Catlin Elm Forest Repotting in honor of Melba Tucker

In honor of 2021 Womens History month, we pay tribute to Melba Tucker. Born Aug 22, 1917, Melba became interested in bonsai in 1956 as a student of Khan Komai. She went on to become a master of saikei plantings, teacher and author. She wrote the book on the American perspective of suiseki and maintained a personal bonsai collection of over one hundred show trees of all styles. Melba taught bonsai, saikei, and suiseki worldwide. She served as the president of the Santa Anita Bonsai Society, was a member of four other clubs including the California Bonsai Society, and served as treasurer of Bonsai Clubs International for