
TUCSON BONSAI SOCIETY
Established 1972
50TH ANNIVERSARY

2022 TBS CALENDAR
Tucson Bonsai Society 2022 Calendar
Monthly Meetings - 2nd Sunday of each month, 12-3 p.m. - Tucson Women’s Club
-First 15 minutes - club news and announcements
-Two 30 minute talks
-Five minute Plant-of-the-Month Zone 9 rundown
-Break and raffle drawing
-1 ½ hours tree work with mentors and members
January
January 9 Meeting - Bonsai Tools and Tool Maintenance - David Meyer
- How to Select the Right Tree (nursery vs. pre-trained) - Gay Lynn Goetzke
January 15 – Bonsai Basics Class #3 Rio Del Sol Clubhouse, 2550 E River Rd, 9-12, 1-4
January 29 - Santa Rita tree collecting 9:00 a.m. 41159 S Sonoita Hwy, Vail Exit 83
February
February 13 Meeting - Buying a Tree Online - Barbara Waughtel and Mitchell Masilun
- Spring Seasonal Prep - Soil/Repotting/Pruning - Paul Vasquez
February 19 & 20 - Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Auction and Sale (Oakland, CA) road trip
February 19 - Mesquite Valley Nursery crawl - 8500 E Speedway Blvd. – 10:00 am
February 25-26 - Lindsay Shiba workshops – David Meyer residence
9:00 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm - Saturday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm - Sunday
March
March 13 Meeting - Propagation, Air Layering and Cuttings - Grace Espinosa
End of March - Show backdrop prep (sand and paint party) Time and place TBD
April
April 10 Meeting -Tree selection for show (bring in your show tree)
-Preparing your trees for show and last-minute tweaking
May-No meeting
50th ANNIVERSARY BONSAI EXHIBIT May 14 & 15 – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tucson Botanical Gardens - 2150 N Alvernon Way
June
June 12 Meeting - Summer care; heat, wind, and monsoon - David Meyer
- Bougainvillea ("The Poor Man's Azalea") - Paul Vasquez
July
July 10 Meeting - Portulacaria Afra - Gay Lynn Goetzke
- Pot Selection and Maintenance - Cynthia Martin
-TBS long term tree project and contest-Mitchell Masilun
August
August 14 - Critique-a-Tree-o-Rama and mentoring (bring in one tree for group advice)
- Bursera microphylla ("Elephant Trees of the Sonoran Desert") - Paul Vasquez
September
September 11 Meeting - Photographing your Tree - Mitchell Masilun
- Record Keeping, Yearly Tree Maintenance Calendar - Frank Venturella
October
October 6 - Basic Bonsai Class #1 - Tucson Womans Center 6:00pm - 9:00pm
October 9 Meeting - Ernie Hasan Demonstration
SoCal Bus Trip – The Huntington Botanical Gardens/House of Bonsai Nursery
November
November 3 - Basic Bonsai Class #2 - Tucson Womans Center 6:00pm - 9:00pm
November 13 meeting - Pot Luck Holiday Party and Auction
Tree collecting in the Santa Rita Mountains (Ralph, Stephen and Mitch)
December - No meeting
Probably more tree collecting in the Santa Rita Mountains (Ralph, Stephen and Mitch)
January
January 5 - Basic Bonsai Class #3 Tucson Womans Center 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
January 8 meeting