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Highlights of recent Meetings

The Latest

May 10, 2025

World Bonsai Day
Originally started to honor Bonsai Master Saburo Kato's mission for peace through bonsai, World Bonsai Day is a cornerstone of the bonsai community. Bonsai is an opportunity to separate from the anxieties of the world – a chance for bonsai artists or admirers to collect their thoughts, practice mindfulness and f ind inner peace which they can then focus outward. We hope that during this time of war, violence and unrest in our human history, you have been able to find peace through bonsai and help spread it to the world.
We are proud to take part in their global effort. We invite you, your friends and family to view the TWO exhibit MBS is participating in.

and Lynden Sculpture Garden Bonsai Exhibit LSG World Bonsai Day

May 24, 2025

Open Workshop - Ficus Review 9:00 AM
Open workshops are an opportunity to get togeather with other enthusiest to work on your tree. To participate register and bring your tree, wire if needed, scissors and something to work in to help keep the area clean. Register for Ficus Review

June 7, 2025

General Meeting 9:00 AM
Focus:
Post Flush Cut-back on Deciduous Flush: Refers to the period when new growth emerges on a tree. Post-Flush: Indicates the time after the initial flush of growth has hardened and the tree is ready for shaping through pruning. Cut-Back: This refers to the act of pruning or removing branches to control their length and direction of growth Pruning is a post-flush technique used to shape and control the growth of trees We will learn more about this technique and why we would do it this Get some early information from Ryan Neil video Scott Elser’s article Springing into Summer Deciduous Post-Flush Pruning and Scott Elser’s article Springing into Summer Springing into Summer.
Main:
Multi Flush Deep Dive Multi-flush pines (Black and Red) produce buds twice a year. Brian S. will give us a deep dive into care, maintenance and present new techniques for Post-Flush Hardened Pruning and other techniques. Most of us have always thought that decandling a multi-flush pine will generate back buds. New thoughts on foliage mass, greater vascular tissue, and building highways for nutrient transport will stimulate the precious back buds that we all seek.
Every one is welcome!

June 14-15, 2025

An exhibit of the best trees of our members... along with trees in training.
MBS is honored to have Jennifer Price as our guest artist in June at Lynden Sculpture Garden. Jennifer Price discovered bonsai eight years ago after retiring from the stage as a professional ballerina. She is struck by the line and form within bonsai and the ability to use the tree’s natural flow of movement. For the last several years she has been involved in an intensive study program with Walter Pall from Germany and Jim Doyle from Pennsylvania. She has taught workshops and given demonstrations worldwide and last year was in Germany to be a part of Generation Bonsai and on to represent America at an international bonsai convention in Shanghai, China.
For current information see Annual Exhibit