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Neither one, nor the other

Sometimes you have to make decisions very early on, so that things are going in the right direction. A characterless, one-in-a-dozen hinoki can be...

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11 September 2025
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The weeping tree

This Tamarix is a tree grown for 40 years from a cutting, keeping it within the shohin size category. It has a superb trunk thickness to height ratio...

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30 July 2025
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Rhythm of the branches

Manuel Germade shows how you can make a satisfying tree from simple material. Here we show a field-grown pine with only some branches at the top. Let's see...

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1 July 2025
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‘Muscles’ on the beech

In the deciduous range, beech is one of the popular trees for bonsai. Although its leaves are not so tiny and delicate as elm, or even hornbeam...

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21 May 2025
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Double loop

Home-grown scots pines from Giacomo Pappalardo's nursery prove yet again to be great material to work on. Jean-Philippe Hoareau, or simply JP, leads you through the styling process step by step...

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12 May 2025
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Olive versus Willow

Olive is a very popular variety for bonsai, easy to grow and mistakes forgiven when provided with enough sunlight and warmth....

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3 April 2025
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Weeping bonsai

Jerome Kellerhals guides you step by step through the styles of bonsai. This time he creates a bonsai in the style of a weeping willow..

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1 December 2023
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The most popular Juniper

It's almost needless to say that junipers are the most popular material for bonsai. They can withstand lots of work done in a short period of time....

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27 October 2023
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SEKI-JOJU

Jerome Kellerhals guides you step by step through the styles of bonsai. This time he creates a root over rock, or Seki-Joju...

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6 October 2023
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A moyogi juniper

This less than pretty juniper has hidden potential; its almost bare trunk has enough foliage to make an elegant bonsai

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24 August 2023
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Just Clip and grow?

Hawthorn, or Crataegus, is a great subject for bonsai. Easy growing and very forgiving when mistakes are made. It will send out multiple new shoots, giving you plenty of opportunity to grow new branches.

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25 May 2023
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Top priority

Hiroki Miura solves the problem of a Japanese white pine that has no apex, but has instead a long extended branch, or is it a trunk?

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3 February 2023

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