Welcome to my bonsai intensive calendar for 2025. I currently operate 2 locations in Los Angeles (Arcadia) and San Diego (Lemon Grove area). Cost is $100 per session, not including lunch.
Currently my San Diego groups are fully booked. If you’d like to join a waiting list for San Diego, please contact me privately via the contact form on my website.
In these intensives I follow these simple principles in the following order:
1) First all work is driven by the health of a tree. As a living art, if a tree dies it ceases to be bonsai. Horticulture and health is the basis for all work.
2) If a tree is healthy it is able to respond to different bonsai based techniques. We can leverage techniques to develop a tree, create branching, and generate predictable responses.
3) With great horticulture and technique, we can pursue art and realize different aesthetic visions or philosophical concepts of bonsai.
If you are interested in participating contact me via my site or my email julian.tsai96@gmail.com. Thank you for your support.
West LA Study Group – Session 4, Morning
Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery 1905 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe 4th study group session for Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery will be run on June 11th. There will be a morning [...]
West LA Study Group – Session 4, afternoon
Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery 1905 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe 4th study group session for Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery will be run on June 11th. There will be a morning [...]
North Hollywood Study Group – Session 4
North Hollywood North Hollywood, CA, United StatesOur next session for the North Hollywood Study Group will be September 9th! Cost is $100, with a 50% deposit [...]
San Diego Study Group – Session 4
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesDetails to come!
LA Bonsai Intensive Arcadia Session 1
Arcadia Arcadia, CA, United StatesThe first study group session in Arcadia will be run on January 6th! Since I am transitioning to hosting sessions [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 2 (g1)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe second study group session in San Diego will be run on February 4th! It runs from 9 AM – [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 2 (g2)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe second study group session in San Diego will be run on February 5th! It runs from 9 AM – [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 2 (g3)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe second study group session in San Diego will be run on February 6th! It runs from 9 AM – [...]
LA Bonsai Intensive Arcadia Session 2
Arcadia Arcadia, CA, United StatesThe second study group session in Arcadia will be run on February 10th! Since I am transitioning to hosting sessions [...]
LA Bonsai Intensive Arcadia – Session 3
Arcadia Arcadia, CA, United StatesThe 3rd intense for Arcadia will be held on February 10th. It runs from 9 AM – 2 PM and [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 3 (g1)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe 3rd intense for San Diego will be held on May 19th. It runs from 9 AM – 3:30 PM [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 3 (g2)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe 3rd intense for San Diego will be held on May 20th. It runs from 9 AM – 3:30 PM [...]
San Diego Intensive Session 3 (g3)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe 3rd intense for San Diego will be held on May 21st. It runs from 9 AM – 3:30 PM [...]
San Diego Study Group – Session 1 (G1)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe first session for San Diego G1 will be run on 1/26. Session cost is $100, not including lunch but [...]
San Diego Study Group – Session 1 (G2)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe first session for San Diego G2 will be run on 1/27. Session cost is $100, not including lunch but [...]
San Diego Study Group – Session 1 (g3)
Fred Miyahara residence San Diego, CA, United StatesThe first session for San Diego G3 will be run on 1/28. Session cost is $100, not including lunch but [...]
Los Angeles Study Group – Session 1
Arcadia Arcadia, CA, United StatesThe first session for LA will be run on 2/16. Session cost is $100, not including lunch but food is [...]