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Puget
Sound Bonsai Association
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Bonsai
will be displayed in the R-Bldg, Room No. R103 [campus
map]
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(Photo taken at 2007 Aki Matsuri)
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Puget
Sound Bonsai Association (PSBA) dedicates itself to the education
of its members and the general public in the horticultural art of
bonsai (say BONE-sigh). PSBA serves hundreds
of members whose skills range from beginners to professionals. We
meet six months a year on fourth Mondays at the Center for Urban Horticulture,
University of Washington. We provide new member classes on the second
weekends of April and Oct. There are multiple study groups within
the club. A key strength of our members is to draw everyone into important
learning opportunities. Please join us and be part of the journey.
PSBA exhibits seasonally for the public. We proudly exhibit during
Aki Matsuri to celebrate our heritage of Japanese tree art so generously
shared by Japanese teachers with the Puget Sound Region for over 50
years.
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Contact
PSBA for membership and information through the website www.psba.us
and address your inquiry to the officer/committee head through the
webmaster@psba.us. You may
call the newsletter editor at 253-851-9636. Contact the committee
head for PSBA's presence at the Aki Matsuri: wayne.j.brewer@boeing.com
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WHAT IS BONSAI?
'Bonsai' is the Japanese name for an art that began in China about
2,000 years ago. The word means 'a tree in a pot'. About 1,200 years
ago Chinese scholars came to Japan at the invitation of the Emperor,
bringing Chinese-style writing, books, Buddhism, paintings and bonsai
to Japan. The Japanese adopted and modified these to suit their unique
national character. Less than 100 years ago bonsai were carried to
Western Europe and North America where they created a sensation by
their dwarf forms living perhaps hundreds of years in small containers.
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