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	<description>Promoting and Expanding the Bonsai Universe</description>
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		<title>Drifting a Little Farther Afield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a great photo. It helps to have such an excellent subject for sure (Japanese black pine). It&#8217;s from post titled &#8216;The Dark Horse&#8217; on the Bjorvala Bonsai Studio blog. The full tree and pot are shown below. There&#8217;s really not much of theme going on with this post, other than a digital tour of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/22/drifting-a-little-farther-afield/</link>
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		<title>Stunning Satsuki &amp; No Slouches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Nikko Satsuku Azalea is from the National Bonsai &#38; Penjing Museum&#8217;s Japanese collection. It was donated by Masayuki Nakamura. See May 25 &#8211; June 2 below for an important upcoming event at the Museum. &#160; May 25-26: If you&#8217;re anywhere near Slovakia next weekend and you like the name &#8216;Tea House of Good People&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/20/stunning-satsuki-no-slouches/</link>
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		<title>Wire: What&#8217;s the Difference?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most bonsai, this one has been wired. In fact, there&#8217;s visible wire on it right now. It&#8217;s a Shimpaku that&#8217;s from a chapter in our Masters&#8217; Series Juniper book, titled Keiko Tamaki&#8217;s Deft Touch. Most bonsai are wired at some stage in their development. In fact, bonsai that have been around for a long [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/18/wire-whats-the-difference/</link>
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		<title>Bonsai Conspiracies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This strange and wonderful monster resides at Ryan Neil&#8217;s International Bonsai Mirai, but the photo is from Aarin Packard&#8217;s Capital Bonsai blog. Most of Aarin&#8217;s posts are from the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, but this one is from a recent visit to Bonsai Mirai. Conspiracies? I probably should have titled this &#8216;what happens when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/16/bonsai-conspiracies/</link>
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		<title>Forever Young? How Not to Fertilize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can bet that this Japanese black pine  (Pinus thunbergii) was fertilized with a master&#8217;s touch. Speaking of masters, this photo is from our Masters&#8217; Series Pine Book. An American bonsai pro on fertilizing. Whenever Michael Hagedorn writes, I read, and though I am a little reluctant to tell others what to do, you might [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/14/forever-young-how-not-to-fertilize/</link>
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		<title>Keeping It Close to Home &#8211; Upcoming Bonsai Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Shimpaku is from the home page of the Suthin Bonsai Studio website. Though magnificent Shimpaku are pretty common (especially in Japan), still, this one is distinctive in at least a couple ways: the lush crown that reaches all way down to the right gives the tree a dynamic flowing movement that adds interest, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/12/keeping-it-close-to-home-upcoming-bonsai-events/</link>
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		<title>A Magical Land Where Almost Every House Has a Bonsai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We know this tree is very large, but exactly how large is difficult to tell (the uncropped photo immediately below might help a bit). In addition to its great size, it shows an excellent base and nebari, as well as some gnarly bumps that look a bit like melting wax. I think I can say [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/10/a-magical-land-where-almost-every-house-has-a-bonsai/</link>
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		<title>Dragon 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Highly distinctive, exceptionally powerful and almost grotesque. When I first glanced at this tree, there was just a massive trunk with great taper and one of the largest sabamiki (the hollow in the trunk) ever. Then the face appeared (purely a mental projection by the way). I think the solution to this dilemma is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/08/dragon-3/</link>
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		<title>Artisans Cup Postponed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) belongs to Ryan Neil. The photo is from Ryan&#8217;s International Bonsai Mirai website. A guest&#8217;s guest post. The following is from Michael Hagedorns Crataegus Bonsai blog. Artisans Cup postponed until September 2015 This is a guest post by Ryan Neil. I am in full support of his words here: Over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/06/artisans-cup-postponed/</link>
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		<title>Dragon Ascending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What appear to be roots growing out of a long hollow on the side of trunk, creates a very unusual and fascinating effect. The rest of the tree isn&#8217;t half bad either and the flute player adds a playful human quality and contributes to a sense of vastness. The photo, which is courtesy of Robert [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bonsaibark.com/2013/05/04/dragon-ascending/</link>
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