May 2026

🌲JT’s tree tips are back!

Tree Tips are back! After missing one month—something that hasn’t happened in many, many years—I heard from so many of you checking in on JT. I’m happy to report he’s doing great. He was simply off visiting family and didn’t have a chance to write one up. All is back to normal this month.

🌸Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival

The Cherry Blossom Festival was an absolute blast. Thank you to everyone who participated! Our display was a huge success: beautiful trees, steady crowds, and lots of curious visitors asking questions.

Seeing the display also reminded me how quickly our own show is approaching. We don’t have many meetings left before October, so now is the perfect time to start preparing your trees. A little early work will make a big difference when showtime arrives.

🌱First Thursday — Demonstration on Black Pines

This month’s demo will focus on black pines. I’ll be giving a presentation on their care and maintenance—seasonal work, candle management, needle techniques, and overall health.

Please bring your black pines to the meeting so we can look at them together and talk through any questions or issues you’re seeing.

Thanks,

Juan

A word from BGLM

The BGLM is looking for more volunteers, see attached link for the volunteer information form on the website. When you sign up, the form will come to Suzanne Muller.

Join Us as a Bonsai Garden Volunteer

We are looking for the following volunteer positions:

• Docent coordinator and scheduler

• Bookkeeper

• Docents

• Security manager for the collection

Please contact me for information regarding the description for each position listed if you are interested.

– Suzanne Muller, Director

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25th Anniversary Photo Album On Sale Now!

Learn about the history, collection of bonsai and suiseki, and all the volunteers and supporters for the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California

123 page full-color album covering the first 25 years of the Bonsai Garden.Softcover $35 Hardcover $65

If you can't visit in person, contact George Haas at gwhaas@comcast.net for details in shipping and handling your purchase.