Inside 2011 Q4

Volume 50 number 4

October/November/December

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

4     Highlights from Bonsai in the Bluegrass,2011 ABS/BCI Symposium in Louisville, USA

44   Come Together, Association of Australian Bonsai Clubs 2011 Convention by Ian Glew, Australia

52   Visions of the American West, 2012 ABS/BCI Symposium in Denver, Colorado, USA

Feature Articles

16   Yellow Wax Stones of Southern China, from the collections of Huang Jiuwei, Xie Rongyao, and Lin Nan by Thomas S. Elias and Huang Jiuwei, USA

22   Made in Carignano, Bonsai from the collection of Giovanni Genotti, by Danilo Scursatone, Italy

28   Songhua Stones, Another Wonder of China by Chiara Padrini, Italy

38   The Discreet Charm of Les Allen’s stone collection by Chiara Padrini, Italy

Process

33   Joshua Roth New Talent Competition at Bonsai in the Bluegrass by Jack Douthitt, USA

56   The Beautiful Face of Ugly, Pinus sylvestris, by Mauro Stemberger, Italy

News

62   BCI Bonsai & Stone News

Events

64   Calendar of Events; compiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2012 Q1

Volume 51 number 1

January/february/march

PEOPLE

30   40 Years in bonsai by Jack Douthitt

58   In Memory of Willi Benz by Paul Gilbert

54   BCI Awards of Excellence in Viet Nam, Indonesia, Italy, USA, Australia and Germany

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

4     Bonsai in Viet Nam and Indonesia by Budi Sulistyo

21   Visions of the American West, 2012 ABS/BCI Symposium in Denver, Colorado, USA

36   European Bonsai Association goes to Germany by Kath Hughes

Feature Articles

13   Basque Country: A mine of beautiful stones, by Chiara Padrini

16   Colorado blue spruce as bonsai by Paul Gilbert

21   Tree collecting in the Rocky Mountains by Steve Goodwin and Paul Gilbert

24   Hon non bo; Miniature Vietnamese landscapes by Lew Buller

44   Shitakusa & Kusamono, Companion plants in bonsai & in the garden by Danilo Scursatone

Process

33   Rebirth of the Eagle by Miguel Ros

50   Update; A Fig in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens by Jerry Meislik, Bill Heston, and Connie Crancer

NEWS

59   BCI Bonsai & Stone News and Book Reviews

EVENTS

63   Calendar of Events; compiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2012 Q2

Volume 51 number 2

April/May/June

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

4     Grand Bonsai Tour; Japan, by Rob Kempinski

7     Visions of the American West, 2012 ABS/BCI Symposium in Denver, Colorado, USA

10   Pre-Convention Tour, Visions of the American West, by Paul Gilbert

14   Noelanders Trophy XIII, International Bonsai Show, by Christian Vos

44   ASPAC 2011: Takamatsu, Japan, by Kath Hughes

Feature Articles

24   Bonsai Journal: Africa, by Jerry Meislik

32   Reconnect and Reenergize through Stones & Tea, by Joseph Roussel

49   Shitakusa & Kusamono, Companion plants in bonsai & in the garden, Part 2 by Danilo Scursatone

Process

36  Southern boxwood hides its true potential, by Mauro Stemberger

40   Styling a Spruce at Bonsai Autumn, Switzerland, by Budi Sulistyo

PEOPLE

54   21 x 21, the bonsai art of Paolo Licari, Sicily, by Massimo Bandera

59   BCI Awards of Excellence in Japan, USA, Belgium and Canada

NEWS

61   BCI Bonsai & Stone News and Book Reviews

EVENTS

63   Calendar of Events; compiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2012 Q3

Volume 51 number 3

JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

4     BCI 2012 Photo Competition

34   The New Omiya Bonsai Art Museum, Saitama, Japan by Tom Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji, USA

45   The 2013 International Bonsai Convention, Yangzhou, China by Joe Grande, Canada

Feature Articles

10   From a Lump of Clay, Shaping Bonsai Visions by Youri van Pinxteren, Holland

26   Bonsai Species in Malaysia: Cucur Atap by Mohd Bohori and Dr. Shukri, Malaysia

29   Amazing Cleveland, The Chinese Rock Collection of Melvin Goldstein by Chiara Padrini, Italy

40   Adapting the Bonsai Process to Namibia by Bernie O’Callaghan, Namibia

Process

23   Tackling a Taxus in 60 minutes by Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia

56   A Cascade of Ice, a Mugo Pine from the Swiss Alps by Mauro Stemberger, Italy

PEOPLE

48   Mediterranean Bonsai in Majorca, The Bonsai Art of Angel Mota, interview by Massimo Bandera, Italy

61   BCI Awards of Excellence in Australia, USA, and Canada

NEWS

39   Members only section of the web site up and running, by Ian Glew, Australia

EVENTS

63   Calendar of Eventscompiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2012 Q4

Volume 51 number 4

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

5     Visions of the American West;A Bonsai Milestone in the Mile High City by Joe Grande

30   Arcobonsai; the 27th National Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition by Emilio Capozza

58   BCI VIP China Tour; Post BCI 2013 International Bonsai Convention in Yangzhou by Lindsay Bebb

Feature Articles

24   Suzuki & Smith; Renowned Daiza Carvers by Tom Elias & Hiromi Nakaoji

42   Bonsai in Autumn by Danilo Scursatone

46   The Terroir of Daniel Berringer’s Agate Viewing Stones by Michael Collins- McIntyre

Process

37   Why can’t we grow a pine in the living room? Abiotic factors in bonsai, from chilling to wiring by Enrique Castaño de la Serna

PEOPLE

15   The Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society; A Unique History by Patrick B. Allen, and Harold Sasaki

16   Hu Leguo; Chinese bonsai master and Lifetime Achievement Award winner by Zhao Qingquan and Wen Dao Li

19   50 Years of Fukumoto Bonsai and Our BCI Connection by David W. Fukumoto

NEWS

4     BCI Magazine Survey Results by Tom Elias

22   Celebrate BCI 50th Anniversary; special Edition of Kusamono Pots by Joan Greenway

61   BCI Awards of Excellence-USA

62   List Your Event on the BCI Website by Ian Glew

EVENTS

63   Calendar of Events, compiled by Alan Walker