Joy of Bonsai
David Easterbrook
David Easterbrook has been curator of the Montreal Botanical
Garden's bonsai collection since 1982. Among the most
prestigious collections in North America, it includes 30
masterpiece bonsai donated by the Nippon Bonsai Association, 40
dwarf potted trees from the collection of Hong Kong banker Dr.
Wu Yee-Sun, over 300 penjing donated by the People's Republic of
China, new specimens of Vietnamese bonsai and a North American
bonsai collection featuring outstanding mature bonsai created by
North American experts.
David began growing bonsai in 1970 and is owner of a bonsai
nursery. He studied bonsai in Japan in 1981 and teaches regular
bonsai classes as well as being a well-known lecturer and
demonstrator in northeastern US and Canada and also France. He
served as president of the Montreal Bonsai Society in 1982 and
1983 and was chairman of the American Bonsai Society convention
which was held in Montreal in July 1988. He has also authored
two books on bonsai and bonsai care and techniques.
David will be doing one workshop of forest planting. Possibly
Crape Myrtle, Bald Cypress or another tree. We are still trying
to firm up what will be offered during that weekend. He will be
dong many demonstrations during the course of the weekend.
He has only be to Florida once to do anything in bonsai, he
doesn't get down here often so don’t miss this chance to see
this artist.
