Another year has nearly passed as we gathered again in feverish anticipation of the yearly auction.
Unfortunately not as good a turn out as previous years but all the same another fun evening.
Here are some pictures of the usual suspects and auction trees.
There are also pictures of 4 trees from the annual competition held at the same time as the auction, these are all trees that were purchased from previous auctions, we feel it's a good way to show how even the humblest trees can turn into presentable bonsai, given time and proper training.
Looks like Mike's wife had been talking to Tony's wife, hands tied behind back !
A cracking Cedar with movement, taper, no visual graft point, and nicely ageing bark. Unfortunately this tree didn't reach its reserve of 350....pence
Nice mugo pine, I feel a cascade coming on
Tombsy struggling to spell leyllandi (spelling ?) for tree 1
Mr Pitt in his black leather gloves...kinky or what
Quince, white pine & juniper
Doddsy models a squamata juniper
Said Squamata, in fact 2 Squamata lovely starter material
Monty Python paid us a visit
Another lovely Cedar
Geoff checking whether anyone can see him giving Paul a wafty crank !
A bizarre bunch by all accounts !
And finally the competition trees
Mark's Lonicera
Paul's Picea
Mike's Hawthorn, cracking little tree
John's Cotoneaster showing lovely autumn colour, pesky birds had the berries !
