The 10th Symposium on Australian Natives as Bonsai – “Sharing Our Learnings” was held on 31st August and 1st September, hosted by the Victorian Native Bonsai Club, at the Treacy Centre, Parkville, Melbourne.
This Symposium once again was intended to bring together much of the knowledge which continues to expand amongst bonsai growers in utilising Australian native plant species as bonsai, with demonstrations, discussions, exhibitions, critiques and workshops, a concurrent Exhibition of Australian Native Species as Bonsai. An excellent set of presenters covered a range of topics during the symposium, with plenty of different species of trees to think about, and demonstrations of development of bonsai from collected plants, as well as group plantings.
This was certainly an event which was inspiring and encouraging for the participating bonsai enthusiasts to continue to work with Australian native species as Bonsai.
Photo gallery of exhibition trees to be added shortly.