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Autumn Bonsai Live Q&A Sunday
Home again after a perfect stay in Spain. Switching temperatures to about 15 degrees C makes the autumn very present. Slowly autumn colours will show and it will be time for new bonsai work to be done. But what’s the best time for this when…
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Bonsai display Live Q&A
Thursday at 8 PM (UTC +2) Copenhagen time, the monthly Live Q&A on Zoom is focused on two main questions. You are still welcome to add your questions, but we will use some time on the two main subjects. Question one is on displaying bonsai.…
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Live Q&A Thursday with John Paton bonsai collection
The live Q&A Zoom meeting on Thursday has different subjects planned including the John Paton bonsai collection which I visited last week in Australia. Send in your questions now for better preparation and adding pictures. You can of course also pop your questions during the…
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Spring Bonsai Q&A Thursday
Spring has sprung very early this season so there is a lot to do fast regarding repotting if not done already. As usual the last Thursday of the month is Live Q&A time. Send in questions and pictures up front here https://shohin-europe.com/live/ if you like,…
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Live Q&A Thursday
Thursday, January 25 at 8 PM (UTC +1) the monthly Live Q&A is scheduled. Bring in your questions and also send questions in before where you can attach pictures if needed. Questions can be about everything bonsai-related, from repotting, and styling techniques to display issues.…
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Cold snap Q&A Thursday
Temperatures are dropping these days. Not a lot but freezing it is and this demands some caretaking bringing shohin bonsai into the storage room. After a very wet period, cold can be very destructive. Soil filled with water freezing can both harm not-so-strong pots, and…
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Japanese black pines heat and growth
The Shohin bonsai summer has been hot, then wet, and then looking to be warm again. It’s the middle of summer and the second growing period pushes new growth. The Japanese Black Pine is ready for adjustments and decandling where Japanese maples now have set…
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Deciduous multi-trunk cascade
How do we style traditional bonsai without being traditional? Sometimes moving ahead and exploring new forms of bonsai art isn’t groundbreaking but just subtle changes that make a difference. This week’s live stream will explore a new idea I came up with some weeks ago.…
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Live Q&A 8 PM CET today
LIVE Q&A 8PM CET LIVE Q&A tonight before going to the Trophy in Belgium. Tonight we have our monthly Q&A Live on Zoom. There is still a short time to send in questions and pictures ahead. You also can just drop in and ask when…
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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…
