Meeting

Bjorn Bjorholm on Zoom

New to Bonsai? Don’t have a watering routine yet? Traveling for vacation? How will our trees get watered? Our president Tung Dao will be giving a demonstration on automated watering systems. This demo will cover all sorts of systems from … Continue reading →

Bob Shimon will be doing a pygmy cypress demo. There will be a raffle and we are asking people to bring in items they would like to donate to the club for the raffle. 

  Matt Walker will be doing a Root-over-rock demonstration. There will be a raffle for the demo tree. Included in this raffle are the 2 weekend pass club-sponsored tickets to the Pacific Bonsai Expo on November 12 and 13. Please … Continue reading →

Jonas Dupuich will share his techniques for evaluating our trees. This will help you improve your trees by looking at them more objectively.

We will be having an evening show with the goal of practicing show set up. We will start half an hour earlier to learn the basics of setting up for a show. Those of you who cannot make the earlier … Continue reading →

Japanese Black Pines are considered the ‘king’ of bonsai, one of three classic bonsai varieties we work with as bonsai practitioners. At our November meeting we will be doing a deep dive into the fall care that is so important … Continue reading →

Eric Schrader of the Bonsai Society of San Francisco will present a program on the Pacific Bonsai Expo at our March 5 meeting. In 2022 Eric and Jonas Dupuich created and produced the first national bonsai show in the Bay … Continue reading →

Adam Toth will discuss the development of deciduous bonsai. As we are all seeing buds popping and internodes lengthening on our maples, elms, and fruiting and flowering trees this spring, it is a good idea to check in and make … Continue reading →