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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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After and before work on a coast redwood, 18" tall After and before work on a coast redwood, 18" tall. I removed the first branch on the right so I could see the deadwood better.  1 after pinching and pruning
2 trying out a smaller apex
3 trying out different angle before removing primary branch
4 after initial cutback and pinching
5 before cutback  #bonsai #盆栽 #coastredwood  #redwood #redwoodbonsai #conifer #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
30yo black pine field grown in California, 15 year 30yo black pine field grown in California, 15 years in training. 
#bonsai #blackpine
Cork oak, 16" tall. Container by Sara Rayner. Kee Cork oak, 16" tall. Container by Sara Rayner.  Keeping new growth in check on the top half of the tree to encourage the lower branches to thicken.  1 cork oak
2 shortening long shoot
3 removing downward growing shoot
4 removing shoot at branch junction  #bonsai #盆栽 #oak #corkoak #broadleafevergreen #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
After and before thinning a Kinsai satsuki azalea, After and before thinning a Kinsai satsuki azalea, 15" tall. Container by Sara Rayner.  #bonsai #盆栽 #satsukiazalea #satsuki #azalea #kinsai #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
After wiring and decandling a field-grown black pi After wiring and decandling a field-grown black pine from #telperionfarms. 22" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #pinetree #pinetrees #blackpine #japaneseblackpine #blackpinebonsai #conifer #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife #chuhin
After and before decandling, 19-year old exposed r After and before decandling, 19-year old exposed root black pine grown from seed. 20" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #pinetree #pinetrees #blackpine #japaneseblackpine #blackpinebonsai #conifer #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife #exposedroot
After and before cutback and decandling (by Adam T After and before cutback and decandling (by Adam Toth) on a 19yo shohin black pine, 8.5" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #shohin #pinetree #pinetrees #blackpine #japaneseblackpine #blackpinebonsai #conifer #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
Exposed root black pine after and before cutback a Exposed root black pine after and before cutback and decandling. 10" tall. I grew the pine from seed planted in 2004.  #bonsai #盆栽 #pinetree #pinetrees #blackpine #japaneseblackpine #exposedroot #blackpinebonsai #conifer #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
Stewartia, after and before cutback and leaf pruni Stewartia, after and before cutback and leaf pruning. 34" tall.  #bonsai #盆栽 #stewartia #deciduous #gardening #containergardening #hobby #art #treeart #livingart #plant #plants #tree #trees #bonsaigram #ilovebonsai #bonsailovers #bonsaioftheday #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsailife
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