Today I received my September issue of Kinbon (Contemporary Bonsai)
magazine from Japan. This interesting issue has a three page color
article on Michael Hagedorn working on a Shimpaku juniper, probably at
the Taikan Bonsai Museum.

Michael is now studying with Shinji Suzuki in Obuse, Japan at the
Taikan Bonsai Museum. The bonsai he designed is a driftwood style
Shimpaku juniper. He wired and shaped the branches, but it does not
look like he changed too much of the driftwood trunk and branches,
since they were already established. The bonsai looks great!

It is nice to see such a skilled American featured in a Japanese
magazine.

This issue also has several photos of Shinji Suzuki visiting ancient
Junipers in California when Boon took him there.

Bill

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