Tag: pruning

Styling

The Grim

Bruno Proietti Tocca philosophises about his work on a savin juniper

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Technique

Hinoki from scratch

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

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Case History

Broken sails

Masahiko Kimura restores a very old juniper

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Step by Step

The graceful fir

The graceful fir is an excellent choice for bonsai.

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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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Technique

Air and light

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

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Masterclass

Father and Son

The Sanriku junipers: Father and Son Omachi work on yamadori trees

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Step by Step

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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Styling

Well suited

François Jeker takes a close look at Taxus.

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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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Technique

Gardenia

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

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Step by Step

The not so difficult tree

Satsuki azalea has a chip on its shoulder, saying 'oh, how difficult'.

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Technique

What happens inside?

Defoliation is applied to promote back budding on trident maples

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Technique

Silvery bark

The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Betula

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Case History

The survivor

Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai...

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Masterclass

The rough diamond

Bjorn Bjorholm works on a juniper with hidden qualities

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Shohin

Little, but wild

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

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Technique

Metasequoia

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

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Case History

Out of the box

Harry Harrington works on a very bulky elm that has no tapering. By carving the trunk the problem is solved.

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Technique

Walk the wire

Learn professional techniques: wiring a juniper

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Summer

Left twigs, or right?

Japanese maples with great ramified branches...

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Styling

See it from a different angle

Creating the moyogi style from a field-grown satsuki with Masaki Yoshii

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Technique

Forbidden fruit

The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Ficus

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Styling

Just drop it

Creating a literati red pine by focusing on the dropping branch

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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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Styling

The garden yamadori

Ralf Beckers shows us there is beauty hidden in the chaos of branches

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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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Autumn

Autumn is the new spring

Harry Harrington on collecting deciduous trees in autumn

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Technique

Amelanchier

How to create bonsai from cuttings; the Korean juneberry.

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