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Shohin

Racing roots

Unlike the deciduous species, the interval between transplanting conifers is longer and care is needed not to over prune the roots. Using two examples, Hiroki Miura shows...

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19 August 2025
Shohin

Almost perfect

One of the very first trees I 'attacked' with my scissors was a Malus sieboldii (crab apple); a specimen very tolerant...

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18 August 2025
Shohin

How to Hakama

Ayumu Fukano shows you how to control the Japanese maple's abundant growth during the summer. The maple featured here boasts a powerful nebari and a thick...

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25 June 2025
Case History

Family snapshots

Masumi Tomohiro (Kojuken, Kyoto) enjoys the process of young trees 'growing up' to become mature bonsai. Here he shows the shape transformations over time of two popular varieties, the elm and pine,...

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29 January 2025
Shohin

Are they twins?

Miura Hiroki (from Miura Baijyu-En nursery) is a specialist in shohin bonsai. Here he improves a double trunk pine that has a hidden quality.

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10 August 2023
Shohin

Is this all?

Hiroki Miura works on a Chinese juniper

At first glance, the featured juniper has great looks; however, Hiroki Miura shows us that when we take a closer look, the tree is really a bit dull . . .

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17 March 2023

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