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Bonsai Intermediate Course launched on Bonsai Empire Website

The Bonsai Intermediate Course, an online tutorial
featuring the best of contemporary Bonsai design and
the techniques needed to create outstanding works of
living art is now available. Bjorn Bjorholm, a Bonsai
professional who studied this living art for over six
years while living in Japan, apprenticing under the
famous Bonsai master Keiichi Fujikawa is the course
instructor.
This expansive online tutorial with over 3 hours of
videos, builds upon the previous Bonsai Beginner’s
Course and features in-depth technical and practical
content presented in an exciting, easy-to-use platform.
The Bonsai Intermediate Course features focused,
species specific lessons on some of the most popular
plants used for Bonsai, including Junipers, Pines,
Hornbeams, Apricots and Maples, as well as many
obscure species, such as Stewartia, Cypress, Chojubai,
Dwarf Kumquat, and Pyracantha along with its
evolutionary background, necessary horticultural
maintenance and developmental techniques, design
and styling principles, and applied progressions.
Learn about the mechanics of wiring and pruning,
delve into the aesthetics of design, and horticultural
maintenance per tree species.
For a one-time fee of less than $50US, you get
unlimited access to the online course. There are two
free lessons you can watch before buying.

In Memoriam: Guillermo Castaño

Ramirez, a true friend of Bonsai
and BCI.

“Guillermo Castaño is a true friend to Bonsai!
He has done so much to promote Bonsai
around the world. He gives unselfishly to
help promote the Art of Bonsai, and is a
true Ambassador of Bonsai. When you
need advice on Bonsai, Sculpture, or just
life, Guillermo will always be there to help
you, no questions asked. I am honored to
call Guillermo a friend.” —Frank Mihalic, BCI
Director.

Guillermo’s artistic abilities were first introduced to
Above; BCI Excellence Award Bonsai Clubs International at the Louisville, Kentucky
Medal by Guillermo Castaño. Convention when BCI President Robert Kempinski
The medallion is bronze with gave out the gold medallions that Guillermo had made
the BCI logo tree on one
side and the inscription “BCI for BCI. The BCI directors award the medallion to ac-
Excellence Award” on the complished bonsai people. His generous contributions
other. It is now coveted around to BCI and bonsai will be missed.
the world.

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