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KUSAMURA BONSAI CLUB LIBRARY

Bonsai Today #1 May - June 1989
satsuki azalea * Masahiko Kimura styles a yew * winter jasmine
outstanding American bonsai * Itoo Motohisa styles a white pine
the technique of wiring * gallery of bonsai masterpieces

Bonsai Today #2 July – August 1989
air layering * Masahiko Kimura styles “the dragon” * bonsai basics
reducing needle size * creating deadwood * styling white pine
styling needle juniper * gallery of bonsai masterpieces

Bonsai Today #3 September – October 1989
gallery of bonsai masterpieces * Masahiko Kimura stydies plant position
leaf pruning * minimizing pruning scars * sinuous root style
trident maple semi-cascade * satsuki azalea: drastic pruning

Bonsai Today #4 November – December 1989
thickening trunks * beech forest * Kokufu bonsai show * pinching
tokonoma * gallery of bonsai masterpiees * black pine semi-cascade
Kimura styles a white pine * Bucida Spinosa * beech styling and care

Bonsai Today #5 January – February 1990
accent plants * Kimura styles a literati pine * shohin pine and maple
Japanese maples * transplanting root over rock * container selection
pinching * white pine training * pine in a stone container * watering

Bonsai Today #7   May - June 1990
creation pruning * cascade black pine* art of bonsai display
ficus bonsai * styling pine, cryptomeria & zelkova * vacation care
gallery * bunjin ilex from seed * classic bonsai pots * driftwood

Bonsai Today #8 July – August 1990
propagation techniques: cuttings * shohin from cuttings
cherry bonsai * trident maple forest on a rock * zuisho
gallery of bonsai masterpieces * summer pruning

Bonsai Today #9 September – October 1990
suiseki, landscape stones * suiseki gallery * zuisho on a rock
gallery * pine recovery * hornbeam group * broom zelkova
pinching & shaping * long term training * special gallery

Bonsai Today #11 1991 – 1
maple ramification * gallery of masterpieces * broom style zelkova
minimizing pruning scars * juniper ramification * index 1 – 10
selecting the first branch * beech care and refinement * pomegrante slant style

Bonsai Today #12 1991 – 2
shohin cascade pine * gallery of masterpieces * shohin bonsai from seed
Kimura styles a spruce * field growing * classic bonsai pots
growing bonsai from seed: pine, zelkova, maple and beech

Bonsai Today #13 1991 – 3
branch refinement * Nick Lenz styles a white cedar * recognizing and treating root rot
shinji suzuki * gallery of masterpieces * bonsai for beginners

Bonsai Today # 14 1991 – 4
grafting techniques * stewartia care and training * training of false cypress
root over rock shohin * gallery of masterpieces * bonsai on a balcony

Bonsai Today #16 1996 – 6
flowering and fruiting bonsai * gallery of masterpieces * styling collected juniper
planting on a rock * layering beech * suiseki gallery

Bonsai Today #17 1992 – 2
transplanting

Bonsai Today #19 1992 – 3
defoliation * pomegranate root over rock * satsuki azalea training
how to find plant material for bonsai * gallery of masterpieces
gallery of suiseki * Hamano and Kimura style a white pine

Bonsai Today #20 1992 – 4
cascade style pine from seed * satsuki azalea training * gallery of masterpieces
classic containers * air layering * black pine from seed

Bonsai Today #21 1992 – 5
100 suggestions for successful care and training of bonsai
Kimura restyles a Chinese juniper * suiseki exhibition
gallery of masterpieces * classic containers

Bonsai Today #22 1992 – 6
Forest style spruce, trident and Japanese maple, stewartia and beech
styling a satsuki azalea * treatment in an emergency
gallery of masterpieces * creating cherry bonsai

Bonsai Today #23 1993 – 1
how to improve rootage * styling a garden juniper * classic container
growing bonsai in the ground * suiseki collection of Harry Hirao
gallery of masterpieces * accent plant * layering a juniper

Bonsai Today #24 1993 – 2
special issue on rock planting * gallery of masterpieces * needle juniper on rock planting

