6 News
Binge watching, shows, Arcobonsai
8 Gallery
Impression of Arcobonsai 
12 Native bonsai
Marija Hajdic: Hornbeam is an exciting tree for bonsai 
16 Technique
Zelkova: a rapid and very vigorous grower 
24 Maintenance
Harry Harrington's guide to fertilising
28 Masterclass
Creative genius, Ryan Neil, turns bonsai upside down
37 Tony's column
Bonsai addicts because therapy did not work
38 Gallery
Bonsai of the East and West 
40 Shohin
Maples: Improving ramification of the branches
48 Step by step
The charm of the Japanese beech
52 Profile
The bonsai passion of Manuel Germade
55 Grow from seed
Wisteria: The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch
61 Yose Ue
Harumi Ishii shows us how to transform an 
uninteresting mountain maple forest 
65 The Masterplan
Giacomo Pappalardo takes his time to create a cascade
70 POTS
Ceramist Jonathan Cross creates pots 
in the desert
74 Case history
The yew styled by Kevin Willson

6 The Kei Bonsai Kai 
An impression of the special show curated by Danny Use
10 Native Bonsai: Anticlimax?
Harry Harrington's story of an Siberian elm
17 Gallery
Various bonsai from East and West
19 Pots: Fire in a cave
A visit to the Ooshio Shoujin Kiln, Nara
26 Case history
Revisiting famous Bonsai creations of some years ago 
31 Styling: How to slim down
Trunk bending a white pine literati with Masayuki Fujikawa
37 Profile: A life saver
The bonsai passion of Dennis Fuchs
41 Report: I am a survivor
The lifelong passion of Lydie Carpentier
43 Memory lane: Do they know!
Who was Peter Adams?
45 Step by step: Seki-Joju
How to make a root over rock style with Jerome Kellerhals
49 Masterclass: All flows natural
Master Masahiko Kimura works on a very old yew
59 Kusamono: Bamboo relatives
Grasses always match with your bonsai
62 Shohin: Strapped tight
Hiroki Miura fixes a black pine, which is a bit too dull 
66 Gallery 
Various bonsai from East and West
68 Technique: Wisteria
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods
73 News
Agenda, Cheshire wins gold, Aki-Ten

6 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai
9 Styling: Forest planting
The natural scenery of Takeo Katsumata
19 Pots: A child with presents
The ceramic passion of Giuseppe Lombardo
23 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai
24 Technique: Pine issues
Candle cutting black pine
31 Report: A different concept
A focus on the display of bonsai, by Harry Harrington
35 Case History: A lucky strike
Hugo Berther's story of a very old spruce
41 Profile: The soul of the mugo
The bonsai passion of Ruben Ciezar Villanueva 
43 Suiseki: Just imagine
Stones that stir evocative images of a mountain chain
45 Event: The future of bonsai?
A new art exhibition at the Pacific Bonsai Museum
47 Step by step: Yose Ue
Jerome Kellerhals, how to make a forest planting
50 Masterclass: Not good enough?
Masayuki Fujikawa takes things further by transforming a 
masterpiece
57 Report: Arco bonsai '23
The bonsai event in the mountains of Italy
60 Shohin: Are they twins?
Hiroki Miura works on a double-trunk pine
63 Technique: Taking over
Two generations work on a pine grown from seed
67 Technique: Ligustrum
Growing a moyogi style from scratch
73 News - Agenda
New book by Luis Vallejo, Online bonsai course, Aki-Ten

