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Shohin bonsai at the UK National Exhibition in 22
Just confirmed. Save the date and find your 2022 calendar. If you are in the UK I will be on stage with Harry Harrington, Peter Warren, Rafael Torres and other good names still to be confirmed. at the UK national bonsai exhibition on 1st…
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Bonsai Live Q&A worldwide
If you ever doubted how passionate members we have at Kisetsu-en, it’s over. At this meeting, one of our dedicated members from Australia was on a 4 AM Canberra time, and another was on the cell phone directly from the lake on a fishing trip.…
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Live bonsai Q&A Thursday at 20:00 (UTC +2)
Questions are already coming in upfront, and you can submit yours too ahead, so we can prepare for a good session. Send in your members question following the link here: https://shohin-europe.com/qa-submit/ 20:00 (UTC +2) Thursday 12 we are back Live with Q&A. Tune in and…
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Quiz result – Mame versus Shohin bonsai
A lot of you took part in our small fun quiz about a Cotoneaster being a Mame bonsai or a Shohin bonsai. Most were wrong I am afraid. But it also was tricky. In this short video, I explain the result and why it is…
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Creating the apex on your bonsai
Bonsai is time-consuming, and some things come easier than others. Building up the apex and canopy is not done overnight. It takes years to patiently clip and grow a fine branch structure. Filling out empty spaces, strengthen up areas, and adjust space to achieve a…
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Mame bonsai experience
The smallest bonsai are often the easiest to handle when it comes to cutting and pinching. A bit more demanding when we talk caretaking. In a few minutes, you can prune such a small tree. You can hold it in your hand and turn it…
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Black pines back budding tutorial
Part of the monthly bonsai video magazine online Sunday August 1st at 7 AM (UTC +2) Black pines back budding In yesterdays newsletter we somehow managed to leave out the info about the Japanese black pine video coming up. So here it goes. Pines in…
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Quiz time: Mame or Shohin bonsai?
Let´s have some fun and play a little quiz game. Because bonsai should be fun. The question is: How big is this small bonsai. Is it Shohin size (maximum 20 cm / 8 inches) or is it a Mame bonsai (maximum 10 cm / 4…
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Mame and Shohin bonsai in focus
August coming up soon with a special on Mame and Shohin bonsai If you have a taste for that, then here you can get a taste of it. Increasing in popularity Mame-bonsai is getting their attention. Shohin bonsai is spreading and more and more…
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Tutorials cooking with Shohin and Mame bonsai
The laptop is hot. Cooking the 5 X new video tutorials for the Kisetsu-en Bonsai Online Magazine coming out August 1. We are not sleeping our holidays away here at Kisetsu-en. Well, we try to get some days off, but delivery must be on time.…