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Past Meeting

Sunday, November 12th
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park

Per SDBC by-laws, we conduct our election of 2018 officers at the November meeting. This will take place during the business meeting potion of Sunday's meeting.

Jonas Dupuich will present on a subject that is difficult for bonsai enthusiasts at many levels: How to select a quality tree whether you are beginning in bonsai or further along, whether one is selecting nursery plants, pre-bonsai or bonsai. The process is similar in some respects and very different in other respects.  Jonas is going to cover this often confusing and intimidating step in the process of creating bonsai.

Sometimes working backwards from a finished product, reverse engineering as it were, is more enlightening than mentally muscling your way from the beginning through the process of how to style or modify an existing style of a tree. We will judge refined trees and then work backwards from there using lesser refined trees down to cleaned nursery stock. Judging  an advanced tree to evaluate what makes it a good bonsai or not so good bonsai will help you to look a potential trees a lot differently. After his presentation, you will have a much easier time selecting trees regardless of the level of tree you are needing.


Jonas has studied for about 20 years with Boon Manakitivipart, an internationally known and respected bonsai artist. He also studied with Akio Kondo and Daisaku Nomoto and Junichiro Tanaka. He has worked on trees from Mr.Tanaka’s collection and participated in exhibits including Gomangoku, Meifu-ten, Taikan-ten and Sakufu-ten.  He is thoroughly versed in all aspects of bonsai, and continues his education when traveling to Japan. He is highly skilled with the many varieties of trees we find in bonsai. Jonas teaches around the country from the Pacific Northwest to Connecticut, and extensively in the Bay Area and Northern California. Jonas offers monthly workshops at his nursery in Alameda California, and also has a website with a very informative blog where an article is added twice per week. Check out the photos from his recent trip to the Sierras of beautifully accented trees by an early snowfall. 
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Jonas' website, Bonsai Tonight, is very informative. Once on the site, click on BONSAI BLOG and you will see different general topics.

Here are some links to two excellent photo progressions. One is the deciduous Korean hornbeam and the other is the evergreen yaupon holly.  Take a little extra time to study these as there is a lot to see.

Jonas' workshops on Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are filled.  You are welcome to be silent observers.
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Agenda
  • 8:30AM-10:15AM Tecate cypress workshop (104)
  • 9:00-10:20AM Bonsai Assistance (101)
  • 9:00-10:25AM Library Open (104)
  • 10:30-11:00AM Business Meeting & Election of 2018 Officers(101)
  • 11:00AM - 12:00PM Presentation (101)
  • 12:00PM Raffle and Refreshment (101)
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  • Education
    • About SDBC Education
    • Beginner's Classes Overview
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    • Photos >
      • 2020 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2018 Fall Show
      • 2018 SD County Fair
      • Spring 2018 Show
      • 2018 Cal Shohin Seminar
      • GSBF Convention #40
      • 2017 Fall Show
      • 2017 Spring Show
      • 2016 Fall Show
      • 2016 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2016 Spring Show
      • 2016 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2016 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2015 Fall Show Photos
      • 2015 Nisei Week Trip
      • Bonsai Stolen from San Gabriel Nursery
      • 2015 Spring Show
      • 2015 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Fall Show
      • 2014 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2014 July Bus Trip
      • 2014 Spring Show
      • 2014 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2013 Fall Show
      • 2013 Spring Show
    • Articles >
      • Lime Sulfur
      • Bougainvillea Bonsai
      • Soil: It's What Goes in the Pot
      • 'Lyn's Bonsai Soil Mix
      • Back-Budding
      • REBS 2014 Show
      • 2014 Boxwood Dig
      • Club History
      • Club Logo
      • First Show May 1966
    • Video >
      • 2019-2021 Videos
      • 2015-2018 Videos
      • Video
      • More Video
  • Membership
    • Membership Form
    • Membership Benefits
    • Volunteer
  • Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion
    • Overview and History
    • Bonsai Pavilion Trees
    • Stolen Bonsai
  • Looking Back
    • Time Traveler
    • Remembering... >
      • Remembering Big Dave Rochester
      • Remembering Marty Mann
      • Remembering Ko Tsushima
      • Remembering Harry Hirao
      • Remembering Bob Meyer
  • About
    • Overview of Club
    • By-Laws
    • Past Presidents
  • Contact