February 11th, 7:00 p.m.

Alexander Amendola and Joshua Tracy: Collecting Trees for Bonsai

Edgerton Park, Carriage House

141 Edgehill Rd, Hamden, CT 06517

Alexander Amendola and Joshua Tracy are foresters in Connecticut, and have a passion for collecting native material for bonsai. With a good eye, and proper identification skills, you can find good bonsai just about anywhere you can get the permission to dig. Ethical collection from the wild can be a rewarding experience, and give you a tree that tells a story.

We will start our meeting at 6:30, in hopes that members will come to chat with each other, ask questions, and bring trees that you would like advice on. There is a lot of knowledge in our society, and we are excited to share it with you!

If you are not a member, please fill out our membership application form to join the club. You will get the chance to receive all of our informative newsletters, as well as participation in our auctions and workshops.

The bonsai is not you working on the tree; you have to have the tree work on you…

(John Naka)