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Bonsai infographic
Bonsai trees are mystical objects, subject of the imagination. To provide some insight in what Bonsai is, where it comes from and what it's about we created an infographic, with all the basic...
View ArticleBonsai styles, shapes and forms explained
Over the years many styles to classify Bonsai trees have been advanced, closely resembling circumstances in nature. These styles are open to personal interpretation and creativity, meaning that trees...
View ArticleHow to grow a Bonsai tree
Most people started growing bonsai after having bought a tree in an (online) shop. Though this is without doubt a nice way to get started, it might be more interesting and less expensive to grow a tree...
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Top 10: Most popular "Bonsai of the Day" images
With the year 2012 coming to an end, its time for a quick look back at the ten most popular Bonsai images that we shared on social media. These 10 trees are absolutely stunning and deserve special...
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Top 10: Greatest Bonsai trees
Though growing Bonsai trees is a hobby practiced by many people around the world, its Asian origin is still obvious. Not surprisingly, the most impressive trees are to be found in collections of famous...
View ArticleHistory of Bonsai
Although the word ‘Bon-sai’ is Japanese, the art it describes originated in the Chinese empire. By the year 700 AD the Chinese had started the art of ‘pun-sai’ using special techniques to grow dwarf...
View ArticleWhat is Bonsai?
The word “Bon-sai” (often misspelled as bonzai or banzai) is a Japanese term which, literally translated, means “planted in a container”. This art form is derived from an ancient Chinese horticultural...
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Top 10: Most popular "Bonsai of the Day" images
On social media (including Facebook and Twitter) we share a "Bonsai of the Day". The ten most popular trees deserve special attention in this Top 10. Enjoy!
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Top 10: Greatest Bonsai trees
Though growing Bonsai trees is a hobby practiced by many people around the world, its Asian origin is still obvious. Not surprisingly, the most impressive trees are to be found in collections of...
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Bonsai infographic
Bonsai trees are mystical objects, subject of the imagination. To provide some insight in what Bonsai is, where it comes from and what it's about we created an infographic, with all the basic...
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Bag End Bonsai Trayscape
"A large hill (The Hill) lay to the north, and under its southern slopes Bilbo's father Bungo built the luxurious smial Bag End above the lane of Bagshot Row. This is the home of Bilbo Baggins,...
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Metamorphosis of a Juniperus Sabina
I am always exited when new material arrives at my shop. I study it, find their positive and negative aspects and think about new ways of improving them. I am most exited when confronting virgin...
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Jarek Lenarczyk
Jarek Lenarczyk was born on the 14th of August, 1964 in Poland. He's now living in Ascheberg (Germany). Since 15 years he is a lover of bonsai. Every day he discoveres new aspects of his hobby and...
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Pavel Slovak
Pavel Slovák was born in 1965 in Vigantice Czech republic and he's living there whole his life. The first time he tried to grow and style Bonsai was in 1986. But only since 1998 he started to be...
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How Big is Bonsai (and related arts) worldwide?
How “big” is bonsai these days? How popular is it in one country/territory compared to another? Where are enthusiasts concentrated? We investigated these questions and present our findings in this...
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How a Samurai became Bonsai, Literati style
Lone Wolf with Cub. How a Samurai became Bonsai “Lone Wolf with cub” has won the first prize at the Swiss Bonsai Award in 2012 in the category import conifer, first prize at the EBA 2013, second...
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Bonsai in the Karate Kid movie
When I was young I watched the Karate Kid movie and, as you might have guessed by reading the title of this blog post, I was amazed by those little bonsai trees that mr. Miyagi styled. I just had to...
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Report: Summer Bonsai Festival, Italy
Between august 31st and september 8th Fai della Paganella, a small town in the middle of the Brenta Dolomite Mountains in Italy hosted a bonsai week named Summer Bonsai Festival and organized by...
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The most expensive Bonsai tree
Bonsai trees come in all tree-species, sizes, shapes and... prizes. Ranging from a few dollars for a small and young plant to one plant that sold for over a million dollars in Japan! In this post...
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Hornbeam Forest - Carpinus betulus in netsuranari style
I collected it in March 2011 in Zselic hills, in a wonderful valley where I’ve been collecting bonsai material for years. I found this Carpinus betulus with a beautiful root collar on the side of...
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