Episodes 78
Avg. Duration 59m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (79)
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Plants, art, and experience wired to perfection. Join bonsai artists Jonas Dupuich, John Eads, Michael Hagedorn, Andrew Robson, and Eric Schrader for roundtable debates on hot button topics and interviews with bonsai luminaries. Connect with us at [email protected].

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Recent Episodes

S6E9 Chat with Kevin Bielicki

Jun 12, 2026 1h 6m

Jonas sits down with Kevin Bielicki, curator of the Bonsai Collection at Longwood Gardens, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.Kevin and the gardens will be hosting a Bonsai Festival on June 24-29, 2026.…

S6E8 Patch and Michael chat about the Kokufu-ten, Okinawa birding, and a return to Obuse

Mar 09, 2026 38m

Michael and Patch chat about Michael's visit to the Kokufu-ten exhibition in Tokyo, his return to Mr Suzuki's garden in Obuse, and birding in the cloud forests of Okinawa.

S6E7 Patch and Michael discuss Crataegus happenings

Jan 18, 2026 29m

Patch and Michael reflect upon happenings at Crataegus and what's ahead in the new year.

S6E6 John and Michael chat about growing Japanese Black Pine

Oct 11, 2025 31m

John Eads and Michael Hagedorn compare their experiences in growing Japanese Black Pine from seedling all the way to exhibition trees.Learn more about John's field growing work at…

S6E5 Chat with Jean-Dominic Côté

Sep 26, 2025 1h 39m

Host Jonas Dupuich talks with Canadian bonsai enthusiast Jean-Dominic Côté from Quebec. JD, as he is known to English-speaking friends, has worked with Junichiro Tanaka at Aichi-en in Nagoya, Japan,…

S6E4 Chat with Tyler Sherrod

Sep 19, 2025 1h 42m

Host Jonas Dupuich catches up with bonsai professional Tyler Sherrod. Tyler completed his apprenticeship with Shinji Suzuki in Obuse, Japan, and is proprietor of Dogwood Studios in North…

S6E3 Chat with Walter Pall - Part 2

Sep 10, 2025 1h 16m

Part 2 of host Jonas Dupuich's interview with Walter Pall in Germany plus bonus questions from Jennifer Price.See the Bonsai Wire Podcast on YouTube for a video version of this episode.

S6E2 Chat with Walter Pall - Part 1

Sep 10, 2025 54m

Host Jonas Dupuich is off to Germany to interview world-renown bonsai professional Walter Pall. Jonas and Walter talk about Walter's extensive writing on bonsai, the role of the artist, and the…

S6E1 Patch's first apprentice check-in

Aug 31, 2025 40m

Michael Hagedorn and apprentice Patch Clark talk about the past year, including the 2024 Pacific Bonsai Expo and garden anxieties while Michael was in Australia.

S5E7 Chat with Chase Rosade

Dec 04, 2024 51m

Host Michael Hagedorn talks with bonsai luminary Chase Rosade and Kevin Faris (of the Bonsai Time podcast) about the early days of bonsai in the US and some of the adventures that followed.

S5E6 2024 Expo Recap

Nov 06, 2024 1h 4m

Hosts and Expo Board members Eric, Andrew, and Jonas share highlights from the 2nd Pacific Bonsai Expo.Links:- Expo videos- Photos of award winning trees- Scans of Expo trees from 3D Bonsai- How we…

S5E5 Leveling up - approaches to improving your bonsai practice

Sep 06, 2024 54m

Andrew Robson and Maciej Adwent address the question of how we can "get better at bonsai." This is the first episode of the Deciduous Bonsai Podcast featuring Andrew and Maciej.

S5E4 Olives, olives, and more olives - chat with Cesar Ordoñez

Aug 25, 2024 1h 21m

(Following a brief discussion about custom car sound systems - and the music that played on them), hosts Eric and Jonas chat with Cesar Ordoñez about collecting and growing a hardy species that…

S5E3 Chat with Mike Pistello

Aug 21, 2024 1h 1m

Host Eric talks with Mike Pistello about his bonsai history, growing bonsai in the Bay Area, and showing bonsai in exhibits.

S5E2 Chat with Bernard Marque and David Scheltema

Aug 13, 2024 1h 8m

Host Eric Schrader chats with Bonsai Society of San Francisco members Bernard Marque and David Scheltema about growing bonsai in a mild climate and the learning opportunities they've experienced…

S5E1 Eric chats with Jay and Greg McDonald

Aug 06, 2024 1h 14m

Just about everyone in the Bay Area bonsai scene knows about bonsai bros Jay and Greg McDonald, two of the most enthusiastic bonsai spokespeople in Northern California. Join Eric in a wide ranging…

S4E14 Eric chats with Sam Tan about California Natives

Jul 23, 2024 53m

Join host Eric Schrader in conversation with Sam Tan about Coast redwood and Monterey cypress.

S4E13 Getting excited about bonsai exhibits

Jul 14, 2024 56m

Eric and Jonas talk about their early experiences at bonsai shows and provide an update about the Pacific Bonsai Expo.

S4E12 Chat with Richard Wright

Jul 05, 2024 1h 46m

Which trees would you keep if you had to narrow your collection down to three trees? What would you look to acquire if you lost all of your trees?South African bonsai grower Richard Wright has faced…

S4E11 Jury Secrets Revealed

Jun 29, 2024 1h 14m

Eric and Jonas chat about what jury members are looking for in the trees selected for the Pacific Bonsai Expo.

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