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News, events, and announcements from the Mid Michigan Bonsai Club.
MMBC Show!
MMBC 2025 Show The following vendors will be at the show. And you can always shop at Van Attas too! Green Witch Gardens from Monroe Stone Garden Pottery from Otisville Lakeside Bonsai from Benton Harbor
A simple, effective way to document and track your bonsai
Tracking your bonsai is one of those things that we always intend to do. I know I have had all sorts of iterations. I started this last year. It can be done on your phone - and I say whenever you are doing work on a…
Rodents, carnivores and fertilizer and what worked
I live in a heavily wooded 5 acre lot, with similar lots adjacent, so keeping critters out is a challenge. But even in suburban areas, squirrels, cats and the like are a headache. This year I used Dr. Earth Life (there…
Meeting Info - Location
MIDMICHBONSAICLUB@gmail.com Our regularly scheduled meetings are held at Foster Community Center at 200 North Foster Avenue in Lansing Mi on the third Thursday of the month from 6:30 - 9:00 pm Please join us
July 2026 Meeting
The next MMBC meeting will be on July 16th, at Van Attas, at 6:30pm. This will be a BYOT (Bring Your Own Tree) workshop that will be led by Bill Cadman. Bill has extensive knowledge and skills with bonsai. He will…
A visit to the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum
Originally posted by Bonsai Tonight (Jonas Dupuich). Read the original post
July 2026 Meeting
The next MMBC meeting will be on July 16th, at Van Attas, at 6:30pm. This will be a BYOT (Bring Your Own Tree) workshop that will be led by Bill Cadman. See this article
Rodents, carnivores and fertilizer
This year I used Dr. Earth Life (there are various Dr. Earth mixtures with different designations) when moving trees to bonsai mixes. It is organic and inoculates with mycorrhiza. I immediately had trouble with pests.…
Satsuki Azalea repotting videos
This is interesting because of the massive root ball reduction. There is a lot to see here. The tree is outrageous. Note the carving done to round the branch transition. Also, I find it fascinating that the tree is…
THE MYSTERY OF JAPANESE MAPLES SHIFTING LEAF COLOURS IN SUMMER
In the Kisetsu-en bonsai collection, there are several pieces of the beloved Japanese maple, Acer palmatum . They all have slightly different habits of leaf development in spring and some colours up differently in…
Winter Care
WINTER CARE Your Plants Need a Vacation-Dormancy Over time our plants have become so accustomed to a dormant period, that to delete it can harm the plant. Whether the plant goes dormant to escape the heat, as in the…
Membership info/app
MEMBERSHIP We welcome others who share an interest in all things bonsai! Most meetings are open to the public. If after attending a meeting you'd like to join Mid Michigan Bonsai Club please contact the club Treasurer…
Useful Links
LINKS Botanical Gardens: Chicago Botanic Gardens Hidden Lake Gardens Meijer Gardens Organizations: American Bonsai Society Bonsai Clubs International International Bonsa i M.A.B.A. - Mid America Bonsai Alliance Vendors:…
Bonsai Styles
BONSAI STYLES FORMAL UPRIGHT - Chokkan The formal upright style is a very common form of Bonsai. This style occurs often in nature, especially when the tree is exposed to lots of light and does not face the problem of…
Decandling cork bark pine
Watch "Decandling cork bark black pine bonsai (Why, how …" on YouTube Decandling cork bark black pine bonsai (Why, how …
Boxwood Moth
Open the article - there is a video...
A fascination with interesting pots
As the title suggests, I am fascinated with interesting pots. While you can go overboard with too much "splash", it is also easy to be boring. This article will be about more colorful pots and I may do another on more…
Things to notice
I have grown quite fond of interesting pots. One day soon I will do a post on them. They can be as fascinating as the trees. Most artist will suggest that you not skimp on the pot. If you have good tree, get a good pot.…
Mice...
This is kind of repetitive... Do get out and check all of your storage areas for mice. Enclosed areas need to be watched especially when there is plenty of snow and when the weather is cold. The rodents will take up…
Cold Weather and winter chores
01/06/2018 We have had a couple of rather cold weeks with some snow. Do be sure to get out to any of your bonsai shelters and ensure that you have plenty of rodenticide in place. It is best to check every two weeks. The…
Did you notice?
Most years as winter approaches, we see a good many stands of Michigan Holly with the bright red berries. They last for a while and are either consumed by wildlife or drop to the ground. This year there were no berries…
Corner stamp
This is the corner stamp were we will link special items