Happy New year!

Editor's Note

Jan 1

Wishing everyone a happy new year from all of us at Midori Bonsai.

The making of Bonsai Scissors

Our Newsletter Copy Editor Nancy Schramm shared a very interesting video on how sword-making techniques are used to make bonsai scissors. Check it out!

Tree of the Month

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Tree Improvement program

Thursday January 5, 2023 at Midori Bonsai Club

Gerry Fields will be starting our 2023 program off with his wonderful Tree Improvement Program. Bring in that tree that you want some feedback on and we’ll take a look at it together.

UPCOMING BONSAI EVENTS

Bay Area Bonsai Associates Show

Saturday and Sunday
January 14-15, 2023

Lakeside Park Garden Center
666 Bellevue Ave
Oakland, California

Free Admission! To 40+ high quality Bonsai for your viewing pleasure! Light snack and beverage provided Saturday night.

Special Presentation Saturday night at 6:30pm: Daisaku Nomoto (Japan) & Jonas Dupuich (USA).

59th Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai Winter Silhouette Show and Sale

Saturday and Sunday
January 21-22, 2023

Temple City Live Oak Park Community Center
Live Oak Room
10144 Bogue St.
Temple City, CA 91780

59th Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai Winter Silhouette Show and Sale, Temple City Live Oak Park Community Center, Live Oak Room, 10144 Bogue St. Temple City, CA 91780, 10am to 4:30pm. Sales and demonstration at 1pm on both days. Deciduous bonsai are featured from club members and invited guests. The Nagata-Komai award will be presented, and there will be a demonstrator at 1pm on both days. There will be a sales area with club and vendor plants, pots, tools and more. For more information, please visit baikoenbonsai.com or email Joe Galgoul, joegalgoul@yahoo.com.

SERGIO CUAN — GOLDEN ZOOM SERIES

Monday January 23, 2023
6:30pm

ZOOM

GSBF Clubs will get the Zoom link to share with their membership for an evening with Sergio Cuan, an accomplished visual artist who graduated with a BFA in Art and Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. His passion for painting and horticulture synthesize in his creation of bonsai as an art form.

18th Biennial Shohin Seminar

Friday-Sunday Feb 03-05, 2023

Hotel Mission De Oro
Santa Nella, CA 95322

Every two years the California Shohin Society organizes a Shohin Seminar in Santa Nella, California, where bonsai masters, teachers, students and general enthusiasts from all over the country gather to learn and share their love of Shohin bonsai.

The only event of it’s kind in the U.S. Every two years the California Shohin Society organizes a Shohin Seminar in Santa Nella, California, where bonsai masters, teachers, students and general enthusiasts from all over the country gather to learn and share their love of Shohin bonsai. The goal of the Seminar is two-fold

To provide a low-cost, learning-rich environment for those who want to learn more about Shohin bonsai, and to raise money for the Golden State Bonsai Federation’s Bonsai Collection. The Shohin Seminar is a major source of funding for the care and evolution of these collections.

2023 Kokufu-ten Japanese National Bonsai Exhibition

Feb 09-12, 2023

Tokyo, Japan

Kokufu-ten, is the largest and most prestigious bonsai event held in Japan.

Annual Mammoth Auction & Sale 2023

Saturday and Sunday, Feb 18-19, 2023

Lakeside Park Garden Center
666 Bellevue Ave.
Oakland, California

All proceeds support the GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt.

Saturday Bonsai live auction.

Sunday Large vendor sales and bargain sale of bonsai, pots and related items.

Download our flier for distribution at club events or local venues.

Bonsai-a-Thon 2023

Saturday and Sunday, Feb 25-26, 2023

The Huntington
1151 Oxford Rd
San Marino, CA 91108

Mark your calendar for Saturday & Sunday, February 25th & 26th, 2023.

Bonsai-a-thon at the Huntington! A weekend of festivities! We are working out the detail and will share information in the coming weeks. The hours indicated are estimates.

Thanks for your support. We look forward to seeing you.

American Bonsai Association, Sacramento (ABAS)

Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9, 2023
Apr 8, 10:00 AM – Apr 9, 4:00 PM

3330 McKinley Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95816

The American Bonsai Association, Sacramento’s (ABAS) 63rd Annual Spring Bonsai & Suiseki Show and Sale will feature headliner, Todd Schlafer of First Branch Bonsai. Demonstrations will take place both Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 PM.

In addition to a our quality exhibition, there will be a large vendor area and consignment sales area! A daily benefit raffle will include each day’s demonstration trees and many more bonsai and bonsai related items. A beginners workshop will be offered Saturday morning. For more information, check out abasbonsai.org or call Dodie Newman at 916-799-9575 or 916-801-4424

REBS 37th Annual Bonsai Show

Saturday and Sunday, August 26-27, 2023
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (4pm Sunday)

5401 Snyder Ln
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

The return of the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society hosting its 37th Annual Bonsai Show. New modern facilities with AC. Featuring the international renowned bonsai artist Ryan Neil as guest demonstrator.

GSBF Rendezvous

Friday, October 20, 2023

Hotel Mission De Oro
13070 CA-33
Santa Nella, CA 95322

Bonsai Sales • Auction • Workshops • Lectures • Community.

Capital City Bonsai Show

Saturday, October 21, 2023