Golden Concave Award

A huge number of photos were submitted for this competion. From these photos, our jury has nominated 14 bonsai. Bonsai Focus readers voted which of the nominees is the lucky winner of this first edition of the Golden Concave Award. 

The winner with 10.17 % of the votes is the Carpinus turczaninowii - 49cm - owned by Mario Komsta (PL/ES) and wins the trip to the World Bonsai Convention in Japan. He will receive the Golden Concave Award at a special ceremony during the opening of the World Bonsai Convention.

All owners of a nominated Bonsai will receive a Golden Concave Award pin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The results:

     
 

#1 Mario Komsta - Poland / Spain | Votes: 10.17%

 
 

#2 M.L. Kleynhans - South Africa | Votes 9.26%

 
   

#3 Andreas Holzer - Italy | Votes 9.08%

 
 

 

#4 Heinrich Hacker - Germany | Votes 8.11%

 
   

#5  Alvarez Iglesias Andres - Spain | Votes 7.79%

 
   

#6 Bob van Ruitenbeek - Netherlands | Votes 7.09%

 
   

#7 J.M. Pitt - United Kingdom | Votes 6.77%

 
   

#8 Jesus Valero - Spain | Votes 6.54%

 
   

#9 Tomás Bustamante Gómez - Spain | Votes 6.36%

 
   

#10 Davide Cardin - Italy | Votes 6.23%

 
   

#11 Martin Matteo - Italy | Votes 6.14%

 

 
   

#12 Alvarez Iglesias Andres - Spain | Votes 5.73%

 

 
   

#13 Mario Komsta - Poland / Spain | Votes 5.50%

 
   

#14 Marco Giannini / Italy | Votes 5.23%