Tag: Kinbon

Burst into life – The beauty of fresh leaves and flowers in spring

Here is an impression of the annual spring Shunga-ten, held in Osaka, Japan in the Hanahaku-kinen Park and organised by the Shohin Bonsai Association..

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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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Bonsai in disguise

Under the guidance of Hiroki Miura, the Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, creates the impression of a willow bonsai by using a different species.

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Echo from the mountains

The Azuma pines are grown from the best seed...

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Refreshing accents

Summer accent plants that grow near water...

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Shohin

Little, but wild

Bringing out the best from material with many faults...

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Pots

Kid’s play or pot?

A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots that are seriously cool.

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Bonsai from Fruit

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

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Technique

Metasequoia

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

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Shohin

Creating shohin from faulty material

Use dull material to make impressive bonsai helped by grafting techniques. Here we show you how easy it can be. Pyracantha is in the Rosaceae family in the subset that contains Crataegus. It provides bright…...

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A solid foundation

The creation of branches on deciduous trees does not happen overnight, it is a long-term process ...

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Masterclass

Rock Classics

Masahiko Kimura's famous rock plantings.

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Shohin

Would you dare?

Chojubai, the dwarf variety of the Japanese quince, is cut in half.

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Any restrictions?

Planting a tree on a rock gives you plenty of creative freedom.

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Shohin

Talking about the front . . .

Be inspired by Yukio as he makes the most out of material. This time we focus on Yew and Hinoki.

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Pots

The best pots in town

Celebrating 40 years as the best shohin pot maker.

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Shohin

MINI BONSAI

The charm of the very, very small . . .

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Technique

Amelanchier

How to create bonsai from cuttings; the Korean juneberry.

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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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Care

The Rock eater

Maintaining and improving a rock-grown Japanese maple.

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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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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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Summer

In the Palmatum of your hand

Leaf reduction helps to protect and to gain more ramification. One important technique to help deciduous trees during the heat of the summer is leaf reduction, or defoliation. This protects the internal branches. Here we…...

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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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