In this issue

6 News
6th European Bonsai-san Show, Koreans, Sakka-ten and a Bjorn workshop
8 Arco Bonsai
The EBA, ESA and UBI all together in one show
11 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai at Arco
16 Shohin
Creating shohin from faulty material
20 Styling
The first steps of a mountain pine
26 The best pots in town
Ikkou Watanabe — probably the best shohin pot maker
31 Tony's column
Why are there so few women in bonsai?
32 Masterclass
Mauro Stemberger styles a Scots pine
42 Profile
Enrique Castaño was raised with bonsai
45 The bonsai dream
Mauro Stemberger's new book
46 Travel
Thor Holvila explores the Japanese pottery world
50 Step by step
Acer palmatum, a solid foundation
54 Out of the box thinking
Harry Harrington on the progression of a big field elm
60 Gallery
Cream of Arco, plus best of Bonsai club 'Midden Nederland'
65 Walk the wire
Professional techniques for wiring
68 The beauty of moss
A close-up on moss, a feature often overlooked
72 Maintenance
Pruning Japanese maples in summer, by Andrea Merrigioli
76 Technique: Metasequoia
Starting a bonsai from scratch

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