ABC3 Edenvale South Africa 2013 - Stone Lantern Bonsai Nursery

The African Bonsai Convention ABC3 was held during October 2013 at Edenvale South Africa.

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Buddleja saligna

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna - carving the apex of the tree

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna - close up of carving

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna - refining carving by burning the carved wood

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna - Garry Howes helping brushing the burnd wood with a steel brush

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna - end result of the wood carving

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo Buddleja saligna final result

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo of a lap dance for Andrew Legg

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive - final product - natural style - tree will still need to be refind over a period of years but basic styling was done placing the main branches

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive with Brett Simon helping him

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive - the master keeping an watchfull eye on his helpers

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive with several helpers

ABC3 bonsai - Walter Pall doing bonsai demo on Wild olive - the master keeping an watchfull eye on his helpers

bonsai Walter Pall doing demo at ABC3 with Brett and Andrew helping to wire

bonsai Michael Hagedorn demo at ABC3 Edenvale South Africa- Buddleja saligna

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bonsai Michael Hagedorn demo at ABC3 Edenvale South Africa- Buddleja saligna

bonsai Earl, Mark and Tobie from Kat River Kai at their windswept Juniper landscape demo at ABC3

bonsai Farouk Patel and Gary Howes with their African dream landscape demo with Acacia trees at the ABC3 convention at Edenvale, South Africa

ABC3 bonsai Edenvale South Africa - The star of the event Tommy Ramiah

bonsai ABC3 Edenvale South Africa

ABC3 bonsai Edenvale South Africa

ABC3 bonsai Edenvale South Africa - Cindy Rodkin

ABC3 bonsai Edenvale South Africa

bonsai ABC3 Edenvale South Africa

ABC3 bonsai Edenvale South Africa

bonsai ABC3 Edenvale South Africa

bonsai Michael Hagedorn refinement demo on Juniper at ABC3 Edenvale South Africa - Photo Andrew Legg

bonsai Michael Hagedorn refinement demo on Juniper at ABC3 Edenvale South Africa - photo by Cindy Rodkin

bonsai Michael Hagedorn demo on Juniper in African style at ABC3 Edenvale South Africa

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa - photo by Cindy Rodkin

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa - some carving was done

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa - roots were grafted on

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo on a Ficus at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa - Final product

bonsai Rob Kempinski doing a demo at ABC3 at Edenvale South Africa

bonsai Walter Pall and Cindy at ABC3

bonsai Walter Pall, Cindy and Freddie at ABC3

bonsai Walter Pall doing demo at ABC3 with Brett helping to wire

bonsai willem