ART OF BONSAI AWARDSAoB Award (Most artistically innovative entry of all entries from all categories)
Grand Prize (Best overall entry from all categories)
Best ConiferBest Broad Leaf Tree (non-conifer)Best Shohin Bonsai Best Bonsai LandscapeBest DisplayBest Companion PlantingSPONSOR AWARDSU.S. National Bonsai Exhibition:. Joshua Roth Limited Award. - The winner will receive a certificate redeemable for a Stainless Steel Master 8 piece Tool Set valued at US $525.00 - the kit consists of Ashinaga Shear - part #3163, Spherical Knob Cutter - part #3167, Concave Cutter - part #3169, Wire Cutter - part #3165, Root Rake - part #176, Tweezers (Angle Point) - part #178, Leaf Trimmer - part #3166, all in a leather tool roll. Or the winner could choose to use the value of the certificate of US$525.00 to purchase any other combination of tools from the Joshua Roth catalog.
- The bonsai selected for the Joshua Roth Limited Award will be featured on the cover of Joshua Roth’s catalog.
- The winner will also receive a named certificate for framing
Bonsai Clubs International Award: - Free registration at the next BCI convention (2010 in China).
Note: this does not include travel or other personal expenses for the convention.
Prize can not be transferred to other people or refunded in cash if not used.
ICHIBAN Award: - The winner will recieve the new revolutionary Ichiban tool created by Marco Invernizzi currently selling at $350.00
Details of prizes and sponsors can be seen in the following posts. Those posts marked with
*** have already been added to the prize list above.
Our deepest gratitude goes out to all these wonderful sponsors who took the time and effort to contribute to this contest. They will be featured on our
sponsors page for a solid year and we ask everyone to remember their generosity when shopping in the future.
There is still plenty of room and time for other sponsors, if you wish to donate, simply email
paul@artofbonsai.org and we will add you to the list.