* Photograph by
Michael Jonas ©2009.

Golden State Bonsai Federation
The largest federation of bonsai clubs in the US has over 70 member clubs in California and affiliates in Nevada and Mexico.

This web site is dedicated to the support of the GSBF organization and its member clubs as well  as the many bonsai enthusiasts around the world who participate in our events and activities. This site has a number of pages of information to serve the needs of the bonsai community including our magazine, Golden Statements, and the listing of our member clubs and the events they regularly hold. Please explore our site and send us your feedback using the form on our Contact page.

What's New?

Keep watching this space to catch the latest in bonsai news from the GSBF and its member Clubs and associates.

GSBF Convention Online Survey:

Take part in our online survey to give us your valuable input on our Conventions both past and future. We need to hear from you. 

Convention XXXII

Check us out. Riverside will be the host city for the 2009 Convention. There are lots of exciting new activities for you to participate in.

The Joshua Roth New Talent Bonsai Competition
The Joshua Roth New Talent Bonsai Competition is an annual competition to recognize and promote new bonsai talent in North America. First prize is an exclusive course of instruction with an approved bonsai teacher. The first stage of the competition is a judging of photographs of previously designed trees. The second stage will be the actual production of a bonsai during the "Golden States Bonsai Federation Convention", which will be held in Riverside, California at the Riverside Convention Center on November 5-8, 2009.