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EDITOR
Joe Grande: [email protected] promoting
Box 85, Group 20, RR2 international friendship Bonsai
through bonsai
Ste. Anne, MB Canada R5H 1R2
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Appreciation
Massimo Bandera, Italy & Spain VOLUME 55 NUMBER 1
Gudrun Benz, Germany bonsai-bci.com
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Thomas S. Elias, USA
Kath Hughes, UK
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan inside Q1
Danilo Scursatone, Italy
Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
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Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine are TOURS, EXHIBITS AND CONVENTIONS
trademarks of Bonsai Clubs International, Inc.,
© 2016 BCI (All Rights Reserved). Editorial ma- 14 Alxa Jade & Ornamental Stone Tourism Festival, Mongolia
terials contained in this publication do not nec- By Gudrun Benz, Germany
essarily reflect the views of Bonsai & Stone Ap-
preciation Magazine, its publishers, editors or the 20 Stone Exhibit and Lectures: The Infinity of Bonsai & Viewing Stones; A Cultural
Executive Board of Bonsai Clubs International. Voyage from Canton to the World
Neither BCI nor any person acting on its behalf By Gudrun Benz, Germany
may be held responsible for the use which may
be made of the information contained therein. 27 Bonsai in the Middle of Germany: Annual general meeting and exhibition of Bonsai
No part of this publication may be reproduced, Club Germany and German Suiseki Society at Küenzell
stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any By Gudrun Benz, Germany
form, or by any means—electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise—without 39 Celebrating Bonsai and Japanese Culture in Lithuania; EBA & ESA Convention and IV
permission in writing from the Editor.
Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine (ISSN 1068- Japanese Culture Festival in Vilnius, Lithuania
6193 USPS 901-680) is published quarterly by By Gudrun Benz, Germany
Bonsai Clubs International, Inc., at PO Box 639, 44 Under African Skies; WFFB at Stellenbosch, South Africa
Prospect Heights, IL 60070-0639, USA, and is sent By Dr. Sujata Bhat, Ms. Jyoti Parekh and Mr. Nikunj Parekh, India
to its members. Annual membership dues in-
clude a 1-year subscription to the Magazine. Back 50 2016 Philippines-BCI Convention and Exhibition
issues are available from our business office. Peri- 58 The Kuala Lumpur Orchid and Bonsai Show; A Tropical Rainforest Experience in the
odical postage is paid at Prospect Heights, IL, the
USA, and additional mailing offices. This issue is Middle of a Bustling Metropolis
printed in U.S.A. Postmaster: send address changes By IS Ng, Malaysia
to Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine, PO Box
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ARTICLES
Advertising, Editorial Policy and Deadlines: 4 Past, Present and Future; The Taiwan Bonsai Creators Association (TBCA)
For advertising space or rates, please e-mail adver- By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, and José L. Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico
tising representatives listed above.
The Magazine reserves the right to edit all ma- 34 Curse it or Love it; The Brazilian Pepper Tree in Bonsai
terials accepted for publication. Articles requiring By Steve Valentine and Lew Buller, USA.
extensive editing will be returned to the author with
suggestions from the editorial staff. Manuscripts, 66 Sojourns in India; Celebration, friends, life, bonsai!
drawings & photographs, with clear identification By Solita Rosade, USA
for captions, should be provided in digital format,
on disk, or by e-mail or internet.
Digital images must be provided at 300 dpi resolu-
tion for an 8 x 5 inch size minimum.
Authors are requested not to submit articles
simultaneously to another publication.

PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
Issue Month Closing Date ON OUR COVER: This magnificent Bantigue or Pemphis acidula from the collection of Dr Alfred Manarang,
Q1 J/F/M November 1 Philippines, won the following awards: Best in Show, Bantigue Category at the 2015 PBSI (Philippine Bonsai
Q2 A/M/J February 1 Society Inc.) National Exhibition and Competition; BCI Award of Excellence at the 2014 PBSI-BCI National
Q3 J/A/S May 1 Bonsai Exhibition and Competition; and Best in Show at the 2013 ABFF Exhibition and Competition
Q4 O/N/D August 1
Photo by At Maculangan Photography, courtesy Philippine Bonsai Society.

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