Diablo Bonsai Club
2550 Camino Tassajara,
Danville, CA 94526
(925) 736-7600

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Our 2007 Club Board Of Directors

President: Steve Huskins
1st VP: Byron Nobriga
Treasurer: Jim Stalker
Secretary: Sylvia Roemer
Class Representatives:
Basic -
Intermediate -
Club Historian: Lois Naye
Newsletter Editor & Web Master:

Sensei: Kunitoshi Akabane

Club Constitution Club Bylaws

New Member Information

For questions or more information please contact Kunitoshi "K" Akabane, (925) 736-7600

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Diablo Bonsai Club 2007 Events Calendar

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Meeting Location.

2007 Club meetings are held in the Rotary Room, upper level of The Garden Center at Heather Farms, Walnut Creek. Board of Directors meetings are at the Charlotte Wood Intermediate School in Danville, dates will be announced in the Club Newsletter.

Non-members wishing to attend a regular club meeting as a guest should join us on the third Wednesday of the month. Call first for information.

Meetings open at 7:30pm, Club Business will be conducted promptly at 7:30pm. The Club Library will be open during meetings.

Class and workshop from 7:40to 9:30pm.

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Diablo Bonsai Club 2007 program.

Sensei Kunitoshi Akabane is requesting all members, Basic and Intermediate to look in Garden Nurseries for appropriate material. The Club may not conduct field trips to Bonsai Nurseries in 2007. The objective is to direct the members to look at basic nursery stock, 4" starter trees, 1, 2 and 5 gallon stock as potential bonsai material. This is to help the members develop their ability to look for and select basic raw material for development potential.

2007 classes will be structured around members questions and discussion rather than Sensei's lectures.

January

  • Wednesday January 17th, Joint Class. 'Essence' Members questions and discussion. Workshop

    • February

  • Wednesday, February 21st, Joint Class. Members questions and discussion. Workshop

    • March

  • Wednesday March 21st, Joint Class Meeting. Members questions and discussion. Show preparations. Workshop.

  • Saturday, March 31 and Sunday April 1

    Diablo Bonsai Club Spring Show. Danville Community Center.

    Setup Friday afternoon, March 30.

    • April

  • Wednesday, April 18th, Joint Class. Discussion. Workshop

    • May

  • Saturday May 12th, Field trip, Sonoma County Nurseries.

    • May

  • Wednesday May 16th, Basic Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • May

  • Wednesday May 23rd, Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • June

  • Wednesday June 20th, Basic Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • June

  • Wednesday June 27th, Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • July

  • Wednesday July 18th, Basic Class Meeting. Workshop

    • July

  • Wednesday July 25th, Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • August

  • No meeting scheduled

    • September

  • Wednesday September 19th, Basic Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • September

  • Wednesday September 26th, Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • October

  • Wednesday October 17th. Basic Class Meeting. Workshop

    • October

  • Wednesday October 24th, Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop.

    • November

  • Wednesday November 14th. Basic Class Meeting. Workshop

    • November

  • Wednesday November 21st. Intermediate Class Meeting. Workshop

    • December

  • Wednesday December 19th. Joint Class Meeting. Election of Board for 2008. Workshop.


    • Bonsai styles and terms
    Shokan - twin trunk
    Chokan - formal upright
    Moyogi - informal upright
    Shakan - slanting
    Fukinagashi - windswept
    Kengai - cascade
    Yoseue - group planting (forest)
    Uekae - transplanting

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    Some Favorite Bonsai Pages

  • Golden State Bonsai Federation
  • Shohin-bonsai Europe. Developed by Morten Albek, a well known bonsai artist, and enthusiast in Denmark. part of the website is kindly supervised by Mr. Takeshi Higuchi and All Japan Shohin-bonsai Association.
  • American Bonsai Society
    • Knowledge of Bonsai Forum. This new and developing site has a wealth of information.
  • Bonsai Web
  • Stone Lantern Publishing
  • Michael Persiano
  • The Netherlands - (Netherlands)
  • Bonsai-Club Deutschland - (Germany)
  • Craig Hunt has put together an incredible page of bonsai and garden links.

    • Craig's Bonsai Links

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