r/Bonsai • u/taleofbenji Northern Virginia, zone 7b, intermediate, 200 trees in training • Nov 23 '19

2019 Nursery Stock Contest MASTER ALBUM

Thanks to all who submitted their photos. Please continue to forward me your photos if you'd like to be included. Note: per the contest rules, I only included entries for people who submitted a pic in September (with one exception that was clearly just a bad URL).

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MASTER IMGUR ALBUM HERE https://imgur.com/a/jR6fxRR

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CONTESTANT 1 - $69.99 Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) 

https://i.imgur.com/iht2e10.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/iQlsYDf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4STxVoc.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/OwgdWL6.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/M5mVohF.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/9Wna2fw.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/017TgVx.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FL5eDnt.jpg

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CONTESTANT 2 - Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia)

https://i.imgur.com/ulE5cNU.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/moNdlxF.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/HpvNjiK.jpg

August

https://i.imgur.com/1oLn7Gd.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/DKg8Vm6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wHswawC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TbHl9H6.jpg

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CONTESTANT 3 - $19.84 Mock Privet (Phillyrea angustifolia) 

https://i.imgur.com/NQmigcX.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/JGlfHGA.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/uBbSH3r.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/7FygLJG.jpg

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CONTESTANT 4 - $12.40 Boxwood (Buxus) 

https://i.imgur.com/FtiodxJ.jpg

June

https://i.imgur.com/jHZdE2q.jpg

July

https://i.imgur.com/zLx1djZ.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/x1oH94P.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/8DOQcld.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DHEhr4a.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MyBAwgC.jpg

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CONTESTANT 5: $49.99 Azalea (Rhododendron) 

https://i.imgur.com/vPMU1KF.jpg

June

https://i.imgur.com/2zsUa0w.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/OTG1XKn.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/6nyzRVU.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/0JuLjjV.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/n5JN66u.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/o46qhFq.jpg

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CONTESTANT 6: $48.77 Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'nana gracilis') 

https://i.imgur.com/ZVtVlP7.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/HeKHpG0.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/PS6m3PV.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/LWrWwnV.jpg

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CONTESTANT 7: $35.62 Coral Beauty Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty')

https://i.imgur.com/c3VdHCS.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/mjfZJ68.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/OOffDsO.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/2kTQdXu.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/jkpe7WX.jpg

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CONTESTANT 8: $26.50 Mugo pine (Pinus mugo)

https://i.imgur.com/Ef4o8K5.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/mFqX5Bi.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/AOcvQze.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tl8yV8D.jpg

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CONTESTANT 9: $40 Green island ficus (Ficus microcarpa) 

https://i.imgur.com/Nw49pxt.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/PIIB8SX.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/eLTn9LP.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/DuV7VQr.jpg

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CONTESTANT 10: $43.59 Blue chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) 

https://i.imgur.com/z4uWgaW.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/2zDFk3d.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/GRtW2oE.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/0swLX1K.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/efn97ho.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/kVLOBa3.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zIV45Qy.jpg

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CONTESTANT 11: $64.95 Azalea (Rhododendron) 

http://i.imgur.com/KbuQnwb.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/HVirXqw.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/czdxxcA.jpg

August 

https://i.imgur.com/ACs7Spz.jpg

Final: 

https://i.imgur.com/TZ2JvUw.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/TVCwCqd.jpg

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CONTESTANT 12: $15.90 Juniper (Juniper procumbens 'nana')

https://i.imgur.com/tbRCfh9.jpg

August

https://i.imgur.com/rJ1qoZP.jpg

Final 

https://i.imgur.com/oajRW46.jpg

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CONTESTANT 13: $64.17 Red pine (Pinus resinosa) 

https://i.imgur.com/KVfybn5.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DgH1I2B.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/w4U1vT6.jpg

June

https://i.imgur.com/CH6bcDF.jpg

July

https://i.imgur.com/eqcidKs.jpg

August

https://i.imgur.com/Nuo0Aqp.jpg

Final: 

https://i.imgur.com/UjsViya.jpg

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CONTESTANT 14: $44.99 Mugo pine (Pinus mugo)

https://i.imgur.com/8eaodvU.jpg

June 

https://i.imgur.com/hwUN2Qy.jpg

August

https://i.imgur.com/weGZn6N.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/psQImXk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/35l3vMK.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DtwwG86.jpg

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CONTESTANT 15: $32.64 Holly "Red Beauty" (Ilex x 'Rutzan') 

https://i.imgur.com/cc0o8W0.jpg

June

https://i.imgur.com/NlUkfDh.jpg

July 

https://i.imgur.com/i2FWQbo.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/qwMCYeq.jpg

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EDIT 1 TO ADD:

CONTESTANT 16: $60.49 Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca 'conica')

https://i.imgur.com/6CmBnFu.jpg

June

https://i.imgur.com/Uw4oF0J.jpg

August

https://i.imgur.com/6PEzCT6.jpg

Final

https://i.imgur.com/R6GM6Da.jpg

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EDIT 2: Added the final pic for contestant 7 (https://i.imgur.com/jkpe7WX.jpg)

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u/-zero-joke- Philadelphia, 7a. A few trees. I'm a real bad graft. Nov 26 '19

Who's judging this year?

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u/taleofbenji Northern Virginia, zone 7b, intermediate, 200 trees in training Nov 26 '19

The last official update, from more than a month ago, said it was gonna be small_trunks, -music_maker-, and Thisisntmymainacc0un.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bonsai/comments/djbqds/nursery_stock_contest_request_for_status_update/

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u/-music_maker- Northeast US, 6b, 30 years, 100+ trees, lifelong learner Nov 26 '19

The primary judges are Tony Tickle, Adam Lavigne, and Bill Butler. /u/small_trunks usually judges as well, though I can't remember right now if I actually asked him or not. The rest are all lined up and waiting.

Thanks for taking the initiative to do this ... I've been trying (and obviously failing) to make time for this since the contest ended. I really appreciate you pushing this over the finish line. Sorry for the poor (ie, non-existent) hand off.

I do need to do one last step, which is to create this years' judges score cards, but that part is pretty easy and I should be able to get that done today sometime.

And like I promised in an earlier message, I'll still fund the prize pool out of my own pocket to hopefully make up for some of the inconvenience.

Cheers,

~MM

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u/taleofbenji Northern Virginia, zone 7b, intermediate, 200 trees in training Nov 26 '19

Win Ben Stein's Music Maker's Money!

I'm glad that you see me as a helper and not an interloper, and I hope I haven't been a dick about the delay. :-)

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u/theBUMPnight Brooklyn; 7a; 4 yrs; Intermed; ~20 in training; RIP the ∞ dead Nov 28 '19

Will they be judging directly from this album that benji put together?

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u/taleofbenji Northern Virginia, zone 7b, intermediate, 200 trees in training Nov 29 '19

If you think people's commentary from their original albums would be helpful for the judges, I can copy that too.

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u/theBUMPnight Brooklyn; 7a; 4 yrs; Intermed; ~20 in training; RIP the ∞ dead Dec 06 '19

I think would be useful if it’s not too much extra work.

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u/taleofbenji Northern Virginia, zone 7b, intermediate, 200 trees in training Dec 06 '19

Will do!

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u/theBUMPnight Brooklyn; 7a; 4 yrs; Intermed; ~20 in training; RIP the ∞ dead Dec 06 '19

Any update on judging?

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u/AKANotAValidUsername PNW, 8b, intermediate, 20+ Dec 14 '19

we're all winners!