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Live bonsai Q&A Thursday
Autumn colours are waiting for us. Due to the unusually warm autumnal conditions, only a few trees are expected to show colourful leaves this season. A topic up at the Live Q&A and winter storage tips. Be sure to add your questions to live or…
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Kusamono and shitakusa for a summer play
It´s almost summertime and out of season for most bonsai collections. Therefore it’s time for some playing around with shitakusa and kusamono. Shitakusa is the softwood plant used to accompany a bonsai or part of a Shohin bonsai display. Kusamono is composed to be the…
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Spring shohin bonsai and wiring
Spring is sneaking in upon us here. There have been some frosty nights but it will soon loosen up and higher temperatures will push new growth. Just before that, it is timely to wire any leftover wiring jobs we didn’t manage in autumn. When the…
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Shohin bonsai twins testimonial
In the row of testimonials, some stories stand out. The testimonials are published because Kisetsu-en / Shohin Bonsai Europe celebrate its 20-year anniversary in 2023. Roland Schatzer, who I just had a nice talk with at the Trophy the past weekend, send this nice and…
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Tony Bebb Shohin anniversary greeting
Congratulations Morten. 20 years of Shohin Bonsai Europe and going stronger than ever. You are one of the dedicated who consistently puts up material for others to learn from and enjoy. So many people don’t appreciate the world of Shohin until they get older and…
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Cutting hard to start new Shohin bonsai
There are numerous ways to start a Shohin bonsai. Buying finished or pre-shaped material is a fast method. Developing from seed is the slowest way. Then there is the in-between strategy which I have used a lot on deciduous trees especially. But also possible on…
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The late winter coniferous bonsai jobs to do
February is proceeding and the last weeks of winter are ahead of us in this part of the world. Before we start the repotting season for real there are some jobs to do at our bonsai. The subject of the Saturday live streaming was Junipers…
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Surprising bonsai story from Bjorn Bjorholm
This story from Bjorn Bjorholm surprised me. Thank you for sharing this personal story. “Congratulations on your wonderful achievement of 20 years of Shohin Bonsai Europe! I remember as a kid in high school viewing your work, reading your articles and being inspired to try…
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Morten Albek interview about Shohin bonsai
At the Bonsai Show Live in Telford, I was interviewed about Shohin bonsai. How it all started, challenges and much more. Watch the full interview here.Thanks to the organisers for putting in really big efforts to make the event a major success.
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Shohin bonsai in January and Tony Tickle testimonial
January is tricky. We just had a storm passing and it has been wet, wet and then wet again. Finally, the rain seem to stop. But the hag this month is to secure the bonsai are not pushing out new growth forced by the mild…
