The Bonsai Journal: bonsai articles, galleries, and more

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Galleries

Fine examples of bonsai in display, gardens, and exhibits

Articles

Feature articles on care, artistry, technique, and horticulture

Artist Profiles

Interviews with some of the finest artists from around the globe

Fiction & Opinion

Essays and stories on bonsai culture, mythology, and lore

Extras

Fun, useful, or entertaining extras for enthusiasts

Recent Additions

  • Life at a Bonsai Nursery

    Life at a Bonsai Nursery

    by Andy Rutledge

    Working fulltime at a bonsai nursery is fun and rewarding, but it's also damn hard work; much more so than it may seem…

  • or Beginners: Trunk Chopping 101 for Deciduous Trees

    For Beginners: Trunk Chopping 101

    by Andy Rutledge

    One operation that every bonsai artist has to perform from time to time is the trunk chop, and beginners may need guidance…

  • Restyling a Mugo Pine

    Restyling a Mugo Pine

    by Wolfgang Putz, Austria

    Wolfgang Putz takes us through the process of turning yamadori material from the garden of Pius Notter into a quality bonsai…

  • The Artist's Turntable: Tradition

    The Artist's Turntable: Tradition

    by Andy Rutledge

    Andy Rutledge put the following question to artists Miyata, Invernizzi, Manakitivipart, Pall, and Degroot: What is the role of tradition in bonsai?…

The Bonsai Journal

This site is a response to several websites being removed from the Web, depriving enthusiasts of consequential and enspiring articles and galleries.

The articles that appear here were once featured in The Bonsai Enthusiast Journal, Bonsai Today Online Journal, and Bonsai Village.net.

Additional articles will appear here periodically, as I have time to prepare and publish them.
—Andy