ORGANIZATIONS
American Bonsai Society Publishes American Bonsai Society (quarterly magazine) plus annual convention
Bonsai Clubs International Publishes Bonsai Clubs International (6 pubs per year), plus annual convention
Bonsai Society of San Francisco W come together to share our joy and curiosity for growing living trees and our enthusiasm for keeping them healthy and beautiful.
Golden State Bonsai Federation Educational organization of member bonsai clubs in California.
International Bonsai Publishes International Bonsai (a quarterly magazine)
National Bonsai Foundation One of the groups supporting the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the U.S. National Arboretum
American Conifer Society Publishes the Conifer Quarterly
PUBLICATIONS
Bonsai Focus Bonsai Today and Bonsai Europe, have merged into a new magazine - Bonsai Focus
Stone Lantern Purchase back issues of Bonsai Today magazine; Sells bonsai related materials, provides information for all levels of knowledge. Also information and books on suiseki and gongshi.
INFORMATION AND GOODS FOR SALE
Bonsai Network Japan sells trees and supplies, offers speakers for seminars, interpreters, and Bonsai Tours in Japan. There is information about "Bonsai Village" (Bon-sai-cho, Omiya-city, Seitama Prefecture), near Tokyo. In 1923 an earthquake damaged bonsai nurseries and collections in and around Tokyo. Many growers and gardeners moved to this new area and Bonsai Village was established in 1925. This is now a center for studying bonsai, and draws people from all over the world. A Bonsai Festival is held there in May each year.
ANi Bonsai Seeds Direct Many varieties of tree seeds suitable for Bonsai.
Bonsai Empire Learn about bonsai propagation, styling and care. Includes several galleries and a Bonsai forum.
The Bonsai Site History of bonsai, introduction to bonsai, tree gallery, advanced techniques and styles, book reviews, plant profiles. Sells bonsai books.
Bonsai Northwest Located just south of Seattle, sells tools, pots, plants, books and much more.
Dragon Gardens Northwest Based in Portland. Stoneware bonsai pots, dragonWIRE, stone, mudmen, glazed (17 colors) and rustic Asian planters, bamboo water spouts and lattice. Call Eric at 503-318-3996 for appointment.
NORTHWEST NURSERIES
Apex Bonsai Supply - Custom Soils, Akadama, Japanese, Korean & Chinese Pots, Tools Copper and Aluminum Wire. Lessons available. Family Run, Locally Owned. Steve & Deb
Wilcox: 503 848 2638. apexbonsaisupply@verizon.net
Daybreak Gardens, Battle Ground, Washington. Since 1978
Natural Fertilizers to feed your potting soil, pots from Wee Tree Farm, Plants, Supplies and Classes. 360-687-5641 dburnettdg@earthlink.net
Garden Path Nursery, owned by BSOP members Barry & Carole Baertlein, specializes in hostas. Hostas are good companion plants for bonsai.
Koyama Nursery, Portland, Oregon. Owned by BSOP member, Robert Guitron. Call 503-232-0435 for appointment. Trees, pots, tools, wire, turface, kanuma, akadama, both indoor and outdoor bonsai.
Little Tree Nursery, Vancouver WA. Call 360-574-7460 for appointment. No website, but you may visit. Owner likes and specializes in larches.
Masa Furukawa of Japan Bonsai
10813 SW Barbur Blvd., Portland OR 503-245-4346
Classes - Basic and Advanced. Workshops
Porterhowse Farms Rare conifers in Sandy OR
Shikoku Bonsai Near Vancouver BC, Shikoku Bonsai is a design/build firm offering services that address all aspects of Japanese garden planning and landscape. They offer lectures and slide shows on Japanese gardens and workshops on pruning, maintaining and constructing techniques. Bonsai are available for purchase and shipping.
Siskiyou Gardens is a small specialized nursery in Grants Pass Oregon, open by appointment only. Contact Rachel Winters -- Phone 541-476-6243 or email rachel@siskiyougardens.com for an appointment. She carries over 100 varieties of rare and unusual trees and shrubs, simple to the complex, and finished bonsai.
Tsugawa Nursery located in Woodland WA. Mable Tsugawa offers bonsai classes
Wee Tree Farm located in Garland Nursery, Corvallis, Oregon. Retail nursery with bonsai, prebonsai trees, pots, tools, wire, soil, and classes. Trees are not currently shipped from the retail store, though pottery, tools, wire, soil, and wind chimes are being offered on the Internet. Diane Lund offers bonsai classes.
ARTISTS & TEACHERS
Michael Hagedorn who in 2006 completed a 2 1/2 year apprenticeship with bonsai master Shinji Suzuki, of Nagano, Japan, lives in Portland, Oregon where he creates, teaches and writes about bonsai. See his website for the new book about his bonsai apprenticeship, and for many photos of past bonsai work. Michael also provides professional bonsai services such as maintenance and styling, or a presentation for an organization.
The late John Yoshio Naka, "in celebration of a grand master's life. It has been estimated that in all the international world of bonsai, John Y. Naka is easily considered among the top five contemporary greatest masters, the grand masters of the art." This website presents a partial and beginning but representative run-through of this great teacher’s life. Written by Robert J. Baran, researcher, author, and webmaster of the Phoenix Bonsai Society.
Colin Lewis' Bonsai Art Teacher and author, Colin Lewis, who began his career in bonsai at age 8, speaks eloquently of "that fanciful landscape of the mind, where anything is possible." Reading Room, Gallery, and Studio pages provide invaluable and interesting information.
Chase & Solita Rosade Rosade Bonsai Studio is located just outside New Hope, Pennsylvania. After Bonsai study and training in Japan, Chase Rosade started Bonsai classes in 1964. The Studio was established in 1970.
Suthin Sukosolvisit's Royal Bonsai Garden is located in Stoughton MA.
GARDENS
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection David De Groot, curator of Weyerhauser's Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, often speaks in Portland. He is the author of Basic Bonsai Design
Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon. The Bonsai Society holds a yearly spring show in the pavilion.
The Japanese Garden Database A compendium of Japanese gardens around the world. While not strictly bonsai or peng sai, this is a great resource of inspiration for trees and garden design. Filled with photos, links to Japanese gardens, inks to sites featuring related topics.
CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Bonsai Society of Portland meets monthly. Visitors welcome. Become a member.
Evergreen Bonsai Club meets at Olympic College in Washington state. Their website features local bonsai events.
Pacific Northwest Bonsai Clubs Association
Phoenix Bonsai Society
Here may be found the story of John Yoshio Naka written by Robert J. Baran. Please visit this site for extensive information about the history of bonsai, growing bonsai in the desert, and many other fascinating facts.
Puget Sound Bonsai Association
Triangle Bonsai of Raleigh, North Carolina
Vancouver Island Bonsai Club of Victoria, BC
Willamette Valley Bonsai is located in Salem, Oregon.