Events & Classes

 
 

Upcoming Events and Classes at the Arboretum

See below for a listing of upcoming events and classes related to bonsai and focused on the collection at The North Carolina Arboretum and elsewhere.

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Bonsai Demo: Resurrection of the Chase Grove
Bonsai Demo: Resurrection of the Chase Grove

Sunday, March 9, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

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.

“Many people who enjoy coming to the garden and viewing the displays are having mostly a ‘surface’ experience, focused on the curious little trees. There is nothing wrong with that, but there is more to it. A little interpretation opens the door for folks to get the deeper view. My job is to be that interpreter.”
— Arthur Joura