NABF Newsletter #6

Feature #10

BC Bonsai Society

President: Tak Yamaura

The BC Bonsai Society now meets every first Thursday of the month at the Sunnyside Hall 1845-154th Street in Surrey. The club mission is to develop top quality Bonsai, dues are $30 per year and the requirements to join are; bring a tree to each meeting, bring tools, wire. Be prepared to work on your tree, assistance from Mr. Yamaura and other experienced members is available at all times. This club is for hands-on work to develop and refine your tree or trees.

*open house on April 3rd and 4th (free bonsai demonstration)

Satsuki Azalea workshop

Nakayama Workshop: The workshop was held in May 2002 and was a great success. Nakayama and several of his students came to North America for a series of workshops on Satsuki Azaleas. Imported Satsuki material was and still is available to all participants. Some participants of the workshop brought their own material.

Work progressing on participants' trees.

Mr. Nakayama explains that Satsuki, is now a separate form of Bonsai.

Mr. Nakayama shows us the correct way to wire Satsuki.

100,000 indoor, outdoor, and pre-bonsai nursery stock
Tsukumo Cypress, Shimpaku Juniper, Japanese Mound Juniper, Japanese Larch, Five Needle White Pine, Black Pine, Serissa, Chinese Elm, Hornbeam, Hemlock, Cotoneaster, Spruce, Maple, Korean Lilac, Satsuki Azalea, Tropical Bonsai, Sub-Tropical Bonsai, and much more...

Vancouver - New Japan Bonsai

*email: japan_bonsai@yahoo.com

Mr. Tak Yamaura has 30 years of experience in the art and skill of bonsai. He graduated from the University of Agriculture in Tokyo Japan, in 1968. While attending university, Tak was fortunate to receive training from Mr. Toshio Kawamoto, bonsai master of Nippon Bonsai Saikei Institute.

Arriving in Canada in 1970, Tak established "Japan Bonsai" in White Rock, BC. The nursery has grown to be one of the largest in Canada with over 100,000 indoor, outdoor, and pre-bonsai nursery stock, as well as a complete line of Japanese pots, Korean mica pots and tools.

Tak teaches beginner and advanced level bonsai courses every fall and spring, in addition to instructing for the West Coast and BC Bonsai Societies, and for the Wakayama and Taiwanese Bonsai Clubs.