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COVER STORY

The impressive Shimpaku juniper gracing our cover is the work of Hiroaki Suzuki, son of the renowned bonsai master Shinji Suzuki. With this tree, the young bonsai artist won the Prime Minister’s Award at the 48th Sakufuten, Japan’s premier exhibition for professional bonsai artists, in 2022, firmly establishing himself among the country’s bonsai elite. This outstanding juniper was also exhibited at the 100th Kokufu-ten this year.

To accompany the cover feature, this issue includes six articles dedicated to the Chinese juniper, deservedly one of the most popular species in the bonsai world.


Contents for the July/August issue


GALLERY
Bonsai Triennale 2026 in Prague

SCENE - California Dreaming
A bonsai journey through California

JUNIPER - 24 The Chinese Juniper
Popular worldwide for the beauty and harmony of its forms

JUNIPER - Drastically Reduced
The radical transformation of an Itoigawa juniper

JUNIPER - 36 Back to EXPO
A juniper’s return to the World Expo after 55 years

JUNIPER - Tall and Slender
The transformation of a slender juniper into a bunjin bonsai

JUNIPER - The Chinese Juniper
Care and styling of the popular coniferous bonsai

JUNIPER - Know-how
Shaping young Chinese junipers

JAPANESE WHITE PINE - Compact Class
Wiring for size reduction

CARE - Small Stays Small
The maintenance cut

PERSIMMON - The Persimmon - an Easy-Care Species
Introduction, propagation, cultivation

CARE - Green Instead of Yellow
Optimal care in early autumn

POTS - Ceramic Pot in Search of a Plant
How to plant even unusual pots

SCENE - 100 years Bonsai Village Omiya
Strategies for the future

BOOK REVIEW
The picture book of the 99th Kokufu-ten