2019 Meetings and Events

 

All meetings are located at the Asheville Botanic Gardens unless otherwise stated. 

 

Jan. 13 -  Jesse McMahon: Bonsai are created. (Make a realistic plan.) Jesse will discuss the life cycle of a bonsai: choosing new material, development, then refinement and styling of the tree over time. He will discuss different approaches to deciduous and coniferous trees and show examples from his own bonsai garden. 

 

Feb. 10 - Danny Coffey, a bonsai professional, will discuss Getting Your Tree Show-Ready.

               

MAR. 10 - Tom Snow, who is a bonsai volunteer at the NC Arboretum, will lead a repotting workshop. (Bring your own tree, tools, and potting soil.)

 

Apr. 14 - We will pick the trees for our May show at the NC Arboretum.  This is our very first exhibit at the Arboretum, so this is important. Members, please bring one or more trees that you would like to be considered for inclusion in our exhibit.

                 

Apr. 28 (Sunday) - Extra Event: Owen Reich, a bonsai professional, will lead a shimpaku workshop. See the Special Notice page for a picture of the beautiful shimpaku being supplied for this workshop.

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May 11-12 (Second Saturday and Sunday of May) - World Bonsai Day

BRBS will have an exhibit at the NC Arboretum. 

                 

June 9 - Arthur Joura, the Bonsai Curator at the NC Arboretum, styled and pruned a bonsai from a large Chamaecyparis belonging to the Arboretum.

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Chamaecyparis (cypress or false cypress),is a genus of conifers in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to eastern Asia and to the western and eastern margins of the United States. 

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June 28-30 - Second annual Shohin Exhibition. Special event in Kannapolis, NC. (Click on the poster below to go to their website.)

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July 14 - Second annual BRBS Mutual Aid and Admiration Meeting!

Do you have a tree with a problem you can't identify? Do you need suggestions on styling to produce an outstanding tree or do you want to plant a forest, but you don't know where to start? Or do you have a tree that has turned into a superstar we would all love to see? Bring your questions to the meeting.

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Aug.  11 -  Annual pot luck dinner and auction at our regular meeting location at the Asheville Botanic Gardens

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Sept. 7 (Saturday) -  Extra Event:

Demonstration by bonsai professional Tyler Sherrod. Tyler styled a lodgepole pine collected west of Denver about three years ago. This tree was purchased for the demo from professional Jim Doyle (www.bonsaiempire.com).

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The finished tree was auctioned off immediately after the demo!

(This demo and auction are open only to club members.)

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Sept. 8 -  At this meeting, we chose our trees and final display for our exhibit for the Carolina Bonsai Expo at the NC Arboretum in October.

 

Oct. 12-13    2019 Carolina Bonsai Expo. Special event at NC              Arboretum. (No regular meeting.)

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Nov.  10 -  Felix Laughlin will discuss designing, planting, and maintaining bonsai forests.

We will also hold elections for officers and Board members for 2020-2022.

 

Dec.  7-8 - 2019 Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo. 

Special Event in Kannapolis, NC.

(No regular meeting this month.)

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