Bonsai Demo: Resurrection of the Chase Grove

with Arthur Joura

ON-SITE | Sunday, March 9 | 2:30 - 4:30 pm

In 1997, the Arboretum received a donation of a bonsai tray landscape featuring Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress. The donation came from a well-known bonsai artist in Pennsylvania named Chase Rosade. This large and popular planting was often on display in the bonsai garden, until 2021 when it was taken off display because the unique fabricated container in which it was planted began to crumble. A new container has been made and now it's time to rebuild the landscape and get it back on display.

This event follows the business meeting of the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society which is open to the public. Find more information about the meeting on their website:

Arthur Joura joined the Arboretum staff in April of 1990, and has been the bonsai curator since 1992. He led the design team for the Arboretum's Bonsai Exhibition Garden and has since overseen its continued development. Joura’s educational background is in fine art. Joura studied bonsai with some of the leading bonsai authorities in the United States and in Japan. He has toured extensively as a lecturer and teacher, and has been featured on UNC-TV and in numerous regional and national publications for his work with the collection. Joura administered the annual Carolina Bonsai Expo at the Arboretum for 24 years.

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