Bonsai Focus ES Magazine - November / December 2024

In this issue

6 Gallery A selection of the finest bonsai. 8 Shohin: Kuma yanagi Haruhisa Akimoto makes a climbing plant into a bonsai. 12 Technique: The more the better Creating multi-trunked bonsai. 19 Masterclass: Dedicated to detail Toshiro Ogawa works on a Shimpaku juniper. 29 Technique: Make a deep bow Mamoru Ajizawa delivers dramatic movement into a thin, straight-trunked black pine. 34 Gallery A selection of the finest bonsai. 37 Native bonsai: A case study Harry Harrington guides you through the do's and don'ts of spruce. 45 Pots: Unpredictably magic The self-taught bonsai potter, Patrik Lüthi, likes a challenge 49 Styling: Through thick and thin Bastian Busch works on a Pinus nigra 55 Gallery A selection of the finest bonsai. 57 Styling: It's over the top Isamu Enamoto restyles a Satsuki azalea. 64 Sundries: Artificial bonsai? Ed van der Reek's virtual world of bonsai. 66 Gallery A selection of the finest bonsai. 68 Technique: Japanese beautyberry How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods. 72 Suiseki: Stones from the river Most of the suiseki shown are found in river beds. 73 News: Agenda, The Trophy, Garden Masterclass, Events.