San Diego Bonsai Club

Upcoming Club Activities

May 20th (Sunday) - Meeting at the Japanese Friendship Garden.
June 10th (Sunday) - Regular meeting... TBD.
July 8th (Sunday) - Regular meeting... TDB.
July 14th-15th (Saturday/Sunday) - Bristlecone pine forest bus trip.
August 12th (Sunday) - Regular meeting: Jonas Dupuich on selecting better nursery stock.
August 18th (Saturday) - Nisei Week bus trip.
September 9th (Sunday) - Room 104 only. Regular meeting.
September 29-30th (Saturday/Sunday) - 53rd annual fall bonsai show.
October 14th (Sunday) - Picnic at Lake Poway.
November 18th (Sunday) - Room 104 only due to room availability. Regular meeting: Carving.
December 2nd (Sunday) - Styling competition.

Other Bonsai Activities

May 12th - 13th - San Pu Kai's bonsai show and sale at the Flower Fields. Carlsbad CA.
May 16th - California Bonsai Society hosts Will Baddeley's master carving demo at 7pm. 1670 W 162nd St, Gardena CA.
May 19th - 20th - Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara Annual Exhibition. 909 N. La Cumbre, Santa Barbara CA.
May 19th - 20th - Satsuki Aikokai Association Annual Show. 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento CA.
May 20th - Sansui Kai Annual Bonsai Show & Sale. 6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys CA.
May 26th - 28th - Santa Anita Bonsai Society's 54th Annual show and sale. LA County Arboretum, Arcadia CA.
June 2nd - 3rd - Sei Boku Bonsai Kai 35th Annual Show. 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo CA.
June 16th - 17th - Descanso Bonsai Society 49th Annual Exhibition. 1418 Descanso Dr, La Canada, CA.
September 14th - 16th - Northwest Bonsai Rendezvous. 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Drive, Milwaukie, OR.
September 29th - 30th - San Diego Bonsai Club 53rd Annual Fall Show. Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park, San Diego CA.
October 24th - 28th - GSBF Convention #41. McClellan Conference Center, Sacramento CA.

If you know of other bonsai activities near Southern California, please let us know.

Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park
Bonsai Pavilion at the Safari Park (starting Memorial Day)
San Diego Fair (June 1st - July 4th)

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California junipers wired in David Nguy's wiring workshop afternoon session.

Club members may make reservations for the Bristlecone Pine chartered bus trip which is July 14th-15th. Make your reservations by June 1st.

Photos from the 53rd annual spring show.

This juniper donated by Tak Shimazu will be on display at the Japanese Friendship Garden.

April 15th shohin juniper workshop with Tak Shimazu. If there is enough demand, maybe we will conduct it again next year.

Will my yaupon holly get fruit? A short primer on identifying yaupon hollies during blooming season.

For a limited time, three new periodicals are available in the club library: Bonsai Focus, Bonsai Journal of the American Bonsai Society, and Golden Statements.

Members may reserve their seat on the chartered bus for our visit to Nisei Week on August 18th.