Bonsai Today #25 1993 – 3
history and development of the bunjin style * branches in bunjin
gallery of masterpieces * bonsai pot color * island stone suiseki
shohin bunjin * styling boxwood * cascade hawthorn * bunjin pine

Bonsai Today #26 1993 – 4
the formal upright and broom styles * cascade juniper * step by step zelkova
gallery of masterpieces * the bonsai museum

Bonsai Today #27 1993 – 5
special issue: deadwood and advanced techniques (Kimura) * step by step styrax * suiseki

Bonsai Today #28 1993 – 6
five popular species for bonsai – part 1 * gallery of masterpieces * wild apricot restyled
cuttings through holes in a plate * basic and intermediate course * beech on a rock

Bonsai Today #29 1994 – 1
Scots pine training * gallery of masterpieces * trident maple training
five popular species for bonsai – part 2 * gallery of suiseki
collecting needle juniper * restoring a five needle pine

Bonsai Today #30 1994 – 2
how to pinch juniper * step by step camellia * exposed root style
improving rootage * sculpting deadwood * styling procumbens
companion plants * sacrifice branches * beech

Bonsai Today #31   1994 - 3
unusual tile pot * history of a shimpaku * step by step euonymus
Kimura styles a white pine * cryptomeria care and training
gallery * layering a hornbeam * restyling white pine

Bonsai Today #32 1994 – 4
training flowering species * black pine history * defoliation techniques
making a juniper more compact * gallery * Kimura styles an azalea
black pine from seed * drastic pruning trident maple

Bonsai Today #33 1994 – 5 (2 copies in circulation)
restyling a bunjin pine * bald cypress inspirations from nature
gallery of masterpieces  * ivy from cuttings * overview of the air layering technique

Bonsai Today #34 1994 – 6
California juniper * accent plants * styling a Norway spruce
preparing for a show * step by step elm * adding deadwood
styling Chinese junipers * gallery of masterpieces

Bonsai Today #35   1995 – 1
Mitsuya and pine care * pinching pines * balancing pine vigor
how to correct root rot * end of summer care * Suiseki
Kimura styles a juniper * New Year display * gallery

Bonsai Today #36 1995 – 2
finding the best front * hornbeam and bunjin * azalea development
training persiimmon * step by step mulberry * pinching guide
gallery of masterpieces (includes an English hawthorne) * prunus care and training

Bonsai Today #37 1995 – 3
rocks & plants * gallery * elaeagnus * yew on a rock * adapting a rock to a tree
notes on black pine * prunus mume care and training * training hornbeam
training field-grown pine, maple, euonumus and quince

Bonsai Today #38 1995 – 4
Kimura rock planting * wisteria training * suiseki * how to improve bonsai quality
advanced trunk shortening techniques * two dragons * layering Japanese maple
gallery of red pine * figwych * trident maple care and training

Bonsai Today #39 1995 – 5
backyard bonsai display and winter storage * creating a maple bonsai in a short time
gallery of masterpieces * restoring an azalea * training a leyered elm
shaping a shohin red pine * rec pine care and training

Bonsai Today #40 1995 – 6
Viburnum * training satsuki azalea * gallery * training an apple part 1
layering small trees * suiseki * transplanting basics * classic American bonsai
spring tasks * accelerating root growth

Bonsai Today #41 1996 – 1
Kimura plants a pine on deadwood * grafting junipers * classic American bonsai
restyling a black pine * training deciduous bonsai * training an apple part 2
training satsuki azalea * grafting pine * choosing the best pot * Boston ivy cascade style

Bonsai Today #42 1996 – 2
forming branches in deciduous trees * suiseki * Kimura styles red pine
gigantic juniper bonsai * ancient pots * training coniferous bonsai
finding plant material * azalea training * locating your trees * Japanese white pine in gallery

Bonsai Today #44 1996 – 4
creating simulated rock slabs * pruning deciduous trees * training azaleas
bunjin design * gallery * a Kakiemon pot * how to work on deadwood
pruning Japanese maple * styling a yew * the first Netsuranari

