Tea Tree Bonsai Workshop, 11/30

Learn basic bonsai techniques to start transforming plants into bonsai. Learn why it is important to have a good soil mix, root-prune, repot, and choose the right angles when repotting. Take this knowledge home and apply it to other plants as well.

In this class we will work on the Philippine Tea Tree, also known as 'Shay' (here at the bonsai shop).

'Shay' the Philippine Tea Tree (Carmona retusa)

I'm Shay, native to Southeast Asia. I’m a medicinal plant in some countries, bearing small white flowers that hang like pendants. When you spot one of my star-shaped flowers, make a wish, and know you're doing things right. I like bright indirect sun. Water by submerging every 5-7 days, more frequently when very hot/dry.

This class is for beginners to intermediate.

Classes limited to 6 students for one-on-one instruction.

Materials Provided: handmade medium bonsai planter in speckled white, one bonsai tree, soil, decorative rocks, necessary tools for repotting. Other materials on site available for purchase.

About the instructor/s:

Matthew Puntigam lived and worked in Tokyo for 7 years learning bonsai techniques and garden skills while apprenticing at a garden design and bonsai shop. He opened Dandy Farmer in 2016 to bring the art of bonsai to the NYC community.

Ayanna Rivera grew up right here in Ft. Greene– a block away from Dandy Farmer! Aside from being our shop apprentice, she is a visual artist with a natural love and affinity for plants.

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