In this issue

6 News
Report, agenda and news
8 Gallery
A selection of the 2018 Aki-ten held in Brixen, Italy
14 Workshop
Bruno Wijman works on a hinoki cypress
20 Maintenance
In autumn you can improve the branch setting of your maple
24 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from the Saulieu show
26 Bonsai basics
Giacomo Pappalardo explains variations in the pine cascade style
30 Grow from cuttings
Cherry bonsai: The challenge is to grow it right from the start
35 Tony's column
The Internet is not always good for bonsai.
36 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from the Saulieu show
38 Masterclass
Salvatore Liporace reworks one of his finest bonsai
46 Profile
Cindy Verstraeten exhibits her bonsai at the Kokufu-ten
48 Technique
Learn the basic technique of candle cutting
from Master Nobuichi Urushibata
56 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from the Saulieu show
58 Shohin
What works best: sphagnum or a tourniquet?
64 Native bonsai
The birch has many virtues, but it's tough to work on
69 Styling
Manuel Germade shows us how he solves the
puzzle that is his juniper
77 Pots
Marjan Mirt can be very proud when he sees examples of his pots all over the globe

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