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.
A pine slowly starts to die off, so what is happening here?
Sabina juniper bunjin rock planting with a playful nature...
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.
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.
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
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.
Bruno Proietti Tocca works on a native yew
Maple, winter hazel and hawthorn are all very easy to grow.
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)
As an accent plant the Hitotsuba genus (Pyrrosia var.) is a favourite.
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.
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.
'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'
Tatsuo Fukugawa works on a white pine taken from his garden
Pop star Shintaro Akiyama jumps into the deep when creating a rock planting in cooperation with Kunio Kobayashi and Osamu Fukudate of Shunkaen
Bruno Wijman sketches options for Giuseppe Ginnastica's pistachio
Satsuki azalea has a chip on its shoulder, saying 'oh, how difficult'.
How to create rock plantings: A basic guide
The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch: Betula
Summer accent plants that grow near water...
Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai...