• Bonsai Video Q&A about bonsai and fungus

    Bonsai Q&A video about potential problems caused by fungus. Fungus can be a problem if bonsai are not cleaned up by the end of autumn. Also fungus can add diseases to trees through wounds. [arve url=”https://youtu.be/Mako9atSgoQ” title=”Bonsai video Q&A – 1 – Fungus” upload_date=”10-11-2017″ maxwidth=”1600″…

  • Chuhin crabapple case story

    In one of the recent posts I showed a medium sized Chuhin bonsai displayed in the garden Tokonoma. This is the 12 year story of the bonsai up til now. Early spring 2005 I got the tree, that was dug up from a garden. It…

  • Autumn works it´s natural way

    Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. Despite rainy periods, there is a certain mood about it. Mornings with the smell of wet soil, mushrooms in between the garden trees and leafs turning their colours into traditional brown, red and yellowish warm…

  • Cold spring meeting

    Baby its cold outside. And it shouldn't be. Its spring when I look in the calendar. Despite this and with a little help from the sun, we had a great meeting. A lot of questions and advice's, and good work with the trees.

  • Never sell your bonsai

      You see these beautiful aged bonsai set for sale by private bonsai enthusiasts from time to time. For bonsai pros it is naturally a part of the business. But for private collectors I find it disturbing to see a personal tree set for sale.…

  • The story of the Shimpaku Juniper

    It´s Secret History (English Translation © WBFF 2003; Original Japanese Text and Photos © Kindai Shuppan Co. 2003). Brought at Shohin-Bonsai Europe with permission. Header photo from Mansei-en, by Morten Albek. Behind the story. The original story was lost on the internet, but due to steady…

  • Shohin-bonsai India

    Do they grow Shohin-bonsai in India? Oh, yes they do. I didn’t really knew what to expect as I travelled to India in November. I was there to teach bonsai but had no idea if Shohin-bonsai was part of the bonsai world in the warm…