GSBF Member Clubs
The GSBF has divided its member Clubs into the following 5 Districts.
Follow the links below to
find the Club nearest you.
District A - Northern California & Affiliated
Clubs in Nevada
District B - San Francisco Bay Area
District C - Central California
District D - Los Angeles Basin
District E - Southern California & Affiliated
Clubs

District B
San Francisco Bay Area
Bay Area Bonsai Associates
Meeting Day: 2nd Saturday
Time: 9:30am
Location: Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland,
CA 94610
Club Contact: Jeff Konicek, Correspondent, 707-984-801 jeff@saber.net
Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. Oakland,
CA 94610
Club Contact: Ruben Guzman, Treasurer, 925-837-7804 RGuzman6921@att.net
Bay Area Shohin Society
Meeting Day: 3rd Sunday
Time: 1:30PM
Location: San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo,
CA 94403
Club Contact: Sandy Planting, 650-323-6955
Club Contact: Phyllis Swanson, Treasurer, 650-327-3019 1dyjin@att.net
Bay Island Bonsai
www.bayislandbonsai.com
Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: First Congressional Church, 1912 Central Avenue Alameda,
CA 94501
Club Contact: Morten Wellhaven, President 510-865-1008 and
Boon Manakitivipart at boon@bonsaiboon.com
Bonsai Society of San Francisco
www.bssf.org
Meeting Day: 2nd Thursday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: County Fair Building, 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way,
San Francisco, CA 94122
Second Meeting Day: 3rd Thursday; Type: Workshop
Time: 7PM
Location: County Fair Building, 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way,
San Francisco, CA
Club Contact: Lawrence LeClaire, President, 415-200-8967 LLLeClaire@gmail.com
California Shohin Society
Meeting Location: Annual GSBF Convention
Club Contact: Gordon Deeg, President, 650-325-2729 gdeeg@comcast.net
Club Contact: Phyllis Swanson, Treasurer, 650-327-3019 ldyjin@earthlink.net
East Bay Bonsai Society
Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland,
CA 94612
Club Contact: Pat Cahill Treasurer 510-834-8717
Electric Termites Bonsai Club
Meeting Day: 1st Sunday
Time: 9AM
Location: Mike Page's Home, 284 Sequoia Avenue, South San Francisco,
CA 94080
Club Contact: Mike page, 650-873-1480 drjin@aol.com
Club Contact: Phyllis Swanson, Treasurer, 650-327-3019 ldyjin@earthlink.net
Kusamura Bonsai Club
www.gsbf-bonsai.org/kusamura
Meeting Day: 3rd Friday
Time: 7PM
Location: St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Club Contact: Lonnie McCormick, Correspondent, 408-996-2954 lwmccormick@comcast.net
Midori Bonsai Club
Meeting Day: 1st Thursday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: St. Edwards Episcopal Church, 15040 Union Ave., San
Jose, CA 95124
Second Meeting Day: 3rd Thursday; Type: Workshop
Time: 7PM
Location: St. Edwards Episcopal Church, 15040 Union Ave., San
Jose, CA 95124
Club Contact: Peter Tea, President, 408-421-6112 ptea@sbcglobal.net
San Francisco Suiseki Kai
sfsuisekikai.wordpress.com
Meeting Day: 2nd Thursday (Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov)
Time: 7:30PM
Location: Union Bank Hospitality Room, 675 Post Street, San
Francisco, CA 94115
Club Contact: Janet Roth, President, 510-530-1577 janet@jtroth.com
San Jose Betsuin Bonsai Club
www.gsbf-bonsai.org/sjbonsai
Meeting Day: 4th Tuesday
Time: 7:30PM
Location: San Jose Betsuin Temple, 640 N. Fifth Street, San
Jose, CA 95135
Club Contact: Ken Azuma, President, 408-730-4506 kennethazuma@global.net
San Mateo Bonsai Club
Meeting Day: 1st Friday
Time: 7PM
Location: Gardener's Associate Hall, 503 Fifth Avenue, San
Mateo, CA 94402
Club Contact: Sam Tachibana, President, 650-548-9470
Club Contact: Taeko Kohara, 650-348-8042
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai, Inc.
Meeting Day: 4th Wednesday (except December)
Time: 7:30PM
Location: San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo,
CA 94403
Club Contact: Michael Haley, President, 650-962-9336 mhaley@ucsf.edu
Club Contact: Alma (Lori) Pittman, 650-341-0102 pitt23bass@aol.com
Yamato Bonsai Kai, Inc.
www.yamatobonsaikai.org
Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday
Time: 7PM
Location: Castro Valley Women's Club, 18330 Redwood Road, Castro
Valley, CA 94546
Club Contact: Tony Hayworth, President, 510-471-9328 bonsaicho@comcast.net
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