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Share your Viewing Stone with BCI

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BCI Stone of the Month features interesting viewing stones collected by BCI members. You can submit one candidate at a time for the feature photo and up to 5 photos about the same stone if applicable to your story or presentation.

Entry Information

Featured photos must be in color, in focus on a neutral background, about 1000 pixels wide. If appropriate or necessary, additional photos showing a process or a “before and after” can also be submitted. Please note, fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. 

Stone Candidate

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Part 1

judging bonsai

Judging Bonsai
Who Decides What is Good?

By Kath Hughes and Malcom Hughes, UK in PDF format.

Part 2

trees on display

Why judge bonsai?
All in the Eye of the Beholder

By Kath Hughes and Malcom Hughes, UK in PDF format.

Part 3

bonsai forest

Judging Bonsai
The Criteria

By Kath Hughes and Malcom Hughes, UK in PDF format.

Tools for Bonsai

concave cutter

Pruning, Wiring, Potting and Carving

Learn about Bonsai tools- different tools for different jobs

Take Care of Your Tools

bonsai tools

Cleaning, Sharpening, Reconditioning

By Bill Sullivan - Bonsai tool care Tips and tricks