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.

Propagating

Hawthorn from cuttings

Hawthorn: The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch

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Pots

The best pots in town

Celebrating 40 years as the best shohin pot maker.

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Kusamono

The beauty of moss

It is a topic often overlooked, but here we look at the moss of Japan

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Shohin

MINI BONSAI

The charm of the very, very small . . .

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Autumn

Autumn is the new spring

Harry Harrington on collecting deciduous trees in autumn

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Design Sketch

Twin Trunk Taxus

Jan Culek sketches options for the yew of Igor Vengust.

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Pots

Straight and fine

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

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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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Technique

Bjorn’s approach

Bjorn Bjorholm demonstrates scion grafting for foliage replacement of junipers.

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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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Workshop

Tied to the Grid

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

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Gallery

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Masterclass

Wake up, Sleeping dragon

Mario Komsta works on a yamadori pine, Pinus sylvestris.

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Pots

All the features

Pot choice for a literati style tree.

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Technique

Foil, the key to success

The technique of bending using aluminium foil.

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Spring

Red alert

A twin trunk becomes an elegant moyogi style.

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Profile

Everyday a little better

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

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Care

The Rock eater

Maintaining and improving a rock-grown Japanese maple.

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Case History

Dead or alive?

A mind boggling creation,

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Spring

Acid lovers

A guide to the wild flowering shrub

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Step by Step

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.

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Technique

Split in three

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

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Column

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.

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Spring

The first cut…

Pruning deciduous trees in the spring. A beginners' guide

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Tables

The Pascal code

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

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Design Sketch

Are they mother and daughter?

François Jeker's opinion on Peter Kwakernaat's juniper.

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Workshop

The rough type

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

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