Ever been curious what it's like to take intensive classes with different professionals? Hear the first-hand experience from Gianne Souza, an enthusiast with several years of experience working with a mix of teachers on the West Coast.

Jonas sits down with Michael James, curator of the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, to talk about managing legacy collections, working with different styles, and planning for the Museum's 50th anniversary later this year.

Jonas sits down with Aarin Packard, curator of the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Washington, to talk about the museum's current exhibit, Bonsai United. The exhibit explores how landscape, native flora, and cultural practices shape bonsai expression.

Learn more the exhibit at the Pacific Bonsai Museum website.

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. Learn more at the Longwood Gardens website.

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. 

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

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 https://leftcoastbonsai.com/

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, and is a graduate student studying soil science and fertilizer. 

JD had suggested we talk about why we do bonsai and the conversation went in many directions from there. 

Learn more about Jean-Dominic at https://www.instagram.com/jd.bonsai/

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 Carolina.

Learn more Tyler at https://www.dogwoodstudiosnc.com

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.