The ‘Best of’ 20 years Trophy was a stunning show displaying the best of the European Bonsai scene. In this post we share the winning trees and an overview of the exhibition.

Enjoy the photos!

The winning trees

Best Conifer: Pinus nigra by Jesus Valero Belmonte, in a Harumatsu container.

Best Broadleaf tree: Ulmus minor by Andres Alvarez Iglesias, in a Koyo container.

Best Shohin display by Andy Jordan

The other awards presented

Zelkova serrata by Alain de Wachter

Pinus mugo by Nik Rozman

Pinus densiflora by Jean-Paul Polmans

Forsythia by Frank Jesse

Picea abies by Helmut Bachmann

Styrax Japonica by Cindy Verstraeten

Taxus baccata by Ruben Ciezar Villanueva

Acer buergerianum by David Benavente

Pinus parviflora by Andres Alvarez Iglesias

Mountain stone from Kamo river by Grudrun Benz

Juniperus chinensis Itoigawa by David Benavente

Shohin display by Holger Gobel

Shohin display by Andy Jordan

Carpinus orientalis by Marija Hajdic

A few awards are missing here, but these will be shown in our movies!

Demos and Bonsai Empire's mini lectures

Demos by Masajuki Fujikawa (JP), Ryan Neil (USA), Vaclav Novak (CZ) and Gabriel Romero Aguadé (ES). Movies will follow soon on our YouTube channel!

Mauro Stemberger on yamadori collecting

Walter Pall about the naturalistic style of Bonsai

Morten Albek on Shohin Bonsai

Harry Harrington about winter pruning

Overview of the show

The movie

We kindly thank the Bonsai Association Belgium volunteers for putting together once again a great show. All photos on this page can be shared, but please mention the source.