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About

Hi, my name is Jonas Dupuich – thanks for visiting!

I got my start in bonsai over twenty years ago when I met Boon Manakitivipart while working at my family’s nursery. After seeing a tree he had styled – a neglected black pine – I was hooked.

That experience kicked off more than two decades of study with Boon. During that time, I became a founding member of his club, Bay Island Bonsai, and I started this website – the Bonsai Tonight Blog.

In 2015, my hobby became my profession. I now teach classes, work on trees, and run a small bonsai business full-time.

My primary aim in bonsai is the same now as it was more than twenty years ago: to help as many people as possible appreciate beautiful bonsai.

To learn more, read the blog, learn about the book, or check out popular how-to guides.

Wiring a black pine at Shimpukuji Temple

Services

In addition to teaching classes, I’m available for club presentations and private consultations. To book an event or schedule a consultation, call or write using the contact information at the bottom of the page.

I heartily recommend Jonas’ services to any and all clubs seeking a speaker as skilled in educating as he is in bonsai. Equal parts personable and professional, Jonas offers a teaching style that puts people at ease while eliciting high audience participation.

– Josef Leibfried, Puget Sound Bonsai Association

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Atlas cedar after first repot in a long time. 26" Atlas cedar after first repot in a long time. 26" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #cedar #conifer #atlascedar #gardening #containergardening #hobby #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
After and before pruning a Japanese maple, 31" #b After and before pruning a Japanese maple, 31"  #bonsai #盆栽 #japanesemaple #maple #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
Three reasons to grow red maples, Acer rubrum: 1. Three reasons to grow red maples, Acer rubrum:  1. Fall color
2. Fine twigs
3. Widely available and adaptable to different climates  #bonsai #盆栽 #redmaple #maple #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
After and before pruning an old hornbeam, 29" tall After and before pruning an old hornbeam, 29" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #hornbeam #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
Cutback and wiring on a Chinese quince, 15". #bon Cutback and wiring on a Chinese quince, 15".  #bonsai #盆栽 #chinesequince #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
Six options for dealing with a scar at the base of Six options for dealing with a scar at the base of the trunk on a stewartia:  1 graft roots above the scar
2 bridge graft to close wound faster
3 air layer above the scar
4 carve a hollow
5 use the back of the tree as the front
6 leave it alone and keep the natural deadwood  What would you do?  #bonsai #盆栽 #stewartia #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsailife  Full story at link in bio.
Stewartia monadelpha after cutback and wiring - 33 Stewartia monadelpha after cutback and wiring - 33" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #stewartia #deciduous #wiring #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #evergreen #design #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife  Full story at link in bio.
After and before pruning a dwarf pussy willow. 6" After and before pruning a dwarf pussy willow. 6" from top of trunk to bottom branch. Bunzan pot.  The tree is 15-20 years old from cutting. It appears on page 65 of The Little Book of Bonsai.  #bonsai #盆栽 #willow #pussywillow #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai  #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife #littlebookofbonsai
Graft points on a Sierra juniper. Once the grafts Graft points on a Sierra juniper. Once the grafts take and begin to fill in the future silhouette, I can reduce the foliage on the top half of the tree.  #bonsai #盆栽 #juniper #sierrajuniper #conifer #deadwood #gardening #containergardening #hobby #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #evergreen #design #bonsaitree #bonsailife #californianativeplants
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