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Revisiting famous bonsai creations

Articles have long been a way of recording the dramatic transformation of trees, showcasing the skills of professionals and giving an insight into the process of bonsai creation ...


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26 September 2023
Fundamentals

The roots

Learn the rules of bonsai and they will always be retained to guide you in whatever task that you wish to perform. To help you understand we’re going to scrutinise a bonsai starting from the root base, moving up to the trunk, the branches and finally the top..


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20 September 2023
Air layering

Repairing a damaged maple

When leaf pruning a trident maple, mistakes and faults can become more noticeable. A comeback is planned as we go back to square one.


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7 September 2023
Masterclass

Can you restyle a Bonsai masterpiece?

Masayuki Fujikawa takes things further by transforming a masterpiece

It is said that a tree displayed at Kokufu has reached a point of completion in a long journey. As the tree grows, finds a new owner, or an artist to care for it, the viewpoint of the tree will gradually change

6 July 2023
Design Sketch

Ghost rider

François Jeker analyses the Juniperus sabina of Antonio J. Lozano Heemskerk.


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8 June 2023
Step by Step

Just Clip and grow?

Hawthorn, or Crataegus, is a great subject for bonsai. Easy growing and very forgiving when mistakes are made. It will send out multiple new shoots, giving you plenty of opportunity to grow new branches.


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25 May 2023
Propagating

Ikadabuki

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 piece of material through to its completion. This time we are working with crab apple, Malus zumi


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11 May 2023
Technique

Reverse taper

Miura Hiroki (from Miura Baijyu-En nursery) is a specialist in shohin bonsai. Here he shows how to improve trees with reverse tapering trunks by using air-layering techniques


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20 April 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
Spring

All about roots

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


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9 March 2023
Propagating

Giant Itabi

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


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1 March 2023
Masterclass

Time for change

Restyling a famous tree into something new is difficult work and an artist must stake their reputation on it


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16 February 2023
Case History

So Immature

Harry Harrington explains the progression of a Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)


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8 February 2023
Case History

Broken sails

Masahiko Kimura restores a very old juniper


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12 January 2023
Masterclass

A Pine Puzzle

Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, is one of the most popular pine varieties and one of the most commonly styled tree.


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6 January 2023
Design Sketch

Spokes of a Wheel

Jean-Philippe Hoareau sketches options for Marnix Bomon's pine.


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23 December 2022
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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16 December 2022
Summer

Air and light

Andrea Meriggioli shows you how to thin and prune the leaves of Acer palmatum


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15 December 2022
Styling

An offer one can’t refuse

'The tree featured here is an eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis), which is native to Eastern Canada and much of the north-central and north-eastern United States'


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1 December 2022
Technique

Gardenia

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


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4 November 2022
Technique

Rock school

How to create rock plantings: A basic guide


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20 October 2022
Technique

Silvery bark

The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Betula


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13 October 2022
Case History

No turning back

David Quintana works on a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)


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22 September 2022