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Top left; Carpinus caroliniana showing the musculature and
expansive canopy indicative of older wild trees.
Bottom left; Euonymus alatus by Ken Duncan.
Bottom right; Witchhazel, Hamamelis spp. from the Asheville
Arboretum in container by Mark Isenberg.

Facing Page:
Top left; Acer palmatum by Ed Lauer; winner of “Best Winter
Silhouette”
Top right; William N. Valavanis’ Larix laricina
Bottom left; Taxodium distichum by Ken Duncan
Bottom right; Ulmus alata by Rob Kempinski
fill a gap in the period of down-time common to the
bonsai scene in the Southeastern region of America.
William N. Valavanis, Joseph Noga, and Owen Reich
volunteered their services to make the event a success.
Mr. Valavanis provided a comprehensive demonstra-
tion on Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) as
well as a critique of the exhibition displays. Joseph
Noga provided the high-quality formal bonsai pho-
tos published in this article. Owen Reich conducted a
styling demonstration on a Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida).
The whole event was free to exhibitors, vendors, and
attendees.
Castle and Cooke Corporation has been kind
enough to make the David H. Murdock Center avail-
able each year. The actual exhibition space is on the
bottom floor of a four story building that has walls,
floor and pillars made of Italian Carrara marble; the

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