Sun, Apr 13
|North Carolina Arboretum
BRBS April Meeting
Bonsai artist Frank McDermott from Rustling Leaf Bonsai demos the build of a lace bark elm forest on a granite slab with approximately 30-50 trees.
Time & Location
Apr 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
North Carolina Arboretum, 20 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806, USA
About
Monthly Blue Ridge Bonsai Society Club Meeting
Bonsai artist Frank McDermott from Rustling Leaf Bonsai built a lace bark elm forest on a granite slab with approximately 30-50 trees. He used muck that he makes himself and and will demonstrate techniques of tree placement by size, how to work the roots, how to apply moss and multiple other components it takes to create a slab forest. The trees he used were collected 2 years ago and trained just for this purpose. The slab planting was donated to the club when finished. In addition, Frank offered kits for members to pre-order and take home to construct their own Lace Bark Elm slab forest. Members also brought a tree for sharing/advice or to work on.