I visited The Trophy 2020 in Genk Belgium last weekend. Here are some impressions of one of the biggest bonsai shows in Europe.

Arriving 15 minutes before the show opened wasn’t my brightest idea this year…

The vendors space, didn’t take much pictures here.

The EBPC boot with Harry Harrington

Mauro Stemberger’s boot

The boot of one of my bonsai clubs. For the record, that’s not me, I’m much prettier.

Mini lectures at the Bonsai Empire boot. I was too late for Peter Warren, sorry Peter.

Mauro Stemberger

JP Hoareau

Harry Harrington

Marija Hadjic

And then the actual exhibition ofcourse. Some trees didn’t make it because of the Corona-virus thing but there was still lots to see.



















































The Shohin row:



















And some Suiseki…







The EBPC provided a selection of special bonsai pots.

In the demo area Tony Tickle, Ryan Neil, Minoru Akiyama and Mauro Stemberger showed the audience how things are done.

Mauro Stemberger’s end result.

Minoru Akiyama with his finished Taxus

Ryan Neil working on a Sabina Juniper

Tony Tickle repotted this tree in an awesome stone slab/pot

Another succesful edition of The Trophy. See you next year in Genk!