Bonsai Today #45 1996 – 5
50 best shohin bonsai – part 1 *basic grafting techniques * thread grafting
shortening pine needles * root graft – layering * prunus care and training
shaping branches in the field * suiseki * camellia care and training * Zelkova (gray bark elm)

Bonsai Today #46 1996 – 6
50 best shohin bonsai – part 2 * transplanting red pine * suiseki * shaping small azaleas
ancient pots * training Chinese quince * creating forest plantings * juniper training
cutting off the primary branch and reshaping

Bonsai Today #47 1997 – 1
controlling azalea flowers * styrax care and training * training cryptomeria, maple and prunus
training persimmon and trident maple * superfeeding * training branches in summer
bonsai gallery (has a Kousa dogwood) * defoliating Japanese maple * ancient pots * suiseki

Bonsai Today #48 1997 – 2
elaeagnus training * the Sakkaten exhibition * reducing and restyling a pine
black pine development * air layering garden trees * juniper training
training a beech – part 1 * ancient pots * training forsythia * flowering plum

Bonsai Today #49   1997 – 3
honeysuckle care and training * rescuing neglected trees * cascade style
training a beech – part 2 * a bonsai exhibit in Tokyo * Kimura at work * fine copper trays
the beauty of Suiseki * daily care * reshaping a juniper * listening to what the tree tells us

Bonsai Today #50   1997 – 4 (2 copies in circulation)
pruning deciduous trees * yew care and training * magnolia care and training
root over rock style * Suiseki * gallery * training in wooden boxes
styling spruce bonsai * rock planting * pruning fruit trees

Bonsai Today #51   1997 – 5 (2 copies in circulation)
the orient express * the secrets of elms * technique for making jin and shari
changing bad soil * refining a famous white pine * removing field soil
rescuing neglected trees * Suiseki * working with dwarf species

Bonsai Today #52   1997 – 6
crab apple care and training * making jin and shari * wisteria care and training
arranging claw-shaped roots * Suiseki * tips for shaping good trees
formation of the nebari * pine tree in cascade

Bonsai Today #53   1998 – 1
branch development & refinement * dream of the Japanese apricot * accent plants
quince rooted over rock * Suiseki * barberry care & training * rosemary care & training

Bonsai Today #54   1998 – 2
making a large bonsai pot * a prize-winning black pine * hibiscus care and training
care and training of trident maple * arranging the crown of a white pine
accent plants * defoliation techniques * maple care and training

Bonsai Today #55 1998 – 3
Hawthorne – tasks in restoring an old tree * design study of a pine * working on a collected yew
three shohin bonsai * making bonsai pots * suiseki * two ancient Chinese pots * pine bonsai
ficus: ideal species in the tropics * gallery * red-flowering hornbeam

Bonsai Today #56 1998 – 4
Kimura styles a yew * witch-hazel care and training * prunus mume semi-cascade
wild-grass micro-landscape * training azaleas * four bonsai evolving over time
pomegranate and persimmon bonsai * pine on a rock * rebirth of a red pine

Bonsai Today #57 1998 – 5
Juniper Special: training schedule, propagation, restyling, grafting, layering, cutting
gallery of Kimura junipers * Kimura: creates a Chinese landscape using junipers
Kimura’s “Michibasa” a juniper classic  * working on a triple trunk juniper
grafting roots on a juniper * the world of Keiko Tamaki (new generation of female artists)

Bonsai Today #58 1998 – 6
pinching back tender shoots * pots decorated with flowers * fruit-bearing bonsai
medium-sized bonsai * the beauty of suiseki * Sequoia care and training
Carolina jasmine * pruning step by step * working on roots * the Japanese yew

Bonsai Today #59 1991 – 1
bending large juniper branches * gallery of masterpieces * training Italian stone pine
new styles in pots * root grafting * root mealybugs * transplanting review
shaping a prized juniper * corylopsis spicata * Bahama berry * Fuji flowering cherry

Bonsai Today #60 1999 – 2
formation of branches in azaleas * styling prunus mume * juniper care and training
correcting trunks and branches * bougainvillea bonsai * California juniper
Nanpukai: a labor of love * Kimura styles a pine * Kokufu gallery