6 The Trophy is back
Europe's largest bonsai event.
10 The Winners are
A gallery with the winners of the Trophy.
13 Styling: Taming the wild
David Soto works on a Pinus sylvestris. 
19 Technique: Pruning Prunus
Cultivation of Prunus from winter into spring.
23 Report: A 'must go'
Doncaster Bonsai Experience Spring Exhibition 2023.
24 Japan: A real Washitsu
The skilful work of Japanese carpentry.
27 Satsuki: The key branch
How to make the most of a deadwood trunk, Osamu Fukudate.
34 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from the recent edition of the Trophy
36 Styling: Playing around?
Hiroki Ishii: Sabina juniper bunjin rock planting.
44 Profile: Master of shari
The bonsai passion of Will Baddeley.
48 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from Japan and the West.
50 Step by step: Hokidachi
Make a broom style bonsai with Jerome Kellerhals.
54 Report: Bonsai in winter
The prestigious Swindon Winter Image Show in the UK.
55 Masterclass: At your own risk
Alessandro Bonardo takes it to the limits with a white pine.
64 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from Japan and the West.
66 Shohin: Reverse taper
Hiroki Miura shows how to improve your tree.
70 Technique: Ikadabuki
Growing a raft style from scratch.
73 News & Agenda.
Events coming up, gold for Cheshire, new website B4 Me

6 A streetcar to bonsai
The Pacific Bonsai Expo has its inaugural show
10 The empty space
Bruno Proietti Tocca works on a native yew
16 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai
19 All about roots
A basic guide on how to repot a pine
27 Daring and new
Seventh generation of the Ryuzou kiln in Japan
30 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai
31 The hollow tree
Harry Harrington grows an elm from stump to full grown bonsai
37 A beautiful lesson
The bonsai passion of Pierre-Yves Lidec
39 The crazy rock
Something completely different: Mauro Stemberger creates the rock pine
49 Easy does it
Maple, winter hazel and hawthorn are all very easy to grow
53 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai
55 Charismatic Master
A heart for mountains and trees: Serge Clémence - An obituary
57 Seeds from Fuji-san
Massimo Bandera's passion for Japanese beech 
61 Is this all?
Hiroki Miura works on a shohin Chinese juniper
67 'Chirimen kazura'
Dwarf star jasmine created from cuttings
71 Kunio's new book
A sneak peek preview of his amazing new book
72 News 
Two new books on the market, agenda of events

6 Where Eagles Dared
The Austrian National Bonsai Convention.
10 Gallery
A selection of the finest bonsai.
12 So Immature
Harry Harrington improves the development of a 
field-grown hornbeam. 
18 Between the buds
Using graft techniques to improve the quality of trees.
23 Top priority
Hiroki Miura solves the problem of a Japanese white pine.
27 The Echo
François Jeker exhibits his work in Japan.
29 Time for change
Yoshihiko Moriyama dares to work on a masterpiece.
39 Gallery
A selection of the finest bonsai. 
41 Together we're strong
Katsumi Komiya has a very creative method to save time.
48 A story to tell
The passion of Alexandre Imbeault for bonsai tables.
51 Cat and Mouse
Todd Schlafer works on a Ponderosa pine.
57 Gallery
A selection of the finest bonsai.
60 Thinner than thin
Kiyoshi Koiwai had no connection with bonsai.
64 Grow: Giant Itabi
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods.
68 Kusamono: It's a Hit...
An evergreen fern that stays green, even in winter.
72 News
The events for the New Year.

6 Bonsai Island
Bonsai exhibited at a very special location
8 Gallery
A selection of various bonsai
10 Pop or rock?
Shintaro Akiyama jumps into the deep when creating a rock planting
19 Always different
Dan Barton's passion for ceramics
23 At my front door
Tatsuo Fukagawa restyles a white pine
29 Well suited
François Jeker takes a close look at yew
35 Gallery
A selection of various bonsai
37 Echo from the mountains
Azuma pines are grown from the best seed 
40 An offer one can't refuse
Steve Ulrich works on an eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis),
46 A bonsai in disguise
Can you use a different variety to create another?
50 Gallery
A selection of various bonsai
52 Father and Son
The Sanriku junipers of Omachi
64 Top shohin in the UK
Daryl Harris reports the UK National Shohin Exhibition 2022
65 Kobano-zuina
The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch
69 Weed things
Keiko Abe creates an accent planting on a piece of deadwood
72 Agenda, News
The Trophy, new online course, events in 2023

6 Bonsai between cars
The European Bonsai community comes together in Germany
8 EBA gallery
A selection of bonsai from the EBA event, 2022
12 The survivor
Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai 
20 Kid's play or pot?
A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots
22 No turning back
David Quintana works on a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
27 The Azuma pines
Daiki Abe works on seed grown pines
33 My victory
The bonsai passion of Alfredo Salaccione
37 Little, but wild
Bringing out the best from material with many faults
43 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai
45 The rough diamond
Bjorn Bjorholm works on a juniper with hidden qualities
54 Bonsai from Fruit
Propagate by sowing seeds, or taking cuttings to create new bonsai
59 Cast in Iron
Saad Khayar's naturalistic and detailed tenpai
61 Refreshing accents
Summer accent plants that grow near water
65 The challenge to grow from scratch
This time we follow the development of a birch
69 The French court
Vivier-au-Court in France, was the setting for a splendid show
70 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai

6 ArcoBonsai 
The 36th edition of the 'ArcoBonsai' event
8 Gallery
A selection of the Bonsai from the show in Arco.
11 The garden yamadori
Ralf Beckers shows that there is beauty hidden in the chaos of branches.
17 Shohin with Yukio
Yukio Hirose makes the most out of yew and Hinoki.
23 A perfect day
The ExpoBonsai UK show revived.
25 The spirit of Kato
A yeso spruce styled by François Jeker and Jean-Paul Polmans.
31 Is this a bonsai?
Ken Fujiwara works on a massive black pine. 
43 Between Art and Nature
The bonsai and ceramic passion of Florent Coirier
47 Paper bonsai
Udo Wollenhaupt is passionate on drawing and sketching bonsai
51 Any restrictions?
Planting a tree on a rock gives you a lot of creative freedom
56 Would you dare?
Chojubai the dwarf variety of the Japanese quince is cut in half
64 Just drop it
Creating a literati red pine by focusing on the dropping branch
70 Ficus
The challenge to grow bonsai from scratch

6 Bonsai in the picture 
A gallery of Japanese and Western Bonsai
8 Dead or alive?
Martin Nielsen's mind boggling creation
14 The Rock eater
Maintaining and improving a rock grown Japanese maple
21 Split in three
Once again, Masahiko Kimura has a very unconventional plan
25 Bonsai in the picture
A gallery of Japanese and Western Bonsai
28 Everyday a little better
The bonsai passion of Christian Schulz
31 Rhododendron
A guide to the wild flowering shrub
36 The best candidates
Pieter van Uden creates a forest with Metasequoia
44 Wake up, sleeping dragon
Mario Komsta works on a yamadori pine
52 Red alert
A twin trunk becomes an elegant moyogi style
59 Bonsai in the picture
A gallery of Japanese and Western Bonsai
62 Queen of pines
The basic shape of a bonsai, and its choice of many styles
67 All the features
Isao Enomoto will help you to find the ideal pot
69 The challenge
Grow bonsai right from the start: Amelanchier
73 News
New books, Agenda

6 The taste of early spring
The flowering bonsai of the 93rd Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
8 The tongue fern
Ferns as accent plants for use in an exhibition with bonsai
12 The turbo grower
Harry Harrington's story of an oak 
20 A step back to go forward
Harumi Ishii on improving branch setting on elm
26 Touched by Leonardo
Father and son 'work' together for the new future of a juniper
29 Bonsai masterpieces
Shown at the Ueno Green Club, Tokyo, the masterpieces
31 Two Masters, one tree
Transformation of an Ezo spruce by Urushibata and Fujikawa
41 Big in Japan
Contemporary shohin bonsai pot exhibition
46 Trial and error
The bonsai passion of Pavel Slovák 
51 Less can be more
A lesson in how to cut more branches for better results, under guidance of Hiroki Miura
55 Wired up?
Improving your wiring skills with Chiharu Imai
67 Aki-Ten
More bonsai to enjoy from the Aki-ten exhibition in Brixen, Italy
69 Albizia
How to create bonsai from cuttings of the sleeping tree
73 News
Ofer Grunwald: Joining the Bonsai Catawiki

6 Aki-ten
The autumn show with bonsai and special pot designs
10 Hidden in cones
Todd Schlafer works on a Douglas fir
16 Like going to a gym
Nao Tokutake's passion for bonsai ceramics
20 Pruned by bacteria?
Harry Harrington uses beneficial bacteria for stronger bonsai
26 My 'selfish' dream
The bonsai passion of Jeremiah Lee
28 In the blink of an eye
The world of master craftsman, Iemitsu Ooishi
38 Growing in-between
The making of Jeremiah's Sierra juniper bonsai
42 ARCO Bonsai
The highlights of the Arco bonsai show in Italy
45 Man of the Mountains
Mauro Stemberger works on a yamadori pine
56 Can it be split?
Bruno Wijman on how to create a bonsai from garden material
64 Kei Bonsai Kai
Danny Use's autumn show 
67 The bold cut approach
Growing new bonsai material by layering and a bold cut 
74 Wisteria
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods
80 News
The next bonsai shows coming up

6 Top junipers
A gallery with some of the finest Japanese juniper bonsai
8 The chaotic forest
François Jeker's 31-year-journey growing a bonsai forest
15 Charming chamotte
Discover the diverse styles of Heian Tofukuji 
19 Top junipers
A gallery with some of the finest Japanese juniper bonsai
21 Not just black and white
Harry Harrington explores the virtues of the blackthorn
29 Prickly situation
Jean-Philippe Hoareau (JP) works with Juniperus rigida
33 Wearing my signature
The bonsai passion of Jörg Derlien
39 See nature via stone
A collection of masterpiece stones 
42 Splitting up
Manuel Germade re-styles an Itoigawa juniper
52 From scratch
Growing new bonsai material from seed and cuttings
57 The big picture
Follow Martin Nielsen as he takes a simple tree to a bonsai
61 Gallery
A collection of the finest bonsai
63 Not this, nor that
Getting rid of faults and improving good characteristics
70 The cork bark pine
The challenge is to create bonsai from scratch

6 Gallery
Bonsai in autumn
8 The green temple
A greenhouse with only a saikei forest and rock landscapes
12 Quiebra Hacho
Nacho Marín works on a tree with power and delicacy in one
18 Bonsai espresso
Product designer Shay Cohen is inspired by bonsai pots
22 Case history
François Jeker looks back on 19 years' evolution of 
his mugo pine
26 Gallery
Bonsai in autumn
28 Like Frankenstein?
Shigeo Ebihara's unbelievable method of trunk shortening 
38 Team game
The bonsai passion of Mario Pavone
40 Growth never stops
Maintenance work on a mountain cypress
42 Repot, or not?
What to do when we need to repot outside the dormant period
46 A juniper update
Chiharu Imai works on a masterpiece Itoigawa juniper
56 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai 
59 The new big
Koji Hiramatsu works on a black pine
65 Regular fit
Alexsandre Escudero works on a tiny Itoigawa juniper
70 A fruitful day
How to pollinate flowering bonsai
74 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai 
77 Start from scratch
How to grow an oak bonsai

6 Gallery 
Japanese and Western bonsai
11 Just too long
Jan Culek copes with a tree that's almost impossible to style
16 The branch doctor
Master Oota is the expert on grafting new branches 
25 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai
26 All-American pine
Bjorn Bjorholm works on a pine grown from seed
31 The perfectionist
Jürg Stäheli tries to find the perfect shape for his pots
34 Wishful rooting
How to make an air layer
39 Chiyo no Matsu
The famous pine Chiyo-no-Matsu, Omiya Bonsai Museum, Japan
40 Flipped over
To get the best results Masahiko Kimura flips a juniper upside down
49 Small imperfections
The bonsai passion of Francesco Santini
54 This one?
Jörg Derlien's all too familiar struggle to find the right pot
58 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai
61 One became two
Martin Nielsen divides a Japanese maple into two new trees 
67 Not just plants
Accent plants are an unmissable element for a bonsai display
69 Turbo grower
The virtues of the fast-growing Potentilla
73 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai
74 Start from scratch
How to make a cascade-style bonsai
80 Gallery
Japanese and Western bonsai

6 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai.
10 Sansui, birds and beasts
Reijaku from Taiwan with painted pots.
14 Left or right?
Osamu Fukudate styles a rare satsuki azalea.
20 Can you feel it?
Yukio Hirose creates the windswept style from a juniper.
26 Fine and fiddly
Defoliation and wiring of maples and elms.
32 My own world
The bonsai passion of Rui Ferreira.
35 Between life and death
Carving juniper deadwood with Master Kunihiko Kanemitsu.
41 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai.
44 A powerhouse
An in-depth look at the venerable sea hibiscus.
48 A matter of taste?
Bartosz Warwas takes a garden centre 
Juniperus squamata to the Trophy.

52 No beating about the bush
A very bushy juniper styled by Mauro Stemberger.
62 Doing the opposite
Instead of compacting and downsizing, David Soto opens and unfolds cramped branches.
68 Upside down
From moyogi to kengai, Martin Nielsen can't wait to try.
72 Chokkan style
How to create larch bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods.
76 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and Western bonsai
80 News
Agenda, plus new book by Laurent Darrieux.

6 Gallery
A selection of shohin bonsai from the Gafu-ten, Japan.
10 Young at heart
Learning pottery skills from your nephew.
13 On the scrapheap?
Harry Harrington does magic with an old crab apple. 
21 From father to son
The bonsai passion of Lukás Sirotný.
25 Tropical bonsai
Mike Lane's story of a buttonwood.
29 Step by step
Rock planting is easy.
33 Never ending story
Bartosz Warwas knows a good plan is key to bonsai success.
38 The final test
Andrei Bessonov's final work as an apprentice to Master Kimura. 
49 Shohin
How to create foliage pads, work on the roots and water the so popular five needle pine
55 No clue
David Quintana works on a Buxus.
59 Gallery
The best of the Taikan-ten 2019 exhibition.
61 Let spring arrive
The seasonal beauty of Kusamono and accent plants.
65 Pot-bound
How to repot small deciduous trees in spring.
73 Technique: Cotoneaster
How to create bonsai from cuttings.
77 Gallery
The best of the Taikan-ten 2019 exhibition.
80 News
Events, travel and what to read.

6 Gallery 
A selection of Japanese and native bonsai
10 The Greek oracle
Elsa Boudouri styles a Juniperus sabina.
16 Bonsai timetable
Bartoz Warwas knows that a good plan is the vital key to bonsai success.
22 Lost in time
Fujikake Yuzan is a master in hand-painted pots.
26 The monster elm
Martin Nielsen's story of an elm.
30 Is it a gamble?
Masahiko Kimura is challenged by a huge yew.
43 Little princess
Two maple varieties with very tiny leaves.
49 Seas of green
An exploration of Premna by Mike Lane 
53 You can't own it
The Gafu-ten exhibition.
55 No right or wrong way
Yukio Hirose looks at the many options for displaying 
medium-sized trees.
60 Keep it natural
The bonsai passion of Valter Giuliano.
64 Gallery
A selection of Japanese and native bonsai.
66 Think ahead
Get the most from your trees by making corrections now for the future. 
72 Step by Step: Yose Ue
One of the most creative styles, the group planting, is quite easy to create.
77 Larger than life
A gallery of trees: Living art of the Pacific Bonsai Museum.

Gallery: A selection of fine Western and Japanese Bonsai. 
Harry Harrington: Tasks for native bonsai during late autumn.
Manuel Germade deals with a tough case — a Buxus.
Martin Nielsen: How a stump became an elegant chokkan.
Jerome Kellerhals: Styling and caring for Portulacaria afra.
Why are black pine needles so short?
According to María José González pots should balance between function and beauty.
Rebirth of a juniper that survived the Tohoku earthquake.
The bonsai passion of Sergio Cuan.
The problem of poor roots on a pine can be solved.
Andrew Sellman travels to Japan to see the shohin at 
the Gafu-ten.
Stewartia
The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch.
Bark like paper
Western Australia has unique bonsai flora. 
The Gafu-ten exhibition brings together those who love these tiny bonsai.
The Japanese crane bird
Walsall adds another limited edition pot to the collection

6 Gallery
A selection of fine Western and Japanese bonsai.
10 Anti-clockwise
Harry Harrington reworks a Japanese yew with superb fluting.
18 Two Masters, one pine
Marco Invernizzi reworks a very old mugo pine. 
28 Very hopeful
Thor Holvilla tells us how his ideas come to life.
30 Bad reputation?
François Jeker has created many outstanding Buxus.
36 Maintenance
During the growing season there is always something to do.
40 The big adventure
The bonsai passion of Olivier Barreau.
44 What can you do with it?
Thierry Claude works on an impossible pine.
50 Gallery
A selection of fine Western and Japanese bonsai.
54 Don't carve, but sculpt
Learn how to create natural deadwood with Andrés Bicocca.
63 Tropical bonsai
Jerome Kellerhals: Styling and caring for Adenium.
66 Pyracantha
The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch.
71 A distinctive taste
Shohin with Hiroki Miura.
79 The Japanese crane bird
Walsall adds another Limited Edition pot to the collection

6 Gallery 
The best bonsai from the Trophy 2020.
10 Sweat and tears
Ryan Neil vs huge garden tree.
21 The last flush...
Harry Harrington sums up the tasks for late summer and early autumn. 
25 Tropical bonsai
Jerome Kellerhals' styling and caring for a Vitex rotundifolia.
27 Cats' paws
Kusamono is a different type of bonsai.
31 Native bonsai
Martin Nielsen tells his story of the broom style.
36 Flower festival
Satsuki festival in Utsunomiya, Japan.
38 Lorem Ipsum
Ofer Grunwald on why you sometimes need to get rid of the tree to see the bonsai. 
40 Gallery
The best bonsai from the Trophy 2020.
45 It changed my live
Andrei Bessonov followed his dreams and learned bonsai from Kimura.
48 Technique
How to create bonsai from cuttings: Kiwi.
52 Little show offs
Can orchids be just like bonsai?
58 Gallery
The best bonsai from the Trophy 2020.
62 Right place, right time
Sami Amdouni's passion for smaller-sized pots.
65 Pimped juniper
A dull juniper is matched with a rock full of
character.
74 All your senses
Art and bonsai meet in one of Kyoto's famous temples.
78 News
New book by Morten Albek, Masahiko Kimura online.

6 The spirit of the 'Trophy'
An impression of this grand show.
10 Gallery 
The winners of the Trophy 2020.
14 Open up
Valentin Brose untangles a sabina juniper.
24 The woodman
The bonsai tables of Doug Mudd.
28 Tropical bonsai
Jerome Kellerhals: Styling and caring for a sea hibiscus.
30 Shohin
Harumi Ishii: Hawthorn is ideal material for making shohin.
37 Don't hide
Takahiro Yamazaki styles a hollow-trunked Satsuki.
43 Gallery
A selection of blossoming Satsuki.
45 Lost but found
Masayuki Fujikawa brings out the hidden character of a white pine.
51 The Traditionalist
Sean Smith sticks to the formal style of the Japanese arts.
55 Summer is coming
Harry Harrington: Late spring tasks for native deciduous bonsai.
59 Little Masterpiece
5th edition of the Crespi Shohin Festival.
61 Deshoyo maple
Kenichi Suzuki is very much into shohin-sized maples.
66 Worth working on?
David Soto claims that there is almost no material that is 
completely useless.
70 Best of enemies?
Why plants don´t like to grow in pots by Jens Lindworsky.
72 Prunus
How to create bonsai from cuttings.
76 Little Kokufu
The II UBE Bonsai Exhibition in Spain.

