Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt

The Garden is the home to some of the finest Bonsai in Northern California. Northern California's only public bonsai collection has been located in the Demonstration Garden at Oakland's Lakeside Park since 1999. This permanent collection assures that these precious trees and stones by outstanding masters and collectors will be nurtured for the enjoyment of the public. Curator Kathy Shaner is the only Japanese-certified bonsai master in the United States. Trees selected for the Garden number over 250 to supply a rotating display.

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Huntington Botanical Gardens

In a joint effort to build a world-class bonsai collection for the public in Southern California, the Golden State Bonsai Federation and the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens established the GSBF Collection at the Huntington in 1993. Today, the growing collection features bonsai masterpieces and viewing stones from noted artists throughout the region, and is curated by the internationally known bonsai master, Ben Oki.

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