A blog about bonsai, with room for many voices.
BlogBonsai is an independent publication about the living practice of bonsai: cultivation, species, design, trees, practitioners and culture.
A publication, not a single-author manual
Bonsai is practised in different climates, with different species, material and aims. BlogBonsai treats that variety as a strength. The site’s editorial identity belongs to the publication, while individual posts can carry the distinct knowledge and point of view of their documented contributors.
Andrea Melloni contributes the perspective of a practitioner whose work includes cultivation, collecting, teaching and design. His personal profile describes his experience; it is not a blanket technical review of every article. As the publication develops, other practitioners, writers and researchers may contribute under their own names and biographies.
How we approach bonsai
We aim to make each post useful on its own terms: a field note, species perspective, account of a tree’s development, cultural story, interview or considered opinion. Advice should account for species, climate, stage of development and the condition of the individual tree rather than present one technique as a universal rule.
Where a post makes a technical claim, relevant sources should support it. Where a point comes from hands-on experience, it should be identified as the contributor’s experience. Sources can add context, but they do not replace observation or clear attribution.
Historical posts and editorial credit
The historical archive preserves original article addresses and the recorded publication date when available. A known original author is named only when the source material documents that attribution. When an author was not recorded, the byline says so rather than guessing.
For recovered posts, the BlogBonsai Editorial Team is credited for translation, adaptation and editing in English. An individual technical review is named only when that review has actually taken place. Historical wording and dates do not imply that a post has already received a current technical review.
Corrections and questions
If you spot a factual issue, an attribution problem or a rights concern, please contact the editorial team with the relevant article URL and details. We review specific, verifiable reports and update pages when warranted.