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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 57 NUMBER 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH
inside Q1
2018
EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
4 BCI 2017 Bonsai Convention, Taiwan: 22nd Hwa-Fong National Bonsai Exhibition and 14th Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Exhibition
7 Demonstrations at Xizhou Park, By Sujata Bhat, India
10 Chengmei Culture Park, By Gudrun Benz, Germany
12 2017 International Symposium on Bonsai, By Joe Grande, Canada
16 The BCI Excellence Award, By Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
16 Bonsai and Stone Exhibits at Xizhou Park, By Gudrun Benz, Germany
22 Farewell Dinner, By Vic Ceballos, Philippines
23 Post-Convention Tour of Taiwan, By Gudrun Benz, Germany
32 Pioneering Excellence in American Bonsai: The US National Bonsai Exhibition By Marc Arpag, USA
42 Stones & Frescos: XX° Congresso Nazionale, AIAS 2017, Cesano Maderno, Italy By Gudrun Benz, Germany
46 Previews of the 2018 BCI International Convention in Mulhouse, France By François Jeker, France
58 Once Upon a Time in Hameln: Annual National Meeting and Exhibition of Bonsai-Club Germany and the German Suiseki Society
By Gudrun Benz, Germany
TOURS
50 For the Aroma of Wine: 2018 BCI Post Convention Tour of Eastern France BOOKS
24 Are they meditations? Comments on In Training by Stephen Voss By Michael Collins McIntyre, Canada
ARTICLES
39 Creating a Root Wood Stand By Lindsay Bebb, Australia
54 Take a Tree, Leave a Tree: Yamadori and Reforestation in Quebec By Jacinthe Auger, Canada
NEWS
66 BCI Instructor Program • BCI China; Presentation of Instructor Certificates • Presentation of Instructor Certificates in Taiwan and a Birthday Party • Million Dollar Tree Wins at Taikan-ten 2018
ON OUR COVER: The BCI Excellence Award for Bonsai was given to Zhong-Xiong Xu for his Juniperus chinensis, 86 cm tall. The tree was on exhibit at the 22nd Hwa-Fong National Bonsai Exhibition in Taiwan and BCI International Convention, where it also received a Superior category award.
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