Bonsai Today #61 1999 – 3
classic pots * juniper bonsai * art of bonsai display * a classic California bonsai
kumquat care and training * how to display shohin bonsai * training privet & whortleberry
ficus nerifolia care and trainig * removing pine shoots and needles * Spruce cascade style

Bonsai Today #62 1999 – 4
Kuromatsu: black pin care and training * a prize-winning Ezomatsu spruce * suiseki as icons
buttonwood – a favorite tropical bonsai * juniper deadwood * forming a multi-trunk pine
thinning juniper needles

Bonsai Today #63 1999 – 5
Sakufu Ten Exposition 22 * Kimura: deadwood and junipers * suiseki
training Australian pine * training maples and zelkova * black pine * small pots
basic wiring techniques * needle juniper informal upright style on cover

Bonsai Today #64 1999 – 6
maple propagation * the beauty of suiseki * how to make cuttings * orange jasmine bonsai
some extraordinary bonsai * transplanting deciduous trees * revitalizing a weak maple
shaping a young maple * restoring an old Zelkova * changing the angle of a Stewartia

Bonsai Today #65 2000 – 1
bunjin pine * tropical bonsai indoors and out * layering maples * styling white pine
small pots * root over rock satsuki * flowering bonsai gallery

Bonsai Today #68   2000 – 4
secrets for growing dwarf flowering species * privet care and training
portulacaria afra * Suiseki * how to make bonsai ready to show
gallery of autumn color * fruit-bearing bonsai care and training

Bonsai Today #69   2000 – 5
prunus incisa Fuji flowering cherry bunjin style
bonsai masters work with seven discarded trees * Brazilian raintree care and training
John Naka creates Goshin II * stones of Harry Hirao * bunjin style special

Bonsai Today #70   2000 – 6
hornbeam care and training * layering and drafting * five needle pine cascade
logwood care and training * Murphy stones * flower pattern pots
transplanting techniques * root over rock Japanese black pine

Bonsai Today #71   2001 – 1
growing bonsai from seed * super feeding 2 * wisteria bonsai * black pine training
bucida care indoors and out * Kobayashi reshapes a spruce
Kimura creates a semi-cascade spruce * classic bonsai critique * dwarf crabapple

Bonsai Today #77   2002 – 1
the age of trees * cuttings * shaping tasks * acer buergerianum
sea grape * European gallery

Bonsai Today #80   2002 – 4
Kimura Special * practice in wiring * bonsai gallery * quercus ilex

Bonsai Today #83   2003 issue 1 (2 copies in circulation)
the beauty of bonsai * layering in three parts * Chan’s accent plants
veins, the life of trees * Rosemary * recapture an old tree’s elegance
growing Mikawa from seeds

Bonsai Today #84   2003 issue 2
North American trees * new trends in bonsai pots
rehabilitation of ‘mediocre’ specimens * Suiseki * cowania Mexicana
accent plants * shaping the best bonsai trees of the 21st century

Bonsai Today #85   2003 issue 3
Taikan-Ten and Euro-Bonsai Gala * Young masters * pots by Tofukuji and others
before & after * Kusamono by Willi Benz  * pinching and defoliation * aging techniques and tools

Bonsai Today #86   2003 issue 4
Kimura’s advanced deadwood techniques * designing a beech bonsai
bonsai pots: gallery & history * pinus sylvestris * Kusamono by Willi Benz
paintings of bonsai in Japanese gardens * shaping a chaenomeles japonica

Bonsai Today #87   2003 issue 5
advanced techniques: reduction & rehabilitation * bonsai gallery
How & why * euonymus alatus * how to style a young juniperus rigida
Spanish National Bonsai Contest

Bonsai Today #88   3 issue 6
Malus sieboldii * bonsai gallery * seven part special transplanting section
evolution of a California juniper * Frank Goya

Bonsai Today #91   2004 issue 3
shimpaku juniper * bonsai gallery * Sabina juniper * four years in the life of an azalea
post-flowering pruning * styling a black pine * beginner’s book review * pinyon pine

