In the run-up to this autumn’s Pacific Bonsai Exposition, I have actually been assuming a whole lot regarding assessing bonsai. We’re servicing a racking up system for the Exposition evaluating panel and also intended to offer everybody that’s interested a possibility to examine the method out.
For example trees, I have actually picked pictures from the 94th Kokufu Event kept in 2020.
Today I’ll offer a web link to twelve conifers and also twelve deciduous bonsai. Following week I’ll send out a web link to multi-point display screens in the tool and also shohin groups.
Your task, if you depend on it, is to designate a rating for every tree. I’ll share the cause a couple of weeks.
What enters into a rating?
I covered assessing conifers and also deciduous bonsai previously this year (see “ Conifers vs. deciduous bonsai: assessing various varieties“). What I really did not point out were ideas on appointing certain ratings.
On a 5 factor rating, do trees of typical top quality obtain a rating of 3 or 2 (or 1)? The previous benefits organizing the display right into equal rates of top quality while the last benefits recognizing the absolute best trees in the program.
For today workout– a possibility to review trees on screen at Kokufu– you can make use of whichever method functions best for you.

Participants of the evaluating panel at the 2009 Bay Island Bonsai display
For those seeking concrete beginning factors connected to assessing bonsai, see the “ Artisans Mug evaluating rubric“
For everybody else, placed on your bonsai assessment cap and also head to the Kokufu 94 Rating Workout
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