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BCI Excellence Awards

2016 Philippines-BCI Convention and Exhibition
At the BCI Convention held in the Philippines, two BCI Medals of Excellence were awarded for
In an on-going effort to both bonsai and stones.
recognize excellence in bonsai The Exhibition was held in the Ayala Triangle Gardens a privately owned park in Makati, Manila.
and stone art around the world, The standard of bonsai was excellent. Most were locally collected species. Their local viewing stones
BCI Directors can award a are mostly object type and of very good quality.
beautiful medal and certificate
to deserving trees and stones Stone Awards
at major exhibits. The medal, The stone awards went to Ms. Susan Lee for her stone
designed by ex-BCI Director, named “Circline” and Mr Roland “Dolphy” Soriaga’s
Guillermo Ramirez Castaño, figure stone. Both stones are local Philippine stones.
of Mexico, is awarded at the
discretion of the BCI Directors Viewing Stone judges for BCI were Gudrun Benz
in attendance. and Lindsay Bebb. Photos by Gudrun Benz and
Lindsay Bebb.

Bonsai Awards
Top left; Ms. Marieta Querol, Bantigue Bonsai award
for her Bantigue, Pemphis acidula, 83 cm.
Bottom left; Ms. Ludivina Loyola, Non-Bantigue
award for her bluebell, Desmodium acanthocladum,
80 cm, a local species.
The bonsai were judged for BCI by Budi Sulistyo and
Min Hsuan Lo. Photos by Budi Sulistyo.

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