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BONSAI TRIENNALE 2014

Three nations

One passion

Text and photos by Gudrun Benz, Germany

Additional photos by Marcel Drechsler

onsai Triennale is the name of a collabora-
tion between two national bonsai club, the
Polish Bonsai Association and the Czech
Bonsai Association as well as the regional
Bbonsai club of middle-eastern Germany, the
“Mitteldeutsche Bonsai Regionalverbande. V.” (MBR).
Since 2011, they have organized a three-day exhi-
bition each year, alternatively in the Czech Republic,
Germany and Poland. The goal is not only to show
quality bonsai to specialists and the general public
but also to win new members for this fascinating
hobby.
This year’s Triennale, for the second time, took place
at the orangery of Pillnitz Castle near Dresden/Sax-
ony. Pillnitz is one of the baroque residences that Au-
gust the Strong (1660 – 1733) had built in and around
Dresden, the capital of his electorate. This summer
pleasure palace is located several kilometers upriver
Top; Pillnitz Castle: Riverside Palace seen from the Pleasure Garden side with fountain. on the Elbe River and surrounded by various gardens.
Bottom; Numerous visitors came to see the bonsai show held in the natural light of the orangery. In 1717 the castle was transformed into an oriental

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