Thank you for coming to our June exhibit and welcome to the wonderful and fascinating art of bonsai. All trees are designed, trained and cared for by members of the Akron Canton Bonsai Society  Feel free to take pictures of our trees Take a selfie with a tree too. Post on Instagram, if you like and tag us-- @akroncantonbonsai @bonsai.mike2020    Some Bonsai Facts The word "bonsai" simply means "potted tree."    In Japanese, it's pronounced "bone-sigh" Bonsai is part art, part plant science 
 Bonsai began in China sometime around ..read more

By Michael Rusnak Strolling though bonsai trees while sipping a glass of wine on a gorgeous summer afternoon--that's just about perfect. This year, the Winery at Wolf Creek in Norton, Ohio hosted our club's July exhibition.  In a picnic-like setting of wonderful overlooks across a valley and vineyard, the Akron-Canton Bonsai Society presented a display of trees.  It included pines, larch, yew, juniper, maple, as well as several tropical varieties.   There were examples of several traditional bonsai styles as well by members of our club at all skill levels. The idea for a b ..read more

Debbie shared two photos of another spring project.  She has been working on  Trident Maples Roots over rocks and tying them with wire.  She commented that it was a "Very difficult.  I was snapping off some of branches.  I need a class on wiring." She hopes they will survive and have a productive growing season ..read more

Denny submitted this look at her new helper, Lexi, working on a Brazilian rain tree.  Looks like he's serious about his new day job, but I hope someone told Lexi that tree has thorns.  ..read more

Debbie's amur maple breaking out With the whole state still on lock down, we are sharing some of our spring projects  here on our blog.  This week, I've gotten three more messages with pictures from our members. First up, Debbie sent in this photo of her amur maples from last year's club dig. The maples are looking healthy and busting our all over. And just look at that rugged old trunk.  She also sends photos of these two small flowering bonsai, a crab apple in a white hexagon pot, making that spring color really pop. Plus this small azalea already flowering with s ..read more

Ken shared these before and after cutting photos of an erodium he pulled out of a growing pot this week. He describes it as "a roughly cut, erodium project just started." For those of you who aren't familiar with these little guys, they are a lot of fun to grow and put out bright flowers throughout the growing season. Plus they make neat mame size bonsai. As can be seen in the photos, he's potted it up and cut the plant way back.  But take note of that trunk and all its ripples and texture.  Nice. It won't be long before the erodium puts out new shoots and leaves.  It should look great in ..read more

This season due to the corona virus, and our club not actually meeting, we'll be periodically posting some of the projects club members are working on so that we can all share in each others projects, the excitement and energy that the trees bring. In other words, virtually, we can share some of what bonsai has to offer-- bonsai reveals the glory of spring. Eastern Red Cedar Yamadori Just Dug Out Having just moved back to Ohio last year, AJ is  not only back in the ACBS club, but already scrapping out some new material for bonsai.  I guess tree work is just in the blood. Nice trunk w ..read more

This season due to the corona virus, and our club not actually meeting, we'll be periodically posting some of the projects club members are working on so that we can all share in each others projects, the excitement and energy that the trees bring. In other words virtually we can share some of what bonsai has to offer-- bonsai reveals the glory of spring. Buckeye literati-- sweet direction changesBuckeye bonsai in training Randy continues his experiment at using Ohio's famous state tree--the BUCKEYE. These trees have very broad umbrella shaped leaves, and because of the large leaf size ..read more

by Michael Rusnak This season due to the corona virus, and our club not actually meeting  I'll be periodically posting some of the projects club members are working on so that we can all share in each others projects, the excitement and energy that the trees bring. In other words virtually we can share some of what bonsai has to offer. Amur Maples Last year our club dug up more than 30 amur maples from a hedge row that was in front of the building where we were meeting.  These 50 year old trees all had thick trunks with lots of hollow and movement. Several of the trees were healed in the ..read more

The Akron Canton Bonsai Society was honored to host a workshop with visiting bonsai artist Adam Jones in October at Silver Springs Lodge in Stow, Ohio.  Mr. Jones trained in the world famous Bonsai Village and Bonsai Museum in Omiya, Japan.  He is the only westerner to own a successful bonsai nursery in Japan.  The workshop was arranged and sponsored by the Japanese Consulate General in Detroit. The workshop began with a discussion about our club's major project for this year, the 30 plus amur maples that we dug this past April.  Mr. Jones offered plenty of good advice on care as well as a p ..read more