In this issue

6 Report: Universum Bonsai
The Trophy, Europe's largest bonsai event
10 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai from The Trophy
13 Native bonsai: A perfect love
François Jeker restores an old boxwood
19 Gallery
More amazing bonsai from The Trophy
21 Technique: All those branches . . .
A guide to the branches to remove and which to use
27 Styling: The bonsai chef
Luca Tamburello's journey from culinary chef
to bonsai artist
31 Tokonoma: In resonance
with nature
Kyoseki shows bonsai and suiseki together
35 Profile: A true Karate Kid
The bonsai passion of Jarek Lenarczyk
37 Technique: Really fun size
Airlayering for shohin
40 Accent plants: Precious primula
A common garden plant that is very suitable as Kusamono
43 Technique: Back in shape
Thinning out congested branches on a myrtle
46 Gallery
Bonsai, suiseki and pots from The Trophy
48 Step by step: Not only for hedges
Bruno Wijman, simple material can give great results
53 Styling: The Korean Kimura
Transforming a human-sized piece of natural material into a bonsai
62 Report: Outstanding UBE
Dizzying beauty at the Spanish show in Aranjuez
64 Gallery
Small is beautiful, shohin bonsai
65 Shohin: Happily separated
What to do after airlayering
69 Technique: Tamarix
From bunjin to a Seki-joju / roots over rock
72 News
Kifu bonsai awards, Bonsai Culture Expo Paris,
New book, Agenda

BETULA

The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch

1 min

Refreshing accents

Summer accent plants that grow near water

3 mins

Cast in Iron

Saad Khayar's naturalistic and detailed tenpai

2 mins

BONSAI FROM FRUIT

Propagate by sowing seeds, or taking cuttings to create new bonsai

2 mins

THE ROUGH DIAMOND

Bjorn Bjorholm works on a juniper with hidden qualities

2 mins

Little, but wild

Bringing out the best from material with many faults

3 mins

My victory

The bonsai passion of Alfredo Salaccione

4 mins

The Azuma pines

Daiki, the third-generation Abe, works on seed-grown pines

3 mins

No turning back

David Quintana works on a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

3 mins

Kid's play or pot?

A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots that are seriously cool

1 min

THE SURVIVOR

Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai

5 mins

Bonsai between Cars

The European bonsai community meets in Augsburg, Germany

2 mins

4th European Bonsai-San Show

The Four Disciples of Kimura live in action at the great Bonsai-San show.

3 mins

The Bonsai Biker

The bonsai passion of Stefan Gmur.

5 mins

The Bonsai 'Tourist'

Tony Tickle tastes the delights of the dynamic bonsai scene in South America.

3 mins

The Grim

The savin is a juniper species that time continuously remakes and remodels in an endless circle. Man and nature come together in this very expressive tree.

4 mins

Living The Dream

So you want to be a bonsai professional?

3 mins

The 'ROOKIE' Potter...

Natural talent, Roy Minarai (USA), has only very recently entered the world of bonsai pottery.

6 mins

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