Taking a mega juniper from raw material to masterpiece bonsai
Mr Hirokatsu Iura and his son Takashi Iura took quite a risk in creating a marvellous juniper of amazing proportions.

Taking a mega juniper from raw material to masterpiece bonsai
Mr Hirokatsu Iura and his son Takashi Iura took quite a risk in creating a marvellous juniper of amazing proportions.
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.
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
Jerome Kellerhals guides you step by step through the styles of bonsai.
Cultivating Prunus from winter into spring..
It is really easy to create a magnificent bonsai if you start from raw material with great potential. There are those trees that at first glance already have the right look. You only have to use the appropriate techniques to make that tree into a high-level bonsai.
The material used here is a Satsuki. It is a twin trunk and there are two apicies, but without a clear and obvious overall direction. The first thing to do will be to determine the front of the tree and work from there.
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods using interesting and unusual species...
Field elm yamadori bonsai developed in 4 years.
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 . . .
Bruno Proietti Tocca works on a native yew
Hiroki Miura guides you through the struggles of repotting pines, pruning and cutting their roots
How to create bonsai from cuttings: This time we are working with Giant itabi (Ficus thunbergii)
Todd Schlafer works on a Ponderosa pine
Harry Harrington explains the progression of a Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
You can propagate and create bonsai from seed, cuttings and by grafting
Masahiko Kimura restores a very old juniper
The graceful fir is an excellent choice for bonsai.
Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris, is one of the most popular pine varieties and one of the most commonly styled tree.
Andrea Meriggioli shows you how to thin and prune the leaves of Acer palmatum
The Sanriku junipers: Father and Son Omachi work on yamadori trees
Under the guidance of Hiroki Miura, the Japanese popstar, Ayaka Yamamoto, creates the impression of a willow bonsai by using a different species.
François Jeker takes a close look at Taxus.
'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'
Satsuki azalea has a chip on its shoulder, saying 'oh, how difficult'.
Defoliation is applied to promote back budding on trident maples
The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Betula
Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai...