Bonsai Focus ES Magazine - July / August 2024

In this issue

6 Gallery: UBI-ARCO BONSAI A Selection of the best trees from the UBI and Arco show. 8 Native bonsai: Mountain treasure Todd Schlafer works on a spruce of the Rocky Mountains. 12 Pots: The Power of Three A unique potters' collective finds inspiration in every voyage they undertake. 16 Technique: Have no fear... Dealing with wounds after branch removal. 22 Suiseki: Just cobblestones? Special stones presented in a tokonoma. 26 Technique: When Sandman comes Andrés Bicocca creates natural-looking deadwood. 33 Styling: First steps François Jeker works on a mountain larch. 37 Technique: Rocky feet Tetsuya Murakawa of Zuiko-en lets us follow his year-long work on a precious trident maple. 45 Gallery: UBI-ARCO BONSAI A Selection of the best trees from the UBI and Arco show. 47 Masterclass: No half measures Masahiko Kimura's controlled love of shari. 57 Gallery: UBI-ARCO BONSAI A Selection of the best trees from the UBI and Arco show. 58 Shohin: Hidden underneath Yukio Hirose investigates the options for a small maple. 64 Profile: Next door Paradise The bonsai passion of Adam Jones. 68 Technique: Fagus Create a double-trunked bonsai from beech. 72 Report: EXPO BONSAI 24 All comes together in the annual British top show