Pruning 101: Japanese Black Pines

Instructor: Steve DaSilva, Certified Aesthetic Pruner (A.P.A)

In this 2-hour workshop, instructor Steve DaSilva will provide instruction and training on how to properly prune a Japanese Black Pine. Our expert will show you all the whys and how’s about candling and needling to maintain aesthetics and keep your pines a manageable size.

Meet our instructor, Steve DaSilva. He is the owner of Valley Bonsai, the past president of the Fresno Bonsai Society, a former board member for Shinzen Garden and a certified Bonsai Basics Instructor. He is also a retired Reedley College instructor for their aesthetic pruning courses and a Horticulture program specialist at Fresno City College.