4 News / Report
Upcoming events and report Aki-Ten.
12 Gallery
A selection from the Charity Bonsai show.
16 Tropical bonsai
Jerome Kellerhals on the Brazilian raintree.
19 Styling
Bruno Wijman restyles a garden yew.
25 Maintenance
Harry Harrington, spring tasks for native deciduous trees.
30 Painted by flames
By trial and error, Tomas Gramming has mastered pottery.
34 Hands on
The bonsai passion of Antony Smith.
38 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from Japan
41 Column
Tony Tickle's final column.
42 Technique
The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch.
46 Masterclass
Mauro Stemberger creates one of his best pines.
56 Gallery
A selection of bonsai from Japan.
57 Step by Step
Show time, spring is the time that many bonsai shows arrive on the scene.
62 Case History
Shinsaku Yamahata: a deep relationship between artist and juniper.
64 Garden visit
The Mitomo Team visits one another's gardens.
66 Bonsai basics
Spring time marks rush hour for repotting your bonsai.
70 Power lifting
Hseih Wen Fu transforms an XXL juniper.

6 News
Events, agenda, news.
8 Report
7th edition of the European Bonsai-san show
10 Gallery
A selection of the bonsai from Saulieu, France
16 Native bonsai
Marco Giannini on Buxus
22 Profile
The winner of the 'Best New Style' award, Hervé Dora
25 Tony's column
Trees talk to me
27 Share it all
Report of the 13th Crespi Cup
30 The 'knick' snapped?
Enrico Savini twists, bends and turns a sabina into a graceful cascade
39 Gallery
A selection of the bonsai from Saulieu, France
41 What's under the soil?
Repotting your bonsai is rather like a health check 
49 Italian heart
Step by step with a small pine
55 Cold weather care
Harry Harrington shares his tips for winter protection
60 Gallery 
A selection of bonsai from the Eda Uchi Kai show
63 His father's voice
Isao Omachi creates the bonsai his father envisioned
70 Gallery 
A selection of bonsai from the Eda Uchi Kai show
76 The challenge
Create a spruce from the very start

6 News
Events, agenda, news
8 UK National Show
A report from the British bonsai show in Bury
10 Gallery
A selection of the trees from Arco 
13 The Quebecan pearl
The story of Linda's favourite bonsai from the wild – both good and sad
16 As one with the tree
Masterclass with Hiroaki Suzuki
24 Tuned to the classics
The bonsai passion of Sándor Papp
26 Made together
Manon Jamin and partner Edwin Koppers live a life filled by bonsai
29 Tony's column
Tony's favourite tree
30 Step by step
Branch development on an elm
35 Gallery
A selection of the trees from Arco
37 The cornerstone
Harry Harrington: In autumn, it is time to study 
the branch structure of the tree in detail
41 Technique
How to bend thick branches
49 Gallery
A selection of the trees from Arco 
51 On the tatami
Bonsai placed in traditional Japanese rooms
58 The wild one
Marcial Yuste Blasco prefers to work on material from the wild
62 Like a garden tree
How to deal with upward-growing branches
69 Gallery
A selection of the trees from Arco 
72 True to your style
A garden filled with forests inspired by Saburo Kato
74 Grow from cuttings
The challenge is to create a finished tree starting from scratch
78 Pruned by air
Jens Lindworsky on his technique for air root pruning

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

6 News
New book, agenda and events.
7 Gnarly Legacy
Elandan, a world of rock, wood, and bonsai by Dan Robinson.
9 The Trophy 2019
A new decade starts with the 20th edition of the Trophy.
13 Gallery
The best of the Trophy 2019.
19 Step by step
Improve your styling skills: learn how to make a bunjin.
27 Native bonsai
Harry Harrington explores the many virtues of larch bonsai.
31 Kanuma crazy
Janine Droste revisits the Mecca of satsuki bonsai.
35 Master of pines
Inspired by nature, Kenichi Abe shows us how to work on a pine. 
41 The little gem
Alexandre Escudero is crazy about shohin bonsai.
47 Is this a satsuki?
Satsuki specialist Tadao Tabata works on raw satsuki.
53 Stepping out
Nik Rozman worked for 12 years on a larch.
56 Gallery
The best of the Trophy 2019.
62 Rocking the pine
Todd Schlafer works on a Scots pine.
70 Queen of The Emperor
Marija Hadjic's passion for bonsai.
72 Tony's column
Tony questions how far we can go?
73 Tempted to give up
Making pots travelled a bumpy road for 'MeandRaimondi'.
76 Grown from scratch
A growing guide for Thuja

