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our comfortable well established and defined bonsai on bonsai from the public perspective; however the
world rather than constantly having to question what knowledgeable enthusiast and the judges are likely to
we are thinking. We do not realize that what we think cast a more critical and maybe clinical eye on the trees.
are natural rules just evolved accidentally and became Many people don’t want their trees to be judged,
a generally accepted code. How will we ever know the their over sensitive egos could get hurt. Well, fine,
true difference between elitism perpetuated through keep on thinking your trees are great, that is your
pattern recognition and the intrinsic value of a bonsai? privilege. On the other hand, your tree, your pride
and joy could be more than a little amateurish to the
Truth, Beauty and the Eye of the Beholder more knowledgeable eye. Fine, so you love your trees
Bonsai competitions are a means of knowing where and in your eye they are great, but in your heart you
our trees stand in the league. How can they be im- know they do not compare with the best. So why be
proved and what can we work on harder to excel our so misguided as to enter them in a competition? Just
skills? Bonsai exhibitions range from international for the sake of exhibition? Well, if you say so, but do
events to local society shows. They provide a window not think they are not being judged.

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