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and other regions. Even so, the trees presented was also an exhibit in the Municipal Bonsai
where mostly European species. Museum of Alcobendas of Luis Vallejo’s pri-
The first prize was given to a pine tree from vate collection. A collection which has recently
the Alps, the second prize was for a Japanese been augmented with trees from Masahiko
yew that had already been presented at the Kimura. Among these, a Juniperus chinensis
Kokufu-ten and that had formed part of Mas- that obtained first prize in the last Crespi Cup
ter Shinji Suzuki’s collection. Both first and competition which took place in Milan, Italy
second prized trees belong to José Luis Baliño. in September this year, and other trees from
The third prize was for a Spanish yew, Taxus Japanese Masters which are now part of the
permanent collection that can be visited at the
Comments from luis vallejo baccata of Xavier Massanet. Municipal Bonsai Museum of Alcobendas,
Within the trees selected as masterpieces, there Madrid.
THE V NATIONAL BONSAI COMPETI- were various wild olive trees, a yew, a quince
TION MMBA 2010 is the 5th competition tree, two Espino albar, one red Japanese pine, For more information, visit www.luisvallejo.com.
organized by LVEB, Luis Vallejo Bonsai Studio, one yoke elm and a myrtle. The rest of the trees For the next edition of the MMBA National
where the quality of the participating trees has presented were also of a very high level. Bonsai Competition MMBA, which will be
largely increased over the years. In this edition, held in the year 2012, the idea is to expand the
the competition was open to not only autoch- As well as the trees exhibited at the competi- selection of participants to a European level.
thonous species, but also to species from Japan tion, which came from all over Spain, there

NATIONAL BONSAI
COMPETITION TREE AWARDS
V MMBA 2010
Total trees exhibited: 60 (six of which were out of competition)

1st PRIZE: Pinus mugo, José Luis Baliño
(La Coruña, Spain)

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