients of the BCI Excellence Award:
Mr. Anthony the owner of Ficus microcarpa, Ficus microcarpa - Junior Category
Casuarina equisetifolia, Superior Category
Mr. Sonny Tandiono, for best suiseki, Mountain and Lake Category.
Presented by BCI President Glenis Bebb, Australia
Recipients of the BCI Excellence Award:
Trevor Simmons for his Portulacaria afra (Jade)
Rosemary Rodgers for her Taxodium distichum, “Swampy
Presented by BCI Director Gudrun Benz, Germany
Recipient of the BCI Excellence Award:
Barbara and Herbert Obermayer for their Thymus vulgaris in bunjing style, a yamadori found in Italy. The bonsai was shaped by Andrea Meloni. Pot by Andrea Meloni.
Presented by BCI Director Massimo Bandera, Italy
Recipients of the BCI Excellence Award:
Paolo Dassetto for his viewing stone, (Marco Tarozzo shown on the right accepting the award for Paolo Dassetto)
Zino Rongo (on the right) for his juniper bonsai
Fabio Mantovani for his Juniperus chinensis, (middle left) that also received the UBI Award 2016 and is featured on the cover of BSAM Q3 2016.
Presented by BCI Directors Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia, and Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan
Recipients of the BCI Excellence Award:
Ms. Marieta Querol, Bantigue Bonsai award for her Bantigue, Pemphis acidula, 83 cm.
Ms. Ludivina Loyola, Non-Bantigue award for her bluebell, Desmodium acanthocladum, 80 cm, a local species.
Ms. Susan Lee for her stone named “Circline,” a local Philippine stone
Mr Roland “Dolphy” Soriaga’s figure stone, a local Philippine stone.