Eastern Leaf Past Events

Eastern Leaf Bonsai Community Meeting February 17, 2024

Eastern Leaf Bonsai Community Meeting February 17, 2024

The Eastern Leaf's community sessions are a setting for novice and experienced bonsai enthusiasts to share their knowledge with others and collaborate on improving trees. We recommend bringing your own tools, wire, and raw material tree to work on if available. Jason is available for questions and guidance. We will be holding six Eastern Leaf Community sessions in 2024, weather permitting.
Feb 20th 2024
Chinese New Year Celebration at the Huntington February 10-11, 2024

Chinese New Year Celebration at the Huntington February 10-11, 2024

Every year, the Huntington hosts a lunar new year celebration event. This family-friendly event features lion dancers, a mask-changing artist, martial arts demonstrations, music, art and craft demonstrations, and more. This year we had the opportunity to participate in a public tree styling over the course of the weekend.
Feb 20th 2024
Michael Ryan Bell Seminar at Eastern Leaf February 18, 2024

Michael Ryan Bell Seminar at Eastern Leaf February 18, 2024

In 2008, Michael Ryan Bell began digging into his bonsai journey; by 2010, he bought his first quality container. In his attempt to acquire information about this pot and others, he discovered a lack of information available in English. This catapulted him on his quest to create an pot artisan database featuring artist profiles and biographies to raise awareness to people in the bonsai community of the standards of appreciation, awareness, and selection of quality bonsai containers …
Feb 20th 2024
East Bay Bonsai Society Show 2023

East Bay Bonsai Society Show 2023

East Bay Bonsai Society Show 2023Annual Show : October 14 - 15, 2023Annual Show at the Lakeside Park Garden Center at Lake Merritt, located at 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland CA. Show hours are Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM and Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM. The show features an impressive exhibit of quality bonsai as well as a demonstration by Jason Chan, owner of Eastern Leaf Bonsai Nursery, past board member of GSBF and author of a bonsai book dedicated to helping beginners and new bonsai enthusiasts. …
Feb 19th 2024
Bonsai-a-thon 2023 Huntington Library

Bonsai-a-thon 2023 Huntington Library

Bonsai-a-thon February 26, 2023Bonsai-a-thon at the Huntington Library is one of the most popular bonsai events in Southern California. We're always happy to be a part of the event. Jason Chan gave a demonstration at the 2023 Huntington Library along with other local bonsai artists.
Feb 19th 2024
Golden State Bonsai Federation Rendezvous 2023

Golden State Bonsai Federation Rendezvous 2023

Friday Oct 20, 2023 10:00 AM PDT – Sunday, Oct 22, 4:00 PM PDT , Santa Nella, CAGSBF, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization comprised of member and affiliate clubs in California and adjoining states. The GSBF promotes the art of bonsai. Jason Chan will be doing a demonstration on Saturday October 21, 2023 at the GSBF's annual bonsai convention.
Feb 19th 2024
Kofu Bonsai Kai Bower's Museum Annual Show

Kofu Bonsai Kai Bower's Museum Annual Show

Friday - Sunday, September 21 - 23, 2022Bonsai Demonstration by Jason Chan, Saturday September 23, 1:00pm - 3:00pmBonsai exhibit and display at the Bower's Museu. Bonsai club members will be at the exhibit to answer visitors’ questions. Admission to the bonsai exhibit is free. Admission charges apply to the museum. Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA
Feb 19th 2024
Bonsai Garden Tour: Elandan Gardens in Bremerton, WA

Bonsai Garden Tour: Elandan Gardens in Bremerton, WA

In this video, we visit Elandan Gardens in Bremerton, Washington. Dan Robinson was kind enough to give us a full tour of his garden. Known for his "gnarly" style, he gives us some history on his trees as well as his approach to bonsai and what major elements he looks for when working with his trees. Hosted by Jason Chan of Eastern Leaf. http://www.easternleaf.com To learn more about his garden, please visit http://www.elandangardens.com or visit his nursery in Bremerton, Washington. …
Feb 14th 2024 Jason Chan
Top Four Bonsai Wire Sizes for Wiring a Bonsai Tree

Top Four Bonsai Wire Sizes for Wiring a Bonsai Tree

In this video, Jason discusses his four favorite aluminum bonsai wire sizes when working on his trees. These sizes include 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 3.0mm, and 4.0mm. Jason discusses why he chooses these sizes. He also demonstrates how they can be applied to a bonsai tree.. …
Feb 4th 2024
Black Pine Bonsai Styling Timelapse – Four Years Later

Black Pine Bonsai Styling Timelapse – Four Years Later

In this video, Jason wires and styles a black pine bonsai tree. This tree was originally used in the video going over how to cut the candles on a black pine bonsai. After four years, the tree has grown significantly and has developed enough branches to create thick pad layers. Jason discusses ideal times for wiring and basic concepts to consider when wiring a Japanese Black Pine Bonsai. …
Feb 4th 2024