Tag: akadama

Styling

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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Workshop

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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Step by Step

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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Free

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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Workshop

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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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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Masterclass

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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Technique

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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Technique

Just a plastic tray

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

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Technique

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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Workshop

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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Workshop

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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Technique

A corky type

The challenge is to create bonsai from scratch How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods using interesting and unusual species. With the help of illustrations we will see how to take a…...

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Step by Step

From scratch

Under the guidance of Hiroki Miura Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, tries her luck this time with propagation from seed, cuttings and root division.

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Shohin

A clever operation

Getting rid of faults and improving good characteristics Hiroki Miura works on a Chinese quince. It’s too heavy at the top, so that it is not entirely suitable for becoming an interesting shohin. It has,…...

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Styling

Is this worth spending time ?

Prunus spinosa/blackthorn as bonsai Harry Harrington explores the virtues of the blackthorn with its white flowers contrasting beautifully against its dark black bark Prunus spinosa is a tree species native to the UK and Northern […]