Bonsai Today #92   2004 issue 4
branch styling * the fruiting ilex vomitoria * bougainvillea * transplanting for beginners
crabapple care * Shuihan Penjing * Kusamono gallery * amateur vs. professional

Bonsai Today #93   2004 issue 5
John Naka’s “Goshin” (Foemina juniper) * John Naka 1914 – 2004
transplanting for beginners * book review * Kusamono gallery
bonsai gallery * Branches part 2 * needle juniper

Bonsai Today #94   2004 issue 6
prunus mume ‘hibai’ Japanese flowering apricot
the art of watering * bonsai gallery * Japanese holly * Suiseki
John Naka’s Bonsai Techniques I * beginner’s guide to transplanting * using display stands

Bonsai Today #95   2005 issue 1
Magnolia Kobus * flowering apricot * bonsai gallery * Shimpaku juniper
American bonsai * book reviews * bonsai & figurines * companion plants * wiring 101

Bonsai Today #97   2005 issue 3
Japanese red pine, pinus densiflora * Kimura styles a white pine & a yew
expanded bonsai gallery * windswept bonsai  * Dancing Dragon black pine
transforming a red pine * American Bonsai: Kingsville boxwood * styling for beginners

Bonsai Today #98   2005 issue 4
needle juniper * refining a Satsuki azalea * fertilizing 101 * bonsai gallery
Max Braverman’s pottery * air-layering a live oak * Penjing * bonsai DVDs reviewed
exploring a collected needle juniper * trees in nature

Bonsai Today #99   2005 issue 5
Japanese winterberry, Ilex Serrata * tropical bonsai by Robert Steven * Japanese beech forest
Itoigawa shimpaku * field-grown zelkova * Marco Invernizzi transforms an old spruce
Book review: bonsai, its art, science, history & philosophy * Book review: vision of my soul

Bonsai Today #100   November/December 2005
introducing the Magician * wild black pine * a slumbering shimpaku * teacher & student
bonsai forests * Bunjin today

Bonsai Today #102 2006 issue 2
Savin juniper juniperus Sabina, by Luis Vallejo, Spain
styling a collected lodgepole pine * best of bonsai in Europe gallery * improving a nebari
book reviews * The Dao of Penjing * Kusamono * Tool care * pinching tender shoots
restyling an old shimpaku

Bonsai Today #103 2006 issue 3
Japanese yew by Francois Jeker * creating deadwood * book review * instant bonsai
tropical cascade * shohin bonsai * bonsai pot gallery * air layering

Bonsai Today #104 2006 issue 4
Scot’s pine * creating deadwood * book review: Saikei & Art * cutting class
styling Satsuki azaleas * a naturalistic Scot’s pine

Bonsai Today #105 2006 issue 5
Box-leaf honeysuckle, Lonicera nitada * creating deadwood Part 3 with Francois Jeker
Book review: Satsuki Azaleas * Mario Komsta shows at Kokufu-Ten
Growing shohin from seed * the shohin bonsai of Morten Albek

Bonsai Today #106 2006 issue 6
Japanese maple * the first ever Bonsai Today awards * Styling an English yew
Marco Invernizzi transforms an old yew * life of a Shimpaku juniper * growing pines from seed

Bonsai Today #108 2007 issue 2
Sierra juniper * the bonsai of Boon Manakitipivart * Chinese pistachio
driftwood planting * nearly two decades in the life of a pomegranate
Roy Nagatoshi Master of the approach graft * San Jose Juniper
Yamadori in the Austrian Alps * interview Masahiko with Kimura

Bonsai Today #109 2007 issue 3 (aka Bonsai Focus # 86)
Syzgium buxifolium * Takaeo Kawabe workshop * step by step Mugo pine
The 81st Edition of the Kokufu Ten * Hotsumi Terakawa styles a juniper
Yamadori from the Swiss Alps * demonstration with Jurgen Zaar * tree guide
Kunio Kobayashi’s tokonoma * seasonal care

LAST UPDATED ON – June 22, 2011 RC