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Boxwood air layer
Air layering bonsai is a great, but also advanced method to shape a new bonsai. In this weekly tutorial, Morten Albek takes you through all the steps to shape a future Shohin bonsai from an already existing bonsai. Air layering The bonsai have some flaws…
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Finding the bonsai behind the leaves
Raw material can be a challenge. Finding the bonsai behind the leaves is not always easy, and early selections are a good idea. Setting the bones of the tree for the future. Tree gift Last year I was given a tree from a friend, who…
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Review: Masahiko Kimura at Bonsai Empire
Kimura Masterclass review Given the opportunity to watch a Masterclass with Masahiko Kimura is a treat. Kimura is world known and highly respected for his works. I visited Kimura years ago and remembers him as a kind man if you show real interest in him…
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Kisetsu-en Bonsai Online
We are relaunching the Bonsai Online streaming service soon. There clearly is a need for bonsai online instructions these days. We expand the tutorials with a wider range of bonsai covered, so both medium-large to small shohin are subjects for seasonal care, styling, and techniques.…
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Shohin bonsai preparations and Vlog 17
Slowly the autumn moves forward. Temperatures drops and it is time to stop feeding the trees. I remove all used organic fertilizers at this time to let the trees slowly slow down and get ready for dormancy. Deciduous trees will slowly turn their leaves into…
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Bonsai garden tour with Larry on camera
Larry Benjamin and his wife Rose, paid us a visit this summer. And Larry brought his video camera to make a record of the Kisetsu-en bonsai garden. It was a pleasure having you here Rose and Larry. Video Larry has been so kind to let…
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New year – new visions – new name
(Edited January 14). A new year is often followed by new visions. This will be true this year, although we do not make big changes just because of the New Year. We do it when it feels right. That is now. 🙂 Bonsai collection Changing…
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Horsetail Kusamono
The Kusamono Dwarf Horsetail, Equisetum scirpoides, is a gift from a good bonsai friend. He didn’t remember the name, so I had to research a bit to find the correct name of it. I like the elegant structure with the tiny dark knees dividing each of…
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The small wonders of Japanese maples
Maybe it is because of the size of the tree. Maybe the size of the leaves. The wonders of the Japanese maples in Shohin bonsai always amaze me more than bigger amount of colored leafs. The same with the tiny leafs of the Cotoneaster microphylla.…
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Behind the Shohin Course
Today the Shohin course at Bonsai Empire went live. You find it right here: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses/shohin-course Behind the production is a lot of work. And much thinking (believe it or not , laughing). It all started in India, after a talk with Oscar from Bonsai Empire, when…
