Most teenage boys have sports, girls, or some combination of the two on their minds. Bjorn Bjorholm, however, was obsessed with bonsai, ever since he saw one of the Karate Kid movies. The tall, blond, all-American Bjorholm—some swoony followers of his Facebook page and endearing YouTube videos privately refer to him as the Brad Pitt of bonsai—was 16 when he traveled to Japan as part of a student group. The Japanese expert was joking, but Bjorholm took the comment seriously. College followed, as did studies abroad. And all the while Bjorholm kept peppering Fujikawa with letters reminding him of their meeting and his desire to work for him. After one more year, he can be certified by the Nippon Bonsai Association. Instead Fujikawa, his face a furious red, simply turned and walked away and refused to talk to his American apprentice for weeks. Trees destined for the bonsai treatment are either grown from seeds or cuttings or harvested in the wild. The majority end up potted in shallow containers, patiently cultivated, and laboriously pruned and shaped.
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This podcast is all about Bonsai, and the people and cultures around the world that influence the art. Hosted by Bjorn L Bjorholm. In this episode, the tables get flipped with Bjorn in the hot-seat answering questions from Asis, who is a member of the Saitama Puebla Bonsai Society in Mexico. Yannick spent time studying at Shunka-en Bonsai Museum in Tokyo under Kunio Kobayashi, and he currently operates his own bonsai business in Belgium, teaching and selling bonsai art.
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Bjorn is one of the leading bonsai professionals in the world and studied in Japan for 9 years prior to opening his own Nursery here in America. Bjorn and Bonsai Empire knocked it out of the park with both the basic and intermediate bonsai courses. These are excellent video courses with solid advice. Although it's a highly rewarding hobby, too often it is seen as difficult and steeped in tradition. We teach you the basics of Bonsai in this course using video-tutorials, text guides and a quiz. Everything we do is practically oriented; we assist you in growing and styling your very own Bonsai tree.
It has since acclimated well to the TN heat and bounced back in time for first styling today. Check out this week's episode of Bonsai-U featuring late summer candle techniques for double flush pine bonsai! Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris This wonderful example of a classical Pine Bonsai was originally grown by Bill Valavanis of International Bonsai and purchased by Eisei-en in Watch our latest video featuring the styling of this tree.
