This site slowly but surely gets updated year by year. We could keep it spruced up by sweeping content into the bit bucket when it reaches its expiry date, or we could stack it in an archive section that only a librarian could love. As an intermediate solution, we have created this section. Here you will find a curated collection of significant content from the past.

With that introduction, if you are so inclined, grab a glass or a flask of your favorite beverage, sit back, and travel back in time here at the San Diego Bonsai Club.

2023

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spring SHOW 2023

fall show 2023

​2020

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Virtual Spring Show

The pandemic forced our show to go virtual. But the ancient art of bonsai teaches patience and perseverance. Through this gate you will find trees that have lived through two world wars and the pandemic of 1918. They are a testament to the resilience of nature and of man. ​

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June Video

Guest Speaker: Fred Miyahara
Topic: Japanese Black Pine De-candeling
Fred Miyahara is a recognized expert on all aspects of Japanese Black Pines including design and maintenance. This month he explains the process of removing the candles. This is one of the techniques for encouraging  growth and promoting horizontal development of your tree. Fred is a lifetime member of the San Diego Bonsai Club and a former curator at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park.

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August Video

Guest Speaker: Neil Auwarter, Curator 
Topic: Japanese Friendship Garden
​In this Facebook Live session, Neil takes us on a tour of the bonsai collection in the Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park. This is a collection of trees owned and maintained by the San Diego Bonsai Club where Neil serves as curator with his team of volunteers. You may begin his presentation as a tourist, but be prepared to learn a few things as Neil gets into the details of bonsai horticulture and this fine collection of bonsai.