BONSAI MAGAZINE

The Official Publication of Bonsai Clubs International

In the November/December 2001 Issue

DEPARTMENTS 1 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 5 FROM THE EDITOR 39 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 42 BONSAI NEWS C O V E R - Casuarina Equisetifolia byHenky Wahyu

FEATURES

6 BEGINNERS COLUMN

Selecting a juniper from nursery stock.

8 TWO JURGEN ZAAR DESIGNS

The Pfitzer juniper and J. Oxycedrus are featured.

12 A JUNIPER FROM NURSERY STOCK

Michele Andolfo provides the steps to successful bonsai design.

15 A NEGLECTED SIERRA JUNIPER

BCI 2001 headliner Boon Manakitivipart revitalizes an American variety.

18 SALVATORE LIPORACE'S PHONECIAN JUNIPER

Alessandra Cappelletti shares Liporace's design process on this unusual bonsai creation.

22 AMAYADORI-ISHI, DOMON-ISHI, KEISHO-SEKI & COMPANY

What's in a word when it comes to enjoying the art of Saikei? Just ask Willi Benz.

24 THE PEDRO MORALES 2001 AWARD

The winner Luis Ricardo Garcia's amazing multi-trunk Ficus pumila forest, the runner-ups and the honorable mention bonsai are featured.

26 METAMORPHOSIS FOR AN OLD JUNIPER BONSAI

A pictorial history of the UBI Award 2000, a J. chinensis designed by Mario Invernizzi.

31 MEET OUR BCI VOLUNTEERS

BCI's new hero, Bill Cody of Texas, updated and upgraded The Indices, a compilation of indexes from English-language bonsai magazines.

32 THE JUNIPER: READ ALL ABOUT IT

A section from The Indices compiled by Arch Hawkins and Bill Cody.

36 YES, VIRGINIANA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

Lee Buller provides a holiday greeting.

37 THE MIGHTY SPIDER MITE

The common pest that afflicts Juniper bonsai.