Jonas Dupuich lives in Alameda, CA and grew up in a nursery family. Jonas got his bonsai start over twenty years ago when he met Boon Manakitivipart styling a neglected black pine at his family’s nursery. Jonas spent more than two decades studying with Boon, was a founding member of Bay Island Bonsai (BIB) a premier bonsai club with a cutting-edge quality bonsai exhibit, and the originator of Bonsai Tonight and the Blog. In 2015, Jonas quit his day job and became a full-time bonsai professional. Jonas and Eric Shrader are the creators of the Pacific Bonsai Expo held first in the Fall of 2022 and being held again in 2024 (About – Pacific Bonsai Expo) in the Oakland, California area.
