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trees with stand, accent plant, scroll or maybe even a
shohin composition.
What are we looking for now in photos 22 to 24?
Perfect trees of course, but what else? Is that the cor-
rect accent to go with that tree? Should a flowering
lowland accent be displayed with a mountain tree?
Is the stand the right size or color? Is that scroll even
vaguely appropriate? So many questions, so many
things that can mar perfection.
Lastly, back where we started with bonsai trees; no
hidden extras to confuse the issue. Photos 25 to 33.
Are they good enough for exhibition? If not, why not?
Next time we’ll try and give you some answers and
hope that this assists you in a better understanding of
the judging process or even make you into proficient
judges.

Ed. Note: The next installment in this series on judging bonsai will
be a set of guidelines that clubs and individuals can download
and use to evaluate and judge trees in local shows. The emphasis
will be on criteria that will allow for efficient and impartial ap-
praisal within a reasonable amount of time. Dr. Malcolm Hughes,
the writer of this third article on Judging Bonsai, is a judge of
long experience not only in the UK but internationally. In the UK,
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he is one of very few, fully accredited Royal Horticultural Society
Judges of Bonsai.

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