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BONSAI SLOVAKIA 2007
Václav Novák (Czech Republic)
Vaclav Novak was born on the 27 th January 1952. He completed his studies at the
technical college (subject of study-water transport). After finishing school he worked as
machine operator on boat on Labe river. Then he worked in the glass factory in libochovice
and later on the boat again. In 1990 he established Bonsai centrum in his native town
Libochovice. He and his partner Karel Kalous were setting up gardens, carrying on nursery
and, of course, growing bonsai. Since 1999 he devoted himself only to bonsai grow. He
organizes seminaries, demos and exhibits his bonsai trees in Czech republic and abroad
(for ex.: in England, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Poland, Slovakia etc.).
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His interest in bonsai
growing arosed after the lecture of Mr. Hideo Kato (Japan) which was held in Prague in
1982. At first bonsai growing was only his hobby butlater it became also his job.He is
also co-founder of Bonsai Club Libochovice. It was founded in 1990. The Chech Bonsai
Association was founded in 1997 on his initiative. He was elected its president on the
establishing convention of CBA. CBA was accepted 1998 (as the first member from former
eastern European countries ) into EBA. CBA was charged with the arranging of the 19.
EBA-ESA congres in 2003. this congress was held in Jihlava. In May 2004 in of 20 th EBA
Congress in San Marino was elected as EBA board member. You can see bonsai trees of Vaclav
Novak in the catalogue of the World Bonsai exhibition 2001from Munchen and also in the
catalogue Gingo Awards n.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, catalogue Premio Olea 2005 and diferend
European Bonsai Magazine.
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