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Monday, June 1st, 2009 by Robert Kempinski

The Willow Leaf Ficus – The Best Ficus for Shohin Bonsai

Introduction The Willow Leaf Ficus has grown into one of the most popular and perhaps best ficus trees for creating a shohin bonsai specimen. It’s a tropical tree easy to care for, versatile to style, not fussy about water or light that can thrive in either outdoor summer conditions or in indoor culture. The ...

. — Shohin

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 by Morten Albek

Get Started With Shohin Well

As a beginner in the art of Bonsai, it can be hard to avoid the eagerness for a fast result. Who does not want to admire a beautiful bonsai almost immediately, once the interest of these beautiful trees has been evoked? So,the perspective of the long time process of creating a bonsai from scratch can ...

. . — Shohin

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 by Morten Albek

What is a Shohin-bonsai?

Shohin is the Japanese word for “a-tiny-thing”. And one can ask how to define the measures or visual weight of “tiny thing”? Yes, it is a case to be discussed, but nevertheless, there are some standard rules set up in order to better understand the measures,and to standardize rules when it comes to shows and competitions. ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

Daily Care

Placing The Shohin-Bonsai In The Garden A Shohin-bonsai is a bit more demanding according to daily care. Because of its tiny size it dries out earlier. Therefore care must be taken to choose a proper position in the garden, which protects the small trees from harmful sun and winds. A shohin-bonsai can easily be thrown down ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

The Peace Gained From Shohin-Bonsai

Bonsai is ‘moving mediation’, someone has said. And this can in some sense hold some truth. Although the practice of meditation is very much with focus into yourself with the purpose of bringing the ego on distance, and the art of Bonsai is with all the focus on the tree in the pot. Bonsai is ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

How To Find The Material For Shohin

When growing in the wild, Shohin bonsai demand a special living condition. So if you are going into the wild to dig up a potential bonsai, you have to find very special places, where the living conditions create small “pre-bonsai” trees for you. This will often be in areas with mountains and harsh living conditions, ...

. . — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

Shaping The Tree

The shaping of a small shohin-bonsai has some ground rules that doesn’t differ from the shaping of bigger bonsai. But there also are some significant aesthetic and different considerations to keep in mind. One is the use of the scalene triangle. The scalene triangle The scalene (non-symmetrical) triangle is thumbs rule in all aspects of forming a ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

Soil and Repotting

There are some quite different demands to the choice of soil for Shohin- and Mame-bonsai, compared to bigger trees in bigger pots. All together it can be summed up in two main differences: Shohin-bonsai are living in a very limited amount of soil and space, and are therefore drying out quicker than bigger bonsai. The soil is filled ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

Watering and Nutrients

Shohin-bonsai are very small trees, with a spare amount of roots, to consume and transport the necessary water and nutrients for growth. Placement Of Trees In order to keep the trees from drying out on a warm or windy day, it is important to take care of the placement of the trees. I place my Shohin-bonsai in semi ...

. — Shohin

Friday, October 13th, 2006 by Morten Albek

Winter Protection Of Shohin-Bonsai

Certainly a problem that causes many worries for the lovers of the tiny trees around the world. The smallest of bonsai do need some extra attention trough their dormant period, since we experience sometimes very cold winters in Europe. You have to be aware of the very different climates we have around, and therefore use common sense ...

. — Shohin

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