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Carlo Oddone and his untiring desire to teach and The Targa IBS (Instructors Bonsai and Suiseki) was
promote bonsai in Italy, the conference instructors presented to Club Drymenetum for their Cork oak,
and masters received certificates in his name and in Quercus suber, by IBS President Sandro Segneri.
recognition of their work to promote bonsai. The BCI Excellence Award (Bonsai Clubs
During the three days, the turnout of the public International) was presented to Sandro Segneri for the
was remarkable thanks to the vendors’ market with mountain pine, Pinus mugo, by BCI Director Massimo
53 exhibitors selling bonsai and accessories, plus the Bandera.
local nurserymen in the Arcofiori event. The numbers The City of Arco Emilio Parolari Memorial tro-
attest to the success of the event if you think that over phy, based on votes cast by the public, went to the
360 participant registered for the convention and 3600 Hungarian Bonsai Association for their Japanese
visitors attended the exhibitions. maple, Acer palmatum.
At the closing ceremony the President of the Unione The Euro Arcobonsai Contest Trophy was awarded
Bonsaisti Italiani (UBI) announced the nominations to the representative from Slovakia.
for 2016 Arcobonsai to organize the next UBI National Finally The 14th Trofeo Arcobonsai for Italian
Congress. Clubs is awarded to Giardino delle Nove Nebbie di
Award UBI for the best tree in the exhibit was Udine.
presented to Salvatore Liporace’s Mountain Pine by
President Luciano Granato, UBI.

Making Bonsai History in Vietnam

By Tom Elias, USA
istory was made in the world bonsai commu-
nity on June 5 to 8th, 2015 in Rin Rin Park,
HHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Members of the
Vietnam bonsai community joined efforts to stage the
first major international convention and exhibition
held in Vietnam since it became the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam in 1976. Officially, this was the Asia Pacific
Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention and Exhi-
bition 2015 that was hosted and organized by Ho Chi
Minh City and the Vietnam Natural and Traditional
Beauty Association. BCI member Ms. Hoang (Honey)
Ny played a major role in the planning and staging of
this grand event. It was held in Rin Rin Park, a large
park with a beautiful Japanese garden. This was a per-
fect setting for this bonsai event.
Bonsai hobbyists throughout Vietnam came to this
exhibition along with nearly 200 foreign guests from
seventeen different countries. The organizers esti-
mated that in excess of 15,000 visitors attend the four
day event and viewed over 800 trees on exhibit. Trees
varied from large landscape scenes with multiple trees
and stones arranged in a beautiful landscape setting to
numerous large single tree bonsai, to numerous small
(shohin) to tiny (mame) trees. It was evident from the
quality of the bonsai on display that this art form has
advanced rapidly in a relatively short time. Tradition-
al-style bonsai were exhibited along with many others
that have been influenced by Japanese-style trees and
even some that showed a Chinese influence. Regard-
less of the influences, Vietnamese bonsai artists can
now rightfully assume a position on the main stage
along with the great artists from other countries.
It was an enormous task to make this event happen
and everyone who contributed to this should be con-
gratulated for their foresight and vision. Many of the
city officials were present for the opening ceremonies
that began with music and colorful dancing. The flags

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