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18 years of a Japanese maple shohin bonsai
One of the most asked questions I get when presenting a mature Shohin bonsai is: “Is that always grown in a small pot”? The answer is yes. Because all small shohin bonsai need to stay in a narrow space to develop roots that do not…
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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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LIVE Juniper Saturday at 11 AM CET
Junipers are flexible in winter and therefore the timing is perfect for any wiring and rearranging of branches. We look into both adjustments on a shohin Juniperus Itoigawa and the natural styling of a medium-sized Juniperus chinensis. In bonsai, there are some work time windows…
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LIVE Black Pine styling + Q&A
LIVE Black Pine styling + Q&A: Thursday, January 26 at 8 PM (CET) +1 / 20:00 Live styling of a Japanese Black Pine, where we look into aesthetics and balancing a tree prepared over the past two seasons. During the live demo, you can use…
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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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Chief editor at Bonsai Art Heike van Gunst
“Dear Morten, it is a great joy and honour to congratulate you on 30 years with bonsai and 20 successful years of Shohin-Europe! You have surely made a very satisfying personal journey, exploring the world of bonsai and shohin, and you have achieved so much.…
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Shohin Bonsai Europe 20 year anniversary greetings
Shohin Bonsai Europe has been around for 20 years in 2023. I am really proud and happy to receive greetings from friends around the world. Part of the 20 years anniversary celebrations is a testimonial page where I will post a greeting weekly in the…
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A new bonsai year ahead
We probably all do it. More or less. Looking back and then into the year ahead. Summing up hat went good and hopefully not so bad. Then making premises for the new year. So do I. A little. At the bottom of this post a…
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The bonsai Smurf forest and hardening trees
A short while ago I was involved in a funny television programme here in Denmark. The host is a well known Danish comedian named Heino Hansen who made a good laugh out of my answers. He ended up mentioning a forest as a Smurf forest.…
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WE LOVE SHOHIN BONSAI
Yes. Just needed to spell it out in capital letters, because Shohin bonsai is just fun to work with and beautiful to watch. The online bonsai school at Kisetsu-en covers all kinds of bonsai, but I think it is the regular online teaching bonsai school…
