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During the past 60 plus years I’ve seen and used a multitude of watering wands, nozzles and watering cans. These have ranged from expensive copper Japanese watering cans to very inexpensive Chinese green plastic watering nozzles once imported and distributed by Brussel Martin.

The February meeting of the Bonsai Society of Upstate New York, based in Rochester, had an interesting and full meeting last evening. About 35-40 members from Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Ithaca, as well as a couple of new visitors gathered to learn all about cascade style bonsai.

Arranging the trunks in a bonsai forest after it is planted and established can be tricky without simultaneously repotting the group.

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If you’re thinking about submitting to the 2024 Pacific Bonsai Expo, now’s the time!

The 2024 98th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held in two parts this year (Part 1 February 9-12, 2024 and Part 2 February 14-17, 2024.) Again, (like most years) the exhibition was held in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.

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The 2024 98th Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition is being held in two parts this year (Part 1 February 9-12, 2024 and Part 2 February 14-17, 2024.) Again, (like most years) held the exhibition in the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.

Adams Jones, originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was teaching English in several Southeastern Asia countries. In 2011 his teaching led him to Japan and his boss suggested that he visit the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in Omiya, Japan. Having heard of bonsai he decided to visit and instantly fell in love with bonsai. In the United States he earned his Master’s Degree in art from the Alfred State University in New York state.

The 61st Exhibition Of Suiseki Masterpieces was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park, Tokyo, on February 14-17, 2024. This is the same venue as the Kokufu Bonsai Exhibition, but in a different gallery on the 2nd floor. Kunio Kobayashi and Seiji Morimae head up the Nippon Suiseki Association.