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Patch and Michael chat about the Kokufu-ten, Okinawa birding, and a return to Obuse Mar 09, 2026

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Michael and Patch chat about Michael's visit to the Kokufu-ten exhibition in Tokyo, his return to Mr Suzuki's garden in Obuse, and birding in the cloud forests of Okinawa.

Patch and Michael discuss Crataegus happenings Jan 18, 2026

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Patch and Michael reflect upon happenings at Crataegus and what's ahead in the new year.

John and Michael chat about growing Japanese Black Pine Oct 11, 2025

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John Eads and Michael Hagedorn compare their experiences in growing Japanese Black Pine from seedling all the way to exhibition trees.

Learn more about John's field growing work at https://leftcoastbonsai.com/

Chat with Jean-Dominic Côté Sep 26, 2025

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Host Jonas Dupuich talks with Canadian bonsai enthusiast Jean-Dominic Côté from Quebec. JD, as he is known to English-speaking friends, has worked with Junichiro Tanaka at Aichi-en in Nagoya, Japan, and is a graduate student studying soil science and fertilizer.

JD had suggested we talk about why we do bonsai and the conversation went in many directions from there.

Learn more about Jean-Dominic at https://www.instagram.com/jd.bonsai/

Chat with Tyler Sherrod Sep 19, 2025

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Host Jonas Dupuich catches up with bonsai professional Tyler Sherrod. Tyler completed his apprenticeship with Shinji Suzuki in Obuse, Japan, and is proprietor of Dogwood Studios in North Carolina.

Learn more Tyler at https://www.dogwoodstudiosnc.com

Chat with Walter Pall - Part 2 Sep 10, 2025

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Part 2 of host Jonas Dupuich's interview with Walter Pall in Germany plus bonus questions from Jennifer Price.

See the Bonsai Wire Podcast on YouTube for a video version of this episode.

Chat with Walter Pall - Part 1 Sep 10, 2025

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Host Jonas Dupuich is off to Germany to interview world-renown bonsai professional Walter Pall. Jonas and Walter talk about Walter's extensive writing on bonsai, the role of the artist, and the Murano effect, among many other topics.

See the Bonsai Wire Podcast on YouTube for a video version of this episode.

Patch's first apprentice check-in Aug 31, 2025

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Michael Hagedorn and apprentice Patch Clark talk about the past year, including the 2024 Pacific Bonsai Expo and garden anxieties while Michael was in Australia.

Chat with Chase Rosade Dec 03, 2024

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Host Michael Hagedorn talks with bonsai luminary Chase Rosade and Kevin Faris (of the Bonsai Time podcast) about the early days of bonsai in the US and some of the adventures that followed.

2024 Expo Recap Nov 05, 2024

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Hosts and Expo Board members Eric, Andrew, and Jonas share highlights from the 2nd Pacific Bonsai Expo.
Links:
- Expo videos
- Photos of award winning trees
- Scans of Expo trees from 3D Bonsai
- How we created the Expo backdrops

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