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EDITORIAL Bonsai Focus 5 Who we are Publisher Bonsai Europe Publications Houtrustweg 96, 2566 GJ The Hague The Netherlands Europe: Tel.: [phone] Office hours: 9am - 5pm (CET) USA: Tel.:[phone] Office hours: 9am - 5pm (East Coast) E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bonsaifocus.com Chief Editor: Farrand Bloch [email protected] Editorial staff: English edition: Ann Scutcher French edition: Patrick Bosc, Mat- thieu Mavridis German edition: Jörg Derlien Not impossible Give Ryan Neil impossible material and he is able to create something stunning. This is exactly our aim every time we have him over to our studio, because you then get to see Ryan at his best. We are so excited that once again he came to do a demo for us. This time we confronted him with a chunky yew with a reversing trunk, hoping that this would challenge him. Dutch edition: Hein-Dik Barentsen Italian edition: Erika Lakin Spanish edition: Ana Ricart Advertising & Marketing: René Rooswinkel [email protected] Subscriptions & Administration: Marja Heijmink [email protected] Issn UK: 1874 - 6853 I can remember the first time, in January 2011, we presented Ryan with a Japanese white pine of Jean Paul Polmans. I was a bit worried after Ryan explained what he was going to do with this tree. He was really going to push the limits to get the most out of the material. It resulted in a stunning bonsai. It not only survived the dramatic change but, after being repotted later that spring, it thrived and is now one of the best cascade pines. More creativity comes from Marija Hajdic with her huge hornbeam she called ‘The Emperor’. It received lots of compliments — even a nomination — at the last Trophy in Belgium. Harry Harrington guides you through the growing season with his straightforward fertilising approach. And lots on how to prune, pinch and grow a variety of deciduous trees. Another yew featured in this issue is our cover bonsai, created by Kevin Willson nine years ago. We take a small look back in time. Enjoy the read Issn US: 1876 - 6137 Price: € 13.95 © Copyright 2019 Bonsai Europe, world rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro- duced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Bonsai Focus has a co-operation with Kinbon magazine, Kyoto, Japan Translations: Peter Warren In the following years Ryan created even more stunning creations for us, like the work he did on the sabina juniper (BF 3-2013). Always very dedicated and totally focussed on the tree, something I really admire in him is his total commitment to the material, his ability to think outside of the box, without it making it look too contrived, or artificial. Back to the yew, sponsored by Bonsai Plaza, it was exactly the right material to spark Ryan's creative genius. Farrand Bloch Chief editor