GOLDEN STATE BONSAI FEDERATION
A non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization
We want to add more nurseries, professionals, suppliers and reference material here, but it will take time. Please help us build a more robust directory by emailing us with additions. gsbonsaifed@gmail.com
The GSBF public bonsai gardens sponsor various educational events throughout the year.
Bonsai and Bonsai-Related Supplies
in California:
Akita Bonsai Nursery - Escondido, CA
A wholesale bonsai nursery specializing in large bonsai
Art of the Daiza – Jerry Braswell sells viewing stones and stands for bonsai. Custom stands are built to order. Sierra Nevada foothills
Barefoot Bonsai Woodworking - Ken Bross
Bonchi Bonsai / Matthew Walker sells bonsai,
Greater Bay Area 415-730-3499
Bonsai Boon / Boon Manakitivipart sells trees, teaches classes, and leads study groups. Garden open by appointment.
Sacramento - Sierra Foothills 510-919-5042
Bonsai Brothers - Tri Nguyen
Bonsai Fusion - bonsai pots
Bonsai Tonight / Jonas Dupuich – The Bonsai Tonight Online Store sells tools, soil, wire, and supplies. Jonas teaches classes and sells trees. Garden open by appointment.
San Francisco Bay Area
510-915-2025
California Bonsai Studio - Travis Goldstein
Carman’s Nursery – Carman’s has bonsai starters, dwarf, rare, and unusual plants suitable for bonsai or accent plants. Gilroy, CA
Chikugo-En - Gary Ishi
longtime family bonsai nursery
Danny Powell – Trees for sale.
San Francisco Bay Area
David Glaister Designs (Jewelry) - David Glaister
Deadwood Bonsai - Ned J. Lycett
Collected Trees
Dirty Locust Garden Center / Ron & KD Anderson – The Dirty Locust Garden Center sells bonsai, pots, tools, and supplies. Ron offers educational classes, tree maintenance, and bonsai consulting services.
Greater Sacramento Area
877-610-9038
Drew Tucker
Enchanted Forest - Dave Chimpky
Eric Schrader / Bonsaify – Eric is a Bay Area-based bonsai professional who offers classes, styling services, and bonsai for sale.
San Francisco Bay Area
415-823-7984
Evergreen Gardenworks – Evergreen Gardenworks grows traditional, rare and unusual species of plants for use as bonsai.
Lake County
Fuji Bonsai Nursery - Roy Nagatoshi
Green Horse Suiseki - Bob McKenzie
Grove Way Bonsai Nursery – Grove Way Bonsai Nursery is a retail nursery that sells trees, pots, tools, and supplies.
1239 Grove Way
Hayward, California 94541
510-537-1157
House of Bonsai - Nursery
J.T. Bonsai - John Thompson
Janelly's Bonsai - Jannette Bautista
Katsura Forest - D Dolan
Kimura Bonsai - Robert Pressler
Legacy Cork Oaks - Barry Altshule
Lone Pine Gardens – Lone Pine Gardens produces container- and field-grown pre-bonsai.
6450 Lone Pine Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-823-5024
Lotus Bonsai Nursery & Gardens – Lotus Bonsai Nursery sells trees at different stages of development, pots, and supplies. They offer services including workshops, tree boarding, and styling.
1435 Lower Lake Drive
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 622-9681
Mel Ikeda - Japanese pots and large
California juniper (714) 642-6500
Mendocino Coast Bonsai – Mendocino Coast Bonsai specializes in collected trees including redwoods, junipers, coast live oaks, and Mendocino pygmy cypress.
Mendocino County
(707) 884-4126
Moonshine Ranch Bonsai - Phil Richardson
530-210-0142
Mt Fuji Bonsai - Lindsay Shiba
North American Satsuki Bonsai Center – Sells trees, pots, tools, soil, and supplies.
San Francisco Bay Area
Pat Brodie Landscape Design - Pat Brodie
Peter Tea – Peter styles trees, teaches classes, and sells bonsai trees and supplies including copper wire
Greater Sacramento Area
Rize Up Bonsai (pots) - Mikel Edwards
Rough Cut Pottery - Bob Potts
Round Valley Bonsai - Ed & Linda Clark
Sam Adina - bonsai styling and teaching by arrangement
Soh-Ju-En Satsuki Bonsai – sells bonsai, soil and supplies.
Greater Bay Area
Suiseki Ken - Ken McLeod
Tak Bonsai - Tak Shimazu
Tiny Trees - Don Hilbert
West America Import & Export -
June & David Nguy
Southern California Nursery and supplies
Bonsai, pots, wire, tools and soil
Phone: 323-223-9102
Yamagami's Nursery - Cupertino, CA
Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery - Los Angeles, CA
Blogs and On-line:
Bjorn Bjorholm
Ryan Neil
Jonas Dupuich
Eric Schrader
Michael Hagedorn
On-Line Shopping:
Peter Tea Bonsai
bonsaitonight.com
stonelantern.com/default.asp
bonsaivision.com
easternleaf.com
bonsaioutlet.com
www.americanbonsai.com
On-Line Classes:
Ryan Neil/Bonsai Mirai Live
We recommend watching:
Structural Wiring
Wiring secondary/tertiary wiring
Bjorn Bjorholm On-Line Classes
Bonsai Professionals and Supplies outside California:
Bonsai Mirai - Ryan Neil
Crataegus - Michael Hagedorn:
Eisei-en - Bjorn Bjorholm:
Elandon Gardens Ltd - Dan Robinson
Frank's Custom Jewelry - Frank Mihalic
Knittle Studio - custom stands for bonsai
Nature's Way Bonsai Nursery - Jim Doyle
Rakuyo Deciduous Bonsai - Andrew Robson
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