California Bonsai Society

05/31/2026

Application period for Ben Oki Scholarship is now closed. Thank you to all that applied. The selection committee has their work cut out for them. The two winners will be announced June 15th. Good luck.

05/21/2026

California Bonsai Society visiting artist Philippe Baron

05/20/2026

Be there or be square

05/07/2026

05/02/2026

California Bonsai Society is proud to announce: The Ben Oki Bonsai Scholarship Fund. The California Bonsai Society (CBS) has set up a scholarship fund to honor Ben Oki – a man who devoted most of his life to enjoying and sharing bonsai.

To honor that sharing spirit Ben had, we will be making two $1000.00 grants available to anyone in the bonsai community to be used to attend classes, workshops, study with a pro, or other bonsai-related educational activities. The winners will also need to do something to give back to the bonsai community- such as a club demo or online video showing what you learned or some other method of giving back to the community.

To apply, the applicant should send an email to [email protected]
In that email, they should explain what they intend to do with the money to improve their bonsai skills and what they intend to do to give back to the bonsai community.

The application period will be annually from May 1st through May 30th, with the
scholarships awarded on June 15th. Applications will be accepted by anyone in the
bonsai community who can deposit a US bank check.

02/26/2026

BONSAI-A-THON

February 28–March 1, 2026, 10am to 5pm

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Brody Botanical Center, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California

Free with general admission to the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

Admission Tickets:
https://www.huntington.org/event/bonsai-celebration

02/20/2026

Michael Roberts will teach two BYOT classes Saturday, March 14th: 9:00 AM -12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Now is the time to bring in your trees (everything except tropicals) in preparation for the next growing season! Level up your tree and maximize its potential for the new year.

Class size is limited to 8 students per session, so book your spot early!

To register, please go to www.paypal.com/paypalme/vallecitohouse ($30 per person)

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