Upcoming Club Activities


  • November 10th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Roy Nagatoshi.
  • December 15th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Styling Competition.
  • January 12th (Sunday) - Membership Meeting: Repotting Workshop.
  • January 18th (Saturday) -Bus trip to Winter Silhouettes show.
  • February 23rd (Sunday) - Bus trip to Bonsai-A-Thon.

Other Bonsai Activities


  • January 18th - Winter Silhouettes Trip 56th Annual Winter Silhouettes Exhibit. A unique bonsai show. Held during the winter, the trees have no leaves, so the branch structure is completely visible. As a result, each tree has been carefully trained to develop a perfect structure.​ The event is held at the Los Angeles Arboretum and show admission includes admission to the arboretum. This is a unique opportunity to see not only the bonsai trees, but to walk through the arboretum as well.
  • January 31st - February 2nd, 2020 - 17th Annual California Shohin Seminar, Hotel Mission De Oro 13070 S. Highway 33, Santa Nella.
  • February 22nd - 23rd - 2020 Bonsai-A-Thon. This event is the yearly fund raising event for the GSBF Huntington Collection. This event is held in the beautiful Huntington Gardens. It includes a wonderful bonsai exhibit, demonstrations, workshops, and a large vendor area. At the end of each day, an auction and raffle is held. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:00 am and lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at a minimal cost. Entrance into the gardens is included and provides additional dining opportunities. Garden tours are scheduled at 10:00 am on both days.
If you know of other bonsai activities near Southern California, please let us know.
Learning Opportunities

San Diego Bonsai Club is reaching another level in educating our members in the art of bonsai. Our club holds monthly meetings, and for most meetings we recruit a well-known bonsai artist to conduct a presentation during meeting. In addition, we will typically have two workshops: morning and afternoon. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members to have a one-on-one workshop with a bonsai master. Take advantage of this unique occasion; educate yourselves to a higher level in the art of bonsai. You probably have a collection of trees; bring a tree to a workshop and develop it into a piece of art that gives you continuing satisfaction.
To see what workshops are currently scheduled go to the education tab above. There you will find information on how to sigh up.
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What's New
  • 11/9/19 Looking for a local source of soil and horticultural mixes? Check out the listing under Resources > Vendors for an Escondido company some members have discovered, Greatsoil LLC. In particular, they have scoria.
  • 11/5/19 Website sign up for bus trips to Winter Silhouettes and Bonsai-A-Thon now available.
GSBF has converted Golden Statements to a free digital download. They are available on the GSBF web site.
VIDEO: Ted Matson on warm climate varieties for bonsai.
VIDEO: Jonas Dupuich on evaluating bonsai.
VIDEO: David Nguy wiring techniques.
VIDEO: Tak Shimazu styles an Itoigawa juniper.