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COVER TREE – Wild olive (Olea europaeasubsp. sylvestris)

The gnarled old wild olive tree featured on the cover of this issue stands in the Bonsai Museum Düsseldorf, where it basks in the summer sun and is admired by visitors. Due to climate change, Mediterranean species are increasingly thriving in more northerly regions – a development that also benefits the holm oak, whose suitability for bonsai, care, and styling are explored in this issue. In addition, this issue offers a wealth of summer care tips for deciduous and coniferous trees, helping bonsai enthu­siasts keep their trees healthy and vig­orous throughout the warmer months.

GALLERY – “The 100th Kokufu-ten“

WHITE PINE – Beauty Care
Summer cleanup of the Japanese white pine

BONSAI CARE – Order Must Prevail!
Summer maintenance pruning

BONSAI CARE – Summer Job
Pinching and pruning in summer

BONSAI CARE – CHEMICALS OR ORGANIC?
Dr. Karen O‘Hanlon´s new strategies of fertilisation in bonsai

HOLM OAK – The Holm Oak as Bonsai
Basic knowledge and developmental histories

WHITE PINE – Zuisho Parade
A visit to the 27th Zuisho-ten

KUSAMONO – Summer Kusamono
The special beauty of the perennials

MOUNTAIN PINE – Shohin Yamadori
A small mountain pine is taking shape

REVIEW – The Trophy 2025 “Silver Jubilee“ – The Picture Book
Including photographs  of all the trees on display

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COVER TREE – Satsuki Azalea (Rhododendron indicum ‘Kobainishiki’)

Our cover features a stunning two-toned satsuki azalea, a rare specimen of the ‚Kobainishiki‘ variety, grown over a rock and carefully cultivated by Udo Fischer over the past 15 years. Satsuki azaleas are the flowering stars among bonsai in May and June. Frank Jesse‘s hawthorn also boasts a profusion of blossoms at this time of year, followed later by red berries in autumn with which the venerable old bonsai was exhibited at the 100th Kokufu-ten, as seen from page 60 onwards.
In this issue, you will find many useful seasonal care tips and some food for thought on adapting to climate change.

BONSAI CARE – Changed Techniques for Adapting to Climate Change
Using two examples

TECHNIQUES – Structural Formula
The importance of a good structure

BONSAI CARE – Seasonal Work in Early Summer
Tips and tricks from expert Kimiko Shinto

WHITE PINE – Azuma
The Abe familiy’s timeless bonsai

HAWTHORN – The Journey of a Hawthorn to the 100th Kokufu-ten
Frank Jesse tells the story

LARCH – A Larch from an Alpine Pasture
The evolution of a yamadori into a bonsai

BLACK ALDER – The Black Alder as Bonsai
Basic knowledge and developmental histories

REVIEW – The Bonsai Masterpiece Collection Vol. 1
by the Nippon Bonsai Association

TENPAI – Exquisite Sculptures in Bronze and Urushi Lacquer
Interview with the Munich based artist Saad Khayar

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