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EDITOR
Joe Grande: bcieditor@grandesign.net Box 85, Group 20, RR2
Ste. Anne, MB Canada R5H 1R2
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Massimo Bandera, Italy & Spain Gudrun Benz, Germany
Michael Collins-McIntyre, Canada Thomas S. Elias, USA
Kath Hughes, UK Danilo Scursatone, Italy Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia Alan Walker, USA
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TOURS, EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
4 Noelanders Trophy XVI: Bigger, Better, More Diverse By Gudrun Benz, Germany
14 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition: Appreciating American Bonsai By William N Valavanis, USA
41 2015 BCI Convention and the 12th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention and Exhibition: Guangzhou, China
44 BCI VIP China Tour: Inner Mongolia & Ningxia ARTICLES
29 The Wonderboom Style: A South African Inspiration By Tobie Kleynhans, South Africa
34 Innovative Saikei: featuring Tropical & True Indoor BonsaiTM By David W. Fukumoto, Hawaii, USA
46 Heavy Bend: Improving a California Juniper with David Nguy By Jason Chan, USA
52 Casuarina Equisetifolia: A tropical alternative for pine lovers
By Archana Gupta, Sujata Bhat, Nikunj Parekh and Jyoti Parekh, India
57 Dreaming of Pines: Casuarina Equisetifolia From the Wild By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
61 How-To: Making A Bonsai Table
By Barry Walker, UK. Presented by Kath Hughes, UK
PEOPLE & COLLECTIONS
22 Tiny Giants: The Beauty of Small Stones By Sam Edge, USA
NEWS
64 Grand Bonsai Exhibition Enthralls Lucknowites By Avadh Bonsai Association, India
67 The Artisans Cup, Fall 2015, Portland, Oregon 68 Kofu Bonsai Kai at the Bowers Museum
By Manuel Martinez, USA
ON OUR COVER: On exhibit at the 4th US National Bonsai Exhibition and winner of the All American Award for Finest American Species in an American Container Displayed on an American table: Buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus, by Paul Pikel
Photo by Joe Noga.
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