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Shohin

Little, but wild

Bringing out the best from material with many faults...

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Pots

Kid’s play or pot?

A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots that are seriously cool.

Step by Step

Bonsai from Fruit

Propagate by sowing seeds, or taking cuttings to create new bonsai...

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Case History

No turning back

David Quintana works on a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

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Technique

Metasequoia

The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch.

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Gallery

Italian beauties in Arco

Juniperus, Taxus, Acer,...

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Case History

Out of the box

Harry Harrington works on a very bulky elm that has no tapering. By carving the trunk the problem is solved.

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Gallery

Dutch design

Picea, Forsythia, carpinus….

Shohin

Creating shohin from faulty material

Use dull material to make impressive bonsai helped by grafting techniques. Here we show you how easy it can be. Pyracantha is in the Rosaceae family in the subset that contains Crataegus. It provides bright…...

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Step by Step

A solid foundation

The creation of branches on deciduous trees does not happen overnight, it is a long-term process ...

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Bonsai Focus

Bonsai Focus 2021-3

Bonsai Focus 2021-3 May / June

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Summer

Left twigs, or right?

Japanese maples with great ramified branches...

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Bonsai Focus

Bonsai Focus 2022-5

Bonsai Focus 2022-5 September/October

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Design Sketch

Greek Olives

Jan Culek sketches options for Reginald Jooren's olive.

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Masterclass

Rock Classics

Masahiko Kimura's famous rock plantings.

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Arco bonsai ’22

The 36th edition of the 'ArcoBonsai' event

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Shohin

Would you dare?

Chojubai, the dwarf variety of the Japanese quince, is cut in half.

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Step by Step

Any restrictions?

Planting a tree on a rock gives you plenty of creative freedom.

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Sundries

Paper bonsai

Udo Wollenhaupt is passionate about drawing and sketching bonsai.

Styling

The spirit of Kato

A yezo spruce styled by François Jeker and Jean-Paul Polmans.

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Pots

Between Art and Nature

The bonsai and ceramic passion of Florent Coirier.

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Shohin

Talking about the front . . .

Be inspired by Yukio as he makes the most out of material. This time we focus on Yew and Hinoki.

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Styling

First steps

Pinus Nigra - From raw material to bonsai in 7 years.

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Pinus Nigra

Austrian pines make great bonsai; their rugged bark and dark green needles give them a special character.

Pots

The best pots in town

Celebrating 40 years as the best shohin pot maker.

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Shohin

MINI BONSAI

The charm of the very, very small . . .

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Design Sketch

Twin Trunk Taxus

Jan Culek sketches options for the yew of Igor Vengust.

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Styling

Piotr works on a mugo pine

In Poland bonsai is thriving, Piotr Czerniachowski is among the most active.

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Bonsai Focus

Bonsai Focus 2022-4

Bonsai Focus 2022-4 July/August

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Technique

Amelanchier

How to create bonsai from cuttings; the Korean juneberry.

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