Tag: akadama

Spring

Into the core…

A pine slowly starts to die off, so what is happening here?

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Seeds from Fuji-san

Massimo Bandera's passion for Japanese beech.

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All about roots

Hiroki Miura guides you through the struggles of repotting pines, pruning and cutting their roots

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Giant Itabi

How to create bonsai from cuttings: This time we are working with Giant itabi (Ficus thunbergii)

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The Grim

Bruno Proietti Tocca philosophises about his work on a savin juniper

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Hinoki from scratch

You can propagate and create bonsai from seed, cuttings and by grafting

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Spring

When and how to repot

Finding out for yourself the best time to repot deciduous trees isn't easy. Our smart guide to varieties and their cultivars gives you the answers you need.

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Pop or rock?

Pop star Shintaro Akiyama jumps into the deep when creating a rock planting in cooperation with Kunio Kobayashi and Osamu Fukudate of Shunkaen

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Gardenia

You can propagate and create bonsai from seed, cuttings and by grafting

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Rock school

How to create rock plantings: A basic guide

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Bonsai from Fruit

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

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Metasequoia

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

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Forbidden fruit

The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Ficus

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Masterclass

Is this a bonsai?

Ken Fujiwara works on a massive black pine

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Pinus Nigra

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

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Hawthorn from cuttings

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

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Tied to the Grid

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

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Case History

Dead or alive?

A mind boggling creation,

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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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Will that kill it?

The ultimate root correction work of Masahiko Kimura

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Spring

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.

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Planted on a plastic tray?

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

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Just a plastic tray

Working with deciduous trees is always a long-term project which needs some clever thinking, too

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What’s happening here?

A different approach to air layering with a 'rough edge'

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The sleeping tree

How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods using interesting and unusual species.

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Wisteria from scratch

How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods . This time we work with Wisteria

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Hidden in cones

According to Todd, Douglas firs are one of the most unpredictable trees he has worked with.

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The scent of a bonsai

Developing a giant gardenia into an orthodox informal upright over three years.

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Home grown

Forest plantings always have great appeal, especially when they are planted on a slab.

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The big picture

Follow Martin Nielsen as he takes a simple tree to a bonsai with character It’s a quite an ordinary tree, a locally collected larch of around 70 cm in height, with a trunk thickness of…...

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