Valavanis Bonsai

Raf dwarf scots pine.

Valavanis bonsai. Bill became interested in bonsai and horticulture at age 11 and persued his interest by studying ornamental horticulture at suny farmingdale and cornell university. From last september s open house demonstration. Valavanis has been studying bonsai for over 40 years and freely shares his knowledge techniques and art on an international scale. Valavanis is a past president of the bonsai society of upstate new york and will be creating a bonsai from a japanese yew diane selected from a local nursery.

In the early 1960s bill was given a japanese yew to try for bonsai at a local bonsai demonstration. He has made over 40 trips to japan and formally apprenticed with kyuzo murata and kakutaro komuro in omiya bonsai village in japan. The eldest of three sons william n. Raf dwarf scots pine.

Seigen japanese maple autumn. William valavanis has been practicing the art of bonsai since a young boy. Red leaf hornbeam. Toyo nishiki flowering quince.

The bonsai of william n. Bill displayed an early interest in nature that was stimulated by his mother s love and skill in gardening. Kashima japanese maple. Koto hime japanese maple.

Valavanis was born on september 3 1951 in waukegan illinois to nicholas and irene valavanis first generation greek americans. He was hooked from the start and eagerly sought information and tried to shape plants into primitive bonsai. He specializes in larch bonsai and will share his knowledge on how to train this popular hardy species for bonsai. Bonsai artist educator and scholar mr.

In the early 1960s his mother and her gardening buddy went to a bonsai demonstration where they each received a free japanese yew to try for bonsai.