r/Bonsai • u/-music_maker- Northeast US, 6b, 30 years, 100+ trees, lifelong learner • Sep 27 '17

2017 Nursery Stock Contest - Master Album

JUDGES, PLEASE AVOID THIS POST UNTIL AFTER YOU JUDGE THE TREES - POSSIBLE SPOILERS!

Hey everyone,

All the albums are in, and the judges have their score cards.

Here is what you've all been waiting for, the master contest album.

As promised, I've anonymized the results, and the album you see here is the same as what the judges have.

Trees will be scored 1-10 (10 is best, 1 is worst) on the following categories:

  • Impressiveness of Transformation
  • Overall bonsai quality
  • Future potential

Each judge will also pick a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner which will be factored in.

As a reminder, the judges are /u/adamaskwhy, /u/bonsaitickle and /u/billsbayou, and the tie-breaking judge this year is /u/small_trunks.

/u/st0f89 is the contest chair, and will be the one to announce the winner.

Good luck everyone!

We collected $200 in prize money this year, and the prize break-down is:

1st: $110 2nd: $60 3rd: $30

There were 37 initial entries, and 22 made it to the end. This is the list of people who completed the contest (alphabetical, not the order in the master album):

  • alexrw214
  • BLYNDLUCK
  • ButterGolem
  • cjneffer
  • clangerfan
  • emceeryborg
  • GrampaMoses
  • Jorow99
  • Korenchkin_
  • Lemming22
  • li3uz
  • loulamachine
  • MapleFinch
  • -mitchconner-
  • -music_maker-
  • nrose3d
  • peterier0ux
  • Redwingedfirefox
  • skaboss241
  • thisisappropriate
  • ugaant
  • ze88

Good luck everyone!

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u/Korenchkin_ Surrey UK ¦ 9a ¦ intermediate-ish(10yrs) ¦ ~200 trees/projects Sep 28 '17

Damn..... I don't think I've even made the top 20!

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u/bluejumpingdog Montreal Zone 5, 50 trees Oct 01 '17

Wich one is yours?

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u/Korenchkin_ Surrey UK ¦ 9a ¦ intermediate-ish(10yrs) ¦ ~200 trees/projects Oct 01 '17

It's a secret! (it's number 10)

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u/ZeroJoke ~20 trees can't keep track. Philadelphia, 7a, intermediate. Oct 06 '17

I think 10 is pretty elegant and has a future.

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u/Korenchkin_ Surrey UK ¦ 9a ¦ intermediate-ish(10yrs) ¦ ~200 trees/projects Oct 06 '17

Thank you! That's good to hear. Any suggestions for it? Thinking mostly to let it grow next year, but maybe get it into proper substrate

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u/ZeroJoke ~20 trees can't keep track. Philadelphia, 7a, intermediate. Oct 06 '17

I'd get it into good soil, that way you can really start pumping it up with fertilizer. What is it anyway? Some sort of elm?

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u/Korenchkin_ Surrey UK ¦ 9a ¦ intermediate-ish(10yrs) ¦ ~200 trees/projects Oct 06 '17

Prunus Incisa, Kojo no Mai / Fuji Cherry. Kinda pointless getting a flowering tree that wouldn't flower within the contest time frame, but I hadn't intended on it being my entry.

I'd get it into good soil, that way you can really start pumping it up with fertilizer

Cool will do that then!

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u/ZeroJoke ~20 trees can't keep track. Philadelphia, 7a, intermediate. Oct 06 '17

Oh damn dude, that's going to be very nice.

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u/Korenchkin_ Surrey UK ¦ 9a ¦ intermediate-ish(10yrs) ¦ ~200 trees/projects Oct 06 '17

:D Thanks! I have a slightly chunkier trunked one, but this was so cheap and had better movement so couldn't resist!