The European Convention, which was organized by the Slovenian bonsai club is over. The feelings are mixed, but at the end of the day it is important to pick up the positive things, learn something from that, make common conclusion and move on.
The event as such was successful in all aspects. More than 1,000 visitors came to the exhibition with 90 trees from 11 European countries. The majority of the visitors and participants went home satisfied. The demonstrators worked for two days almost full time on stage and shared their knowledge with the public. They created some really amazing trees, which will eventually become good bonsai.
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| Prva nagrada EBA 2012 - Juniperus Itoigawa by Gino Costa |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Juniperus Itoigawa by Nik Rozman |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Pinus Parviflora by David Busai |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Chamaecyparis Malus by Ruud Simons |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Fagus Sylvatica by |
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| Celtis Sinesis by Rajko Podgornik Reš |
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| Pinus Pentaphylla by Tomaž Hafner |
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| Juniperus Chinesis Itoigawa by Tomaž Kovšca |
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| Fagus Sylvatica by Aleš Zavodnik |
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| Rhododendron Indicium by Nik Rozman |
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| Juniperus Procumbens Nana by Roland Petek |
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| Chamaecyparis Pisifera Bulevard by Roland Petek |
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| Ginkgo Biloba by Tomaž Hafner |
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| Pinus Parviflora Kokonoe by Sandor Papp |
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| Olea Europeaea by Andrea Brasini |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Giorgio Castagneri |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Luigi Maggioni |
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| Creategus by Tony Tickle |
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| Juniperus Itoigawa by Gardini Ettore |
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| Quercus Ilex by Fabrizio Petruzzello |
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| Pinus Thunbergii by Mario Pavone |
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| Juniperus Itoigawa by Andreay Koos & Eve Koosne Lelkes |
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| Olea Europaea by Luca Bragazzi |
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| Pinus Sylvestris by Baudouin Delorgeril |
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| Pinus Sylvestris by Baudouin Delorgeril |
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| Juniperus Formosana by Josef Valuch |
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| Fagus Sylvatica by Vaclav Novak |
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| Pinus Syvestris by Jan Bučil |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Walter Schreiner |
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| Pinus Mugo by Herbert Aigner |
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| Larix Decidua by Karl Thier |
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| Juniperus Chinensis - Clemens Marso |
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| Pinus Perviflora by Jeffrevan de Pol |
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| Rhododendron Indiciium by Casper Den Ouden |
All in one it was good. In two days I intensely experienced expectations, joy, tension, nervousness, disappointment, sadness, fun, joy, excitement and tiredness but in the end only satisfaction remained. My main conclusion at the end of this event is as follows. At the end of such days only one thing matters - Bonsai. Everything else is not important; everything else is juts irrelevant ballast and a barrier for what it’s all about: "How to create good bonsai, make true friendships and have fun."
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