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Shohin Bonsai at the 31st REBS
By George Haas (at the 31st REBS) Shohin is a classification of bonsai measuring 20 centimeters or eight inches and under. REBS members and other bonsai enthusiasts are fond of creating and displaying...
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Accent Plants at the 31st REBS
By George Haas The annual bonsai show presented by REBS places great detail in the traditional display of its bonsai. Accent plants or companion plantings are traditional in the formal display of...
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Shimpaku Juniper Cascade Redo
By George Haas The tree is a Shimpaku Juniper (Juniperus chinensis Shimpaku), see first photo below. ‘Shimpaku’ is a dwarf, irregular vase-shaped form of Chinese juniper. It is a slow-growing evergreen...
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Rock Planting By Kathy Shaner
By George Haas The Garden Juniper (Juniperus chinensis procumbens ‘Nana’) rock planting (see photo below) appeared on display during the 31st Annual Bonsai Show held by the Redwood Empire Bonsai...
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GSBF to Open New Bonsai Collection in Fresno
By Abe Far, GSBF President I am pleased to announce the Clark Center Bonsai Collection is now GSBF’s third collection located at the Shinzen Japanese Friendship Garden, 114 W Audubon Dr, Fresno, CA...
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Sierra Bonsai Club Annual Show 2014
By George Haas Penryn, California, population 831 at the 2010 census. Elevation 627 ft (191 m), located in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Sacramento, California. That is where the Placer Buddhist...
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John Naka 100 Years Celebration (1914-2014)
Bonsai Court at The Huntington, San Marino, California Courtesy of Cheryl Manning John Yoshio Naka (August 16, 1914, Ft. Lupton, Colorado – May 19, 2004, Whittier, California), considered the father of...
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Collecting Manzanita— The Impossible Dream? NO!
Interview by Tom Kelly (Photos provided by Tom Kelly) Reprinted article from GSBF Golden Statements Vol. XXVII No. 5, Sep/Oct 2004 California Bonsai Artists have long admired the lovely Manzanita: its...
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Midori Bonsai Club 53rd Annual Bonsai Show
This was the Midori Bonsai Club’s 53rd annual show held at the Northside Community Center, 488 6th St., in San Jose, California. Hours were 10 AM – 5 PM with an outdoor demonstration at 1 PM by Juan...
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Demonstration from the 53rd Annual Midori Bonsai Club Show
This was the Midori Bonsai Club’s 53rd annual show held at the Northside Community Center, 488 6th St., in San Jose, California. Hours were 10 AM – 5 PM with an outdoor demonstration at 1 PM by Juan...
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