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MINI BONSAI
The charm of the very, very small . . .

Autumn is the new spring
Harry Harrington on collecting deciduous trees in autumn

Twin Trunk Taxus
Jan Culek sketches options for the yew of Igor Vengust.

Straight and fine
Kai Sperling just makes pots. As he says himself, he's a potter for bonsai

Piotr works on a mugo pine
In Poland bonsai is thriving, Piotr Czerniachowski is among the most active.

Bjorn’s approach
Bjorn Bjorholm demonstrates scion grafting for foliage replacement of junipers.

Bonsai Focus 2022-4
Bonsai Focus 2022-4 July/August

Amelanchier
How to create bonsai from cuttings; the Korean juneberry.

Tied to the Grid
Peter Uden's favourite style is the Yose Ue, forest planting.

Wake up, Sleeping dragon
Mario Komsta works on a yamadori pine, Pinus sylvestris.

All the features
Pot choice for a literati style tree.

Foil, the key to success
The technique of bending using aluminium foil.

Everyday a little better
As a young boy Christian acquired his first bonsai, which unfortunately died. This, however, did not stop him.

The Rock eater
Maintaining and improving a rock-grown Japanese maple.

Dead or alive?
A mind boggling creation,

Acid lovers
A guide to the wild flowering shrub

Queen of pines
With the guidance of shohin expert, Hiroki Miura (Miura Baijyu-en, Osaka) the Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, learns how to create moyogi style with a pine.

Split in three
Considering the front, planting angle and every different orientation of material is part of the deep fascination of transforming a bonsai.

Do you have too many trees?
I have visited the gardens of numerous bonsai enthusiasts and what surprises me most is that frequently they have far too many trees to maintain.

The first cut…
Pruning deciduous trees in the spring. A beginners' guide

The Pascal code
Pascal Houdrusse is a carpenter who became fascinated by bonsai and decided to make bonsai tables.

Are they mother and daughter?
François Jeker's opinion on Peter Kwakernaat's juniper.

The rough type
The arakawa maple is one of the most popular trees in the bonsai world. Andrea Meriggioli shows why.

Will that kill it?
The ultimate root correction work of Masahiko Kimura

Bonsai Biker
The bonsai passion of Stefan Gmur. What was your professional education? I was educated as a toolmaker in the watch industry and afterwards completed my studies at the Fachhochschule as a graduate engineer and business...

Beginners’ guide to repotting
Early spring is the start of the repotting season. See our guide for what to do and when to do it.

Planted on a plastic tray?
Peter Warren continues with the second major stage of the maple he planted on a plastic tray.

The tree and the man
The bonsai passion of Davide Cardin.