This past weekend the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society held their 34th annual show at the Memorial Veterans Building in Santa Rosa, California. Coast redwood The show is the largest in Northern California featuring over 200 bonsai on display. Cork oak California juniper The show requires a full day of setup and lots of help from […]
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Redwood Empire 33rd Annual Exhibit
This past weekend marked Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s 33rd annual show. As always, the event was a big success as enthusiasts from up and down the west coast came to appreciate the bonsai on display. Prostrata juniper Below is a small selection of this year’s trees, starting with a California juniper styled by Peter Tea. […]
Conifers at REBS 32nd annual show
It’s when I see good material that I most think about what lies ahead for a tree. This year’s REBS exhibit featured some pretty fine conifer bonsai. In time these trees will only get better. Recently collected material will develop refined branching while deciduous trees will continue to ramify and develop more fine branches. For example, […]
Trident maples at REBS 32nd annual show
This past weekend marked the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s 32nd annual show. The show is well-known as one of the best – and biggest – exhibits in the area. The show always features a number of collected trees, particularly different varieties of junipers, and it boasts a surprising number of well-established trident maples. Having seen […]
Thoughts on shopping for bonsai
I’m excited – tomorrow I’m heading up to the largest bonsai exhibit and sale in Northern California – the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society’s 32nd Annual Show. Coast redwood as displayed at the REBS 29th annual show There are only a handful of events in the area that provide a good opportunity to shop for quality […]