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Bonsai Resources

Bonsai at the NC Arboretum in Asheville

The NC Arboretum in Asheville now hosts the only public collection of bonsai in the Carolinas.  The Bonsai Caretaker, Arthur Joura, has studied with Yuji Yoshimura, one of America’s foremost bonsai teachers, Bob Drechsler, curator of the National Collection for 20 years,  Dan Chiplis of the National Arboretum, and in 1998 he went to Japan for a month to study with Susumu Nakamura, a Director of the Nippon Bonsai Society.  The Arboretum's bonsai collection is available for viewing Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM and Wednesdays from 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM at the Greenhouse facility.   The North Carolina Arboretum hosts the annual Carolina Bonsai Expo the second weekend of each October, featuring the work of bonsai enthusiasts from North and South Carolina, as well as selections from the Arboretum's own collection.  Call (828) 665-2492.  The NC Arboretum is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. From I-26, take Exit 2 to Highway 191 south for 2 miles.  Look for the sign directing you to the Visitor Center. 
Visit their web site:  http://www.ncarboretum.org/bonsai.htm   

Other Bonsai Societies in the Carolinas

North Carolina:

   Blue Ridge Society, Asheville, Bob Hinbaugh, (828) 685-8792

   NC Bonsai Association, Winston-Salem/High Point/Greensboro, Terry Brandsma, (336) 886-8247

   Triangle Society, Raleigh, Ed Lauer, President, elauer@noelgroup.net

Cape Fear Bonsai Society, Wilmington, NC, Jon Wooten, President (910)395-2332 www.capefearbonsaisociety.org                                 Email: info@capefearbonsaisociety.org 

South Carolina:

Upstate Bonsai Club, Wayne Ficklin, Clemson University or http://upstatebonsai.com .

Bonsai Club of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Ken Duncan, (803) 788-9417 or SCBonsai@aol.com

Other Bonsai Societies Nationally

Clubs Listed by the American Bonsai Society
Clubs Listed by Bonsai Clubs International
Bonsai Clubs on the Internet

Bonsai National Organizations

Bonsai Clubs International - P.O. Box 1176; Brookfield, WI 53008-1176.  Annual dues  include six issues of Bonsai Magazine.

American Bonsai Society - contact The Office of Publication, 2901 31st. PLSE, Puyallup, WA 98374.  Annual dues include quarterly Bonsai magazine.

Public Bonsai Collections

The BCI List of Public Bonsai Collections

The National Bonsai Foundation's List of Public Bonsai Collections

The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum  - The finest bonsai collection in the U.S.
   U. S. National Arboretum
   3501 New York Ave. NE
   Washington D.C 20002-1958
   Telephone - (202) 245-2726