2024 Meetings

Meetings (All occur at the CBEC building of MOBOT, at 7PM): 

February 13th:

Beg. Topic: Native species suitable for bonsai

Inter. Topic: Collecting local Yamadori

March 5th:

Beg. Topic: Crash course on Repotting

Int. Topic: Choosing soils and pots while repotting

Adv. Topic: Ebihara and Top-down repotting techniques

April 2nd:

Beg. Topic: Creating a bonsai display – basic principles

Inter/Adv Topic: Appreciating and understanding design of a bonsai exhibition (precursor to Bonsai Central)

May:

Meeting date/schedule TBD due to Bonsai Central. May do a meeting later in the month

June 4th:

1) Bonsai Central recap (15-20min)

2) Trunk chops and wound healing talk by Tony B. (20-25min)

3) Great Pomegranate give-away and info (15min - every member in attendance gets a free double-flowering pomegranate)

4) Chop your trunk mini-workshop! Bring a tree that needs a trunk chop (10min)

5) Bonsai Central volunteer raffle items (15min - If you volunteered at Bonsai Central, you have been entered in a raffle for some of the leftover workshop material.)

July 12th:

Shohin Display w/ Shannon Salyer

August 6th:

Part 1: Portulacaria talk

Part 2: Japanese Festival preparations and volunteer sign-ups

September 17th:

Topic 1: Bonsai fundamentals (Beginners meeting)

Topic 2: Bonsai on a budget

October 1st:

Topic 1: Deep dive on Pines

Topic 2: Overwintering crash course

November 12th:

Club Auction

Workshops:

February 24/25th:

3rd Annual ya-Mark-dori collecting trip

March 16th:

Repotting (club to provide soil for 1 medium, 2 small trees)

April:

Volunteer opportunity for Bonsai Central preparation, date TBD

May:

TBD due to Bonsai Central

June 8th:

Workshop canceled

July workshop #1: July 13th, 8:30am and 2pm

Shohin workshop with Shannon Salyer (bring your own 1 or 2 shohin trees)

July workshop #2: July 14th, 9am

Accent workshop with Shannon Salyer (bring your own accent pot or we will have a few for sale)

August 24th:

Show Prep workshop, bring your tree to get ready for the show (mossing, fine detail wiring, detail pruning)

September 28st:

How to select nursery stock (tour Timberwinds Nursery)

Beginners wiring intensive (first on dead branches, then on trees - members may bring their own)

October 5th:

BYOT work on Pines (Wiring, bending, bud selection, needle balance)

November 16th:

Leaf drop pruning of Deciduous Trees

* Dates subject to change due to scheduling conflicts with instructors and/or Timberwinds Nursery

In person meeting Schedule:

6:45 Early Arrivals - Meet & Greet, Show and Tell Table and Offerings

7:00 PM Announcements, Review of year-long demos, Club business

~7:15 PM Meeting & Program

Monthly Raffle to follow meeting

Workshops will be held at Timberwinds Nursery, near the intersection of Clarkson and Manchester (54 Clarkson Rd, Ellisville, MO 63011), unless otherwise specified.