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bonsai in that exhibition. For instance, a very good
bonsai owned by a collector but never exhibited has
to enter the Junior competition first, even though the
quality is superior.
Many types of trees were exhibited; Ficus, Juniperus,
Premna, Casuarina, Pemphis, Streblus, Celtis and
many more. As the exhibition was divided into three
categories, as the representative of BCI, I gave three
BCI Excellence Awards. The Award in the Superior
category was a Casuarina equisetifolia, a Pemphis in
the Main category and a ficus in the Junior category.
Suiseki were displayed indoors in a very good spot
in the mall. The stones exhibited mostly originated
from West Java. As well, there were some stones from
China and West Java exhibited in the show. Stones
from West Sumatra are mostly black in color with hard
basaltic material. Landscape stones still dominate the
exhibition. A stone of a mountain with a very big
crater that becomes a lake, was selected as the best
stone and got a BCI Award.
Overall the exhibition was considered successful
with a lot of visitors including some foreigners, many
good quality bonsai and suiseki, and also, a nice
bazaar.

Top; Distant peak
Middle; Mountain and lake
Bottom; Mountain and snow

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