July 17 - August 5 “BEST IN THE NORTHWEST, OREGON” – Bonsai by Members of the PNBCA

[dick benbow]

David De Groot and his Team at the Weyerhauser bonsai collection is setting up this event even as I type. It opens tomorrow as is my usual style, I'll be waiting first in line to get it recorded
on the "nut" for all to enjoy. Oregon is about a 3 plus hr drive down and th same back, so it's a pretty good effort to show the work of some of the best in Oregon. I know i'm looking forward to it.

David's aggressive schedule of events keeps them ever in motion but certainly dispels the rumors from years back, Oh, I thought they're closed! hate to think of all they have been missing.
Least you guys won't be

see ya tomorrow... ( with dem pics)

 

[JudyB]

Thanks in advance Dick, we'll be looking forward to it!

 

[dick benbow]

While i was waiting for the finishing touches to be put on the display, I got a chance to do a little prep work, so that was fun for me.
beautiful trees and talented artistry. So now for the tedious part of getting pics posted

 

[dick benbow]

sorry about the sideways verbage

 

[dick benbow]

the day was overcast as i shot these pics with a spatter of occassional rain. good color saturation

 

[dick benbow]

be sure and read the bio's on the trees-very interesting!

 

[dick benbow]

the last pic of the tree is shohin sized. I know at time it's hard to get relative size.

 

[dick benbow]

just loved the little scot's pine, second growth of needles just coming

 

[dick benbow]

In addition to the wonderful bonsai on display, at the entrance way there is an enclosed area housing a wonderful array of sumi-e ink artistry (last signage pic)

 

[JudyB]

Wow, that's some good stuff! Thanks for posting the bios alongside the trees. It really makes a difference to see how it was created.
Thanks so much for this post.

 

[dick benbow]

your welcome judy! If I had to pick a favorite, the lodgepole would certainly have been on the top of my list

 

[dick benbow]

almost forgot this one. It was a fabulous tree

 

[JudyB]

Nope, you got that one in the first round, I was going to tell you it was one of my favs. Also that ginko is pretty cool. The pondy is also interesting.

 

[Ron Dennis]

just loved the little scot's pine, second growth of needles just coming

All are really nice and I would liked to have seen these in person; however, your photos are very nice.

Don't know that I could choose a favorite but the Scot's pine really caught my eye.

Thanks for posting.

 

[ghues]

Thanks for posting Dick,
The history and development really paint a great picture for us all.
Cheers Graham

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Thanks for posting the photos, these are some beautiful trees. The ginkgo is unusual and impressive. It would be interesting tree leafless.

 

[dick benbow]

august 6th the best of washington state will go on display. will have coverage for us from the first morning.

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

august 6th the best of washington state will go on display. will have coverage for us from the first morning.

Thatz SO the news guy in you... lol You make me smile. I'll look forward to photographing it myself, though I won't get to go by until at least the 9th.... work.

 

[dick benbow]

Vic, looking forward to seeing your wonderful juniper that went back to national

 

[Victrinia Ridgeway]

Vic, looking forward to seeing your wonderful juniper that went back to national

lol both you and David called it a juniper... It's actually a Tsukumo Cypress... and we were pretty tickled to be asked to participate.