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EDITOR
Joe Grande: editor@bonsai-bci.com Box 85, Group 20, RR2
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Michael Collins-McIntyre, Canada omas S. Elias, USA
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan Danilo Scursatone, Italy Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
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VOLUME 55 NUMBER 2 APRIL/MAY/JUNE
inside Q2
TOURS, EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
4 Bonsai Beyond Borders: BCI 2016, Manila, Philippines By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
16 BCI Excellence Awards: 2016 Philippines-BCI Convention and Exhibition 22 Cultural Elegance: 2016 Japan Suiseki Exhibition
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
52 BCI Excellence Awards: Noelanders Trophy, 2016, Belgium By Gudrun Benz, BCI Director, Germany
54 Education and Fresh Perspectives: Bonsai Symposium 2015 in Puerto Rico By Carlos Morales and José Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rico
ARTICLES
12 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
17 The Fine Ethics of Tree Collecting By Andrew Smith, USA
30 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
38 Haiku Poetry, a metaphor for bonsai By Danilo Scursatone, Italy
40 A Fascination with the Far West & a Juniperus californica By Mauro Stemberger, Italy
47 Azaleas, What Passion!
By Danilo Scursatone, Italy
PEOPLE
50 Creating a Bonsai Icon;
Sculptor Rick Gregg and The Artisans Cup Trophy By Joe Grande, Canada
NEWS
61 Bonsai and Stone News: BCI and BCI China forge new links; In Memoriam, Arthur Skolnik
ON OUR COVER: BCI member Tobie Kleynhans from South Africa attended the Kokufu-ten bonsai exhibition in Japan and submitted several photos from the exhibit as part on an article he wrote that discusses the African Bonsai Style. Watch for Tobie’s article in a future edition of this magazine. In the meantime, we are featuring one of these photos on the cover of this edition, expertly photographed by Sandi Kleynhans, Tobie’s wife.
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Q1
J/F/M
November 1
Q2
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February 1
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