People's Choice Award Winner for 2009
Mark's Larch Forest
Club Meeting Schedule:
Meetings are on the 1st Wednesday of each
month, February to November.
General
meetings are held at
the College of DuPage. The December meeting is our club Christmas
Party, hosted by a club member.
Directions to the College of DuPage:
Driving directions
Campus map
SRC (Student Resource Center) Building map
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128B
Program: "Calling all raffle trees" – members “show and tell” about trees acquired in previous raffles
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128B
Program: Repotting
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128B
Program: Pines
January, 2010 (No meeting)
TUESDAY, December 8, 2009 Christmas Party
7:30pm, Orchardbrook Clubhouse in Downers Grove
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 General Meeting
7:00pm, Room OCC128B
Bonsai 101: Tool Care, cleaning and sharpening by Phil Malhiot
7:30pm, Room OCC128A
Program: Shohin Bonsai by Phil Malhiot
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128A
Program: Ficus by Dan Kosta and Jim Keith

Golden Gate Ficus
Before (above) and After (below) Styling

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128A
Program: Bring your own tree to work on
Wednesday, August 5 , 2009 General Meeting
7:00pm, Room OCC128A
Bonsai 101: Deciduous trees by Jim Erlenborn
7:30pm, Room OCC128A
Program: Maples A-Z Discussion by Linda Camp

Linda talks about maple trees in various states of completion.

Jim demonstrates pruning techniques
during his Bonsai 101 presentation.
Saturday/Sunday, July 18-19, 2009
Annual Prairie State Bonsai Show
10am to 4pm at the Morton Arboretum
(for more information see Morton Arboretum Show, below)
2009 show flyer
Wednesday, July 1 , 2009 General Meeting
7:30pm, Room OCC128A
Program: Problem trees; bring a tree that you cannot figure out its design. Our more experienced members will give you some suggestions.
Grow
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