TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | LOCATION |
Friday, September 12, 2025 | | | |
7:30 am – 5 pm | Registration Open | | |
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9 am – 5 pm | New Talent Contest | | Ontario S |
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9 am – 12 pm | WS 1: Shohin Buttonwoods | Ed Trout | Erie |
| WS 2: Specimen Itoigawa Junipers | Bjorn Bjorholm | Henrietta A |
| WS 3: Kusamono | Young Choe | Henrietta B |
| WS 4: Eastern White Cedar | Mark Arpag | Henrietta C |
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9 am – 10:30 am | Seminar 1: Propagation for Bonsai Cultivation | Mark Comstock | Monroe N |
| Seminar 2: Growing Deciduous Bonsai | Sergio Cuan | Monroe S |
| Seminar 3: How to Evaluate a Tree | Jonas Dupuich | Ontario N |
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10:30 am – 12 pm | Seminar 4: Japanese Black Pine Early Root Development: Pre-Bonsai Years 1-5 | Mark Comstock | Monroe N |
| Seminar 5: Western Display | Hugo Zamora | Monroe S |
| Seminar 6: History of Shohin Bonsai | John Romano | Ontario N |
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12 pm – 2 pm Lunch (on your own) | | | |
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2 pm – 5 pm WS 5: Shohin Roses Shannon Salyer Erie | | | |
| WS 6: Colorado Blue Spruce | Todd Schlafer | Henrietta A |
| WS 7: Twisted Junipers | Sergio Cuan | Henrietta B |
| WS 8: Hinoki Cypress | Hugo Zamora | Henrietta C |
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2 pm – 3:30 pm | Seminar 7: Grafting Techniques for Junipers and Pines | Bjorn Bjorholm | Monroe N |
| Seminar 8: Mastering Literati with a Literati Master | Ed Trout | Monroe S |
| Seminar 9: Soil: The Inside Scoop | ScoD Barboza | Ontario N |
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3:30 pm – 5 pm | Seminar 10: Hinoki and Cryptomeria – Pruning, Fertilizing and Maintenance | Bjorn Bjorholm | Monroe N |
| Seminar 11: Growth Management of Pines | John Kirby | Monroe S |
| Seminar 12: Management of Eastern White Cedars | Mark Arpag | Ontario N |
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7 pm – 10 pm | Welcome Reception | | Ballroom Terrace |
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Saturday, September 13, 2025 | | | |
7:30 am – 2 pm | Registration Open | | Ballroom Terrace |
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9 am – 3 pm | Pot Contest/Exhibit Open | | Ballroom Terrace |
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10 am – 12 pm | WS 9: Basic Wiring Workshop | John Romano | Monroe N |
| WS 10: Advanced Wiring Techniques | John Kirby | Monroe S |
10 am – 12 pm | PRIVATE DEMO 1 | Bjorn Bjorholm | Winton |
| PRIVATE DEMO 2 | Boonyarat Manakitivipart | Jefferson |
| PRIVATE DEMO 3 | Hugo Zamora | Exec Board Rm |
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11 am -12 pm | Pot Critique | Angelica Ramirez | Ballroom Terrace |
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12 pm – 2 pm | Lunch (on your own) | | |
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2 pm – 5 pm | WS 11: Bring Your Own Tree | Bjorn Bjorholm | Winton |
| WS 12: Bring Your Own Tree | Boonyarat Manakitivipart | Jefferson |
| WS 13: Bring Your Own Tree | Hugo Zamora | Exec Board Rm |
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3 pm – 4 pm | Critique: Buying Trees | Jonas Dupuich | Vendors-National |
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Sunday, September 14, 2025 | | | |
1 pm – 2 pm | Critique: Evaluation of Exhibition Trees | Jonas Dupuich | Exhibit-National |