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Appreciation for Bonsai and Viewing Stones has spread throughout the world—a world BCI Magazine brings to you with each issue

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 Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

 
Unveiling the Spirit of Cooperation and Friendship in China Through Bonsai
By Nikunj Parekh, Jyoti Parekh and Sujata Bhat, India
 
ON EXHIBIT: Penjing, Bonsai and Viewing stones
9th China National Penjing Exhibition & 1st Penjing Exhibition of BCI-China Committee
 
Diversity of Methods in Shuyang; 2nd China Bonsai Making Games
By Larry Stephan, USA
 
Bonsai in Leipzig; City of trade, music, art and culture; 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition of Bonsai Club Germany and German Suiseki Society
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 
Bonsai in La Belle Province; Société de bonsaï et de penjing de Montréal Annual Show
By Joan Greenway, Canada
 
Bonsai at the heart of the Gardens; Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society Annual Show
By Tom Anglewicz, USA
 

     

 Articles

 
Refining a Red Pine
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
 
Enhancing the Stone, Part Two: Sakurai Toshio, Japan’s Leading Professional Stone Carver
By Thomas Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji, USA
 
Friends, Creativity & a Mighty Yew; An Interview with Massimo Bandera
By Joe Grande, Canada
 
How to Accurately Recess a Stone in a Wood Base
By Lindsay Bebb, Australia
 
 

 People & Collections

 
A Premonition of Bonsai: A Dream Set in Motion
By Alessandro Bonardo, Italy
 
 

  Book Reviews

 
Botany for Gardeners: Third Edition written and illustrated by Brian Capon
By Lew Buller, USA
 
   

  News

 
 

Clubs Band Together to Create a Bonsai Garden in Western Canada; A vital program that helps safeguard bonsai in an emergency or while you are away

 

 

 

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Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

 
Unity In Diversity: Beyond the Spirit of Bonsai: International Bonsai Convention and Exhibition, Mysore, India
By Nikunj Parekh, Jyoti Parekh, and Sujata Bhat, India, and Glenis Bebb, Australia
 
On Fire: 2016 National Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition at Living World, Tangerang, Indonesia
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
      

 Articles

 
Harder Than Stones: Cultivating Tugas Bonsai
By Aries Felipe, Orly Turigan Jr., Philippines, and José Luis Rodrígues Macias, Puerto Rico
 
“The biggest baobab bonsai forest in the world,” Landscape Planting by Kat Rivier Kai Bonsai Club
By Tobie Kleynhans, South Africa
 
Petrified Wood, The Overlooked Viewing Stone
By Paul A. Gilbert, USA
 
Seven Logwood Years, Creating a Logwood Bonsai from Raw Material
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
 
Revision: Reinterpreting Dance of the Cobra
By Mauro Stemberger, Italy
 
 

 Book Review

 
Tribute to a Traditional Japanese Art Form; Japanese Scrolls:
Their History, Art & Craft, By William de Lange with Teruo Takayanagi.
By Thomas S Elias, USA
 
 

  News

 

Grand Opening:“Italia Bonsai Museum” | Find It. Dig It.
A Race for the Best Bonsai. | Donation of Scholar’s Rocks and Suiseki to the Museum of Asian Art in Berlin, Germany | BCI Excellence Awards | Macro Photography and Pests

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Can You Say Székesfehérvár? European Bonsai & Suiseki Convention 2016 in Hungary
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 

     

 Articles

 
Three Case Studies Showing the Three Phases in Shaping Wild Olive Bonsai
By David Benavente, Spain
 
Enhancing the Stone, Part One: The Japanese Reality of Modifying Suiseki
By Thomas Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji, USA
 
Exploring the African Bonsai Style
By Tobie Kleynhans, South Africa
 
Techniques in Creating Tropical Bonsai: Clerodendrum aculeatum
By José Luis Rodriguez Macias, Puerto Rico
 
Creating Ficus Bonsai; Trunk and Branch Fusing Method
By Angel “Ogi” Uyehara, Philippines, and José Luis Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico
 
The Mysterious Forest; Creating a High Mountain Style Group Planting
By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, and José L. Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico
 
  

  People

 

Dreams of Perfect Trees; Jim Smith’s Bonsai Legacy
By Tom Kehoe and Belinda Kehoe, USA
 
   

  News

 

Arcobonsai, Celebrating 31 years of conventions

In Memoriam; Guillermo Castaño Ramirez

Bonsai Intermediate Course launched on Bonsai Empire Website

 

 

 

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Bonsai Beyond Borders: BCI 2016, Manila, Philippines
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia 
BCI Excellence Awards: 2016 Philippines-BCI Convention and Exhibition
 
Cultural Elegance: 2016 Japan Suiseki Exhibition
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 
BCI Excellence Awards: Noelanders Trophy, 2016, Belgium
By Gudrun Benz, BCI Director, Germany
 
Education and Fresh Perspectives: Bonsai Symposium 2015 in Puerto Rico
By Carlos Morales and José Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rico
 

     

 Articles

 
The Wonder of Creating a Pemphis: A demonstration by Min Hsuan Lo at BCI 2016 Convention in Manila
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia, and José Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rico
 
The Fine Ethics of Tree Collecting
By Andrew Smith, USA
 
From a Cutting to the Mountain; Techniques for Creating Yamadori-Like Juniper Bonsai
By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, and José Luis Rodríguez Macías, Puerto Rico
 
Haiku Poetry, a metaphor for bonsai
By Danilo Scursatone, Italy
 
A Fascination with the Far West & a Juniperus californica
By Mauro Stemberger, Italy
 
Azaleas, What Passion!
By Danilo Scursatone, Italy
 
 

 People & Collections

 
Stone Paradise; Suiseki from Batang Ombilin River
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia and José L. Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico
 
 

  People

 

Creating a Bonsai Icon; Sculptor Rick Gregg and The Artisans Cup Trophy
By Joe Grande, Canada
 
   

  News

 

BCI and BCI China forge new links; In Memoriam, Arthur Skolnik

 

 

 

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Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

Alxa Jade & Ornamental Stone Tourism Festival, Mongolia
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
Stone Exhibit and Lectures: The Infinity of Bonsai & Viewing Stones; A Cultural Voyage from Canton to the World
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 
Bonsai in the Middle of Germany: Annual general meeting and exhibition of Bonsai Club Germany and German Suiseki Society at Küenzell
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 
Celebrating Bonsai and Japanese Culture in Lithuania; EBA & ESA Convention and IV Japanese Culture Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
 
Under African Skies; WBFF at Stellenbosch, South Africa
By Dr. Sujata Bhat, Ms. Jyoti Parekh and Mr. Nikunj Parekh, India
 
2016 Philippines-BCI Convention and Exhibition, The Kuala Lumpur Orchid and Bonsai Show; A Tropical Rainforest Experience in the Middle of a Bustling Metropolis
By IS Ng, Malaysia
 

     

 Articles

 
Past, Present and Future; The Taiwan Bonsai Creators Association (TBCA)
By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, and José L. Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico
 
Curse it or Love it; The Brazilian Pepper Tree in Bonsai
By Steve Valentine and Lew Buller, USA.
 
Sojourns in India; Celebration, friends, life, bonsai!
By Solita Rosade, USA