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below; An interesting reverse taper pine in the exhibition in
Guangzhou.
bottom left; The Guangzhou show featured many Penjing, as in
this Hackberry (Celtis sinensis). Ceramic figures were common on
many trees.
right column, top to bottom;
A giant boxwood bonsai in Shunde Qinghui garden.
A unique style of raft style bonsai in Guangzhou, where two
groups of trunks form two islands with the horizontal trunk func-
tioning as a bridge joining the two.
A nice penjing displayed in Nanjing exhibition.
Raft style penjing were popular in Guangzhou. Here is a defoliated
Chinese Sweet Plum (Sageretia theezans).

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