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Technique

Complex, but fascinating (1)

From candle pinching to candle cutting, bud thinning, removal of old needles, and plucking of new leaves — a complete system of candle cutting. Anyone growing Japanese black pine bonsai knows...

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24 September 2025
Report

My own private show

The garden was built on a flat field more than a century before by visiting Japanese Garden Masters. It was landscaped, with a big hill created from the…

10 September 2025
Masterclass

Time waits patiently

Kunio Kobayashi entered the world of bonsai via satsuki bonsai. After mastering it, he came to realise its expressive
limitations and was...

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4 September 2025
Shohin

Racing roots

Unlike the deciduous species, the interval between transplanting conifers is longer and care is needed not to over prune the roots. Using two examples, Hiroki Miura shows...

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19 August 2025
Summer

Slimming down

By removing branches to make smaller foliage pads, Harumi Ishii shows us how to improve a black pine (Pinus thunbergi) from an informal upright into a ...

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2 July 2025
Step by Step

Rhythm of the branches

Manuel Germade shows how you can make a satisfying tree from simple material. Here we show a field-grown pine with only some branches at the top. Let's see...

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1 July 2025
Display

Going to show

The act of displaying bonsai for other people to appreciate is a very enjoyable process. Essentially there are no rules; you can, however, gain basic understanding of what works well by...

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24 June 2025
Step by Step

Double loop

Home-grown scots pines from Giacomo Pappalardo's nursery prove yet again to be great material to work on. Jean-Philippe Hoareau, or simply JP, leads you through the styling process step by step...

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12 May 2025
Summer

Too hot or too dry

Bonsai can be in trouble during the summer. Here's what you can do.
How to detect or deal with overheated trees and avoid any further damage. Using actual examples, we will show you what you can expect and what to do...

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8 May 2025
Travel

Go for it !

Paolo Nastasi’s obsession for improvement made him travel to Japan…

5 March 2025
Case History

Family snapshots

Masumi Tomohiro (Kojuken, Kyoto) enjoys the process of young trees 'growing up' to become mature bonsai. Here he shows the shape transformations over time of two popular varieties, the elm and pine,...

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29 January 2025

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