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El Doctor Enrique Castaño es Fundador del Club Bonsai Tropical de México. Ha ganado diversos premios nacionales como el mejor diseño de bonsai de México e internacionales como WBFF International Winner(3 veces); Ganador del premio internacional John Naka, Preimio Chase Rosade award, Tercer lugar en ABFF INTERNATIONAL BONSAI PHOTO CONTEST - ISMAIL SALEH TROPHY, Seleccionado en dos ocasiones en los mejores 50 Bonsai del mundo. Ganador del mejor diseño de bonsái en tres ocasiones por ofbonsai contest y gano medallas de Oro y plata en las olimpiadas de WBFF.
Certificado como instructor internacional por BCI desde 2006; Certre Award Judge; 2007-10 Ha escrito diversos artículos en revistas internacionales y es editor para Knowledge of Bonsai y Art of Bonsai Project. Su libro Botany for bonsai ha sido distribuido internacionalmente.
Ha impartido demostraciones en diferente eventos en USA; Reino Unido,
República Checa, Alemania, Lituania, Polonia, Taiwán, China y México. Directivo de BCI y Representante de Mexico a FELAB
Ha fungido como Director de FEMEXBO, Miembro del cuerpo directivo de American Bonsai Society de 2008 a 2014. Miembro del cuerpo Directivo de BCI desde 2016. Actualmente es el presidente de FELAB desde 2021
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Actividades selectas realizadas
1996 Exhibition in Rochester NY
2003-2015 Demonstrations in the annual exhibition of tropical bonsai
Merida Yucatan
2002-2014 Demonstrations in Merida, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Veracruz, Tijuana, Czech Rep, UK, Lituania, US.
2002- Present Teaching Bonsai In Mexico
2005 Selected in the international winner by WBF
2006 Selected award for the best bonsai in Mexico.
2006 Jan-March Publication by BCI for one of the 100 best in the world
2006 Gold award penjing award
2006 Selected trees by the Art of Bonsai Project international gallery
2006 Demonstrator at Czech Bonsai Association
2007 Book Publish “Botany for bonsai: the science behind the art”
2007 Started Blog at Knowledge of bonsai art
2007 second runner up in ABFF INTERNATIONAL BONSAI PHOTO CONTEST - ISMAIL SALEH TROPHY
2008 Editor for Knowledge of Bonsai Art
2008 Editor for Art of Bonsai Project.
2005-2014 Several articles have been publish in different bonsai journals.
2008-2010 Judge for Certre
2008 Demonstrator at Czech Bonsai Association international event, Czech R.
2009-present ABS Board member
2009 FEMEXBO Board member
2009 Judge at Union Bonsai Italia (UBI), Italy
2009 Winner of Gold and Silver medals in Puerto Rico WBFF
2010 Winner of John Naka award
2010 Chairman of FELAB event in Mexico
2010 International selection by BCI
2010 Award by the WBFF
2010 Chase Rosade Award
2011 Teacher at ABS-BCI, USA.
2012 Winner of the international design by ofbonsai contest
2012 Demostrator at Lithuania bonsai convention.
2013 Winner of broad leaf design by ofbonsai contest
2013 Winner of all round design by ofbonsai contest
2013 Teacher at ABS, NY, USA.
2013 Director of the Mexican Federation of Bonsai
2014 Headliners at BSF, Florida, USA
2014 Judge at Triennalle Bonsai, Germany
2014 Selected bonsai for Gafuten
2014 Winner of the shohin desigh by Venezuela contest
2015 Headliners at CBA, Czech Rep.
2015 Selected bonsai for Gafuten
2016 Headliner at US National Bonsai, NY
2016 Winner of the shohin design by Cincobarracinco
2016 Second place in Venezuela photocontest overall.
2016 Demonstrator at FELAB, Puebla Mexico
2016 Headliner in Shangai, China
2017 Headliner in BCI, Taiwan
2018 Headliner in Texas
2018 Hedliner in Lituania
2018 Hedliner in Poland
2019 Hedliner in BCI, China
2019 Hedliner in California, Riverside
2020 Hedliner in Santa Cruz California