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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 omas S. Elias, USA
Kath Hughes, UK
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan Danilo Scursatone, Italy Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia Alan Walker, USA
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PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
promoting international friendship through bonsai
Bonsai
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VOLUME 54 NUMBER 4 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
inside Q4
TOURS, EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
4 The Infinity of Bonsai & Viewing Stones; A Cultural Voyage from Canton to the World 2015 Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Exhibition
By Tom Elias and Rosemarie Voelker
14 BCI Excellence Awards at Guangzhou
16 On Exhibit at Infinity of Bonsai and Viewing Stones
ARTICLES
24 The Stone Exhibition at BCI 2015 in Guangzhou; A Judge’s Point of View By Lindsay Bebb, Australia
30 The Artisans Cup; Advancing the American Bonsai Identity By Paul Pikel, USA
40 Budi’s Bucida; Creating a Black Olive From Nursery Material By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
45 Bonsai Care: Bucida sp.
54 Searching for Stones in Puerto Rico
By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
PEOPLE & COLLECTIONS
27 Photo Essay; BCI VIP Tour to Inner Mongolia and Ningxia By Anthony and Malou V. Gedang, Philippines
58 My Bonsai are Getting Older ...and so am I By Lew Buller, USA
60 Mark and Ritta Bring Kokonoe Home; Importing bonsai trees from Japan to Europe By Kath Hughes, UK
REVIEWS
46 Literati Penjing: Chinese Bonsai Masterworks by Zhao Qingquan By Michael Collins McIntyre, Canada
NEWS
37 2015 BCI Photo Competition Results
66 Bonsai & Stone News: BCI Awards at the 2015 Convention, Guangzhou, China;
Canadian bonsai artist Norm Haddrick recognized for his many years of volunteer service; BCI Awards at the 11th Crespi Cup, Italy; A Year in Malaysian Bonsai; Register for Bonsai in the Garden Learning Seminars in Michigan; All India Bonsai Summit Held at Bhopal; Rocknockers of the World Unite at Annual Symposium.
ON OUR COVER: A Ying stone from Guangzhou, China, on exhibit at The In nity of Bonsai & Viewing Stones; A Cultural Voyage from Canton to the World, 2015 Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Exhibition. Photo by Budi Sulistyo.
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