Welcome to our web site!
Our bonsai club was established in 1965 to promote the study of bonsai Western New York. Bonsai is a living art form which enables the hobbyist to transform conventional trees into a harmonious miniature representation of a mature tree in a small container. Since it involves a growing tree, the design is forever changing and evolving. Some of the techniques used to achieve this miniaturization and styling involve the pruning of roots and branches, defoliation of leaves and wiring the tree and its branches.
2011 ANNUAL BONSAI SHOW
Our 2011 ANNUAL BONSAI SHOW took place on May 14th & 15th at the Botanical Gardens in Buffalo, New York. To see all the bonsai from last year's show click on the button below the slide show.
Bonsai In Progress:
The bonsai in the following slideshow below are in our Bonsai In Progress Section of this web site. To see all the details and techniques involved in their development, click on the Bonsai in Progress button below.
Membership Benefits Include:
- Monthly meetings offering an exchange of ideas and enthusiasm
- A monthly newsletter
to provide information
on
the art of bonsai and on coming events of interest
to bonsai enthusiasts - Current information
on bonsai techniques,
supplies, materials, conferences, classes, sources,
and exhibits - Shared activities
such as field trips,
workshops,
garden visits, digging expeditions, picnics, and
plant exchanges - Public exhibits
and displays of members’
trees
to make the public more aware of the fascinating
possibilities of bonsai - The free use
of an extensive circulating
library of
bonsai books, periodicals and videos
Monthly programs include demonstrations, workshops, lectures, discussion, raffles, and a sharing of ideas and experiences in bonsai. Trees are often brought in by members for display, criticism, diagnosis and help. Please feel free to bring in your trees.