6 News
Various news items, agenda, events
8 Shohin
Morten Albek on shohin juniper
11 Gafu-ten, Kyoto
The best shohin from the Gafu-ten, Kyoto, Japan 
14 Design sketch
Jan Culek examines the juniper of Drew Warner
16 Keep ideas flowing
The pots of Walter Venne
20 Another vision
Chiharu Imai looks back on some of his remarkable works
24 Native bonsai
Angkor Wat inspired Jerome Kellerhals to create a 'root over statue'
27 Gallery 
A selection of amazing bonsai 
35 Raw and too many branches
Osamu Fukudate solves the problems of a satsuki azalea
43 Tony's column
Tony dives into what is going on in the bonsai scene
44 The show stopper
The bonsai passion of Nik Rozman
47 Fabulous feet
Thread and approach grafting with Harry Harrington
51 The knot of El Tim
Team work on a Pinus sylvestris
59 Gallery
A selection of amazing bonsai
65 Grown from scratch
A growing guide for Malus sieboldii
70 Suiseki
Alan Harriman, the stone hunter
73 Part-time 'deshi'
Paolo Nastasi travelled to the land of the rising sun
75 The bonsai friend
As bonsai, the Ficus is just great

6 News
The BCI in Mulhouse, UBE convention, agenda, etc.
8 Report
The 6th European Bonsai-san show.
10 Design sketch
Jan Culek sketches options for John Rigg's juniper.
12 Give me space.
A step-by-step repotting guide.
20 Just one option
Ken Fujikawa dares to take on the challenge of a pine.
30 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai at Saulieu.
35 Tony's column
Seeing bonsai for the first time.
36 Graphic designer goes bonsai
Naoki Maeoka styles a huge yew.
44 Native bonsai
Jorge Pensado discovers Suriana.
46 Profile
The bonsai passion of Laurent Darrieux.
52 Styling
Christophe Hager's spruce is a sensation.
54 The home of display
Bonsai set in various tokonoma displays.
60 The first cut is . . .
Andrea Merrigiolli shows how to improve 
branch setting on maples.
64 Pots
The ceramic journey of Victor Harris.
66 Doing it in Älvdalen
Harry Harrington reports from Sweden.
70 Gallery
A selection of the best bonsai from the BCI in Mulhouse.
76 Grown from scratch
A guide for Celtis sinensis

6 News
The call for bonsai critique, the US National show.
8 Bonsai and Samurai
A very special bonsai exhibition at Nijo-jo Castle, Kyoto, Japan.
16 Design sketch
Jan Culek sketches options for the yew of Coen Huisman
18 Styling
Masayuki Fujikawa transforms uninteresting material into a semi cascade.
25 Tony's column
What to do when you retire from bonsai.
28 Gallery
A selection of native and Japanese bonsai.
32 Talking trees
What can autumn in deciduous trees tell you about the health of your bonsai?
36 Native bonsai
René Alber on Quercus suber.
40 Profile
The bonsai passion of Guido Pozzoli.
42 Native bonsai
Size matters when it comes to creating refined olive bonsai, by Germán Goméz.
46 Back to the future
Bjorn Bjorholm reworks the tree he styled in Japan.
52 Gallery
A selection of native and Japanese bonsai.
56 Case history
Masahiko brings a famous bonsai back to life.
64 Not round, nor square
Austin Heitzman explains how to use a jita.
68 Shohin
Nobuichi Urushibata grows his own shohin junipers.
72 Step by step
A fir that is not a fir, Dominique Bosch explains.
76 Grown from cuttings
The challenge of growing bonsai from scratch.

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