BONSAI MAGAZINE

The Official Publication of Bonsai Clubs International

In the May/June 2001 Issue

 

DEPARTMENTS

1 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

5 FROM THE EDITOR

6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

25 BCI CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

29 BOOK REVIEW

35 BONSAI NEWS

38 COLLECTIONS

C O V E R - Nikko Satsuki, Tatemori Gondo Collection

 

 

FEATURES

10 Bamboo for Bonsai

Stephen Hendricks provides a comprehensive look at bamboo varieties, bonsai training, fertilizers and pests.

14 Bonsai on Board: BCI 2001

More headliners, the cruise and the garden and nursery tours.

16 Mansei-En & the Kato Family: Part One

Tom Elias interviewed Saburo Kato on serveral occasions to present this history of an important bonsai dynasty.

20 Satsuki Bonsai

Satsuki Master Tatemori Gondo presents some specific data for Satsuki bonsai training.

23 Water: The Deadly Killer of Satsuki

El Dorado School of Bonsai proprietors, Fred & Dolly Fassio teach us the basics of Satsuki watering.

26 Let's Go Native

New Zealand artist Dianne Miller creates a Tree Fern forest.

28 Tales of a Bonsai Hunter

Vic Ceballos and friends capture some natives.

30 Ismail Saleh: Bonsai & Suiseki Minister

budi Sulistyo introduces us to an Indonesian bonsai and suiseki VIP.

36 The Environmental Implicaitons of Collecting Trees in the Wild

Andrew Smith deliberates on a bonsai grower's favorite pasttime.