Welcome to our web site!
Our bonsai club was established in 1965 to promote the study of bonsai. 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.
Recent Additions To Our Web Site:
- See our new section on DEFOLIATION. You will learn and see how to achieve drastic reductions in leaf size. Make sure you take a look at the chart that shows before and after leaf sizes, as well as all the photos that are included in the article.
- We have updated one of the bonsai in our Bonsai In Progress section. Taker a look to see what this yew bonsai has become.
The bonsai above were in our 2009 Annual Bonsai Show at the Botanical Gardens. To see the entire show click below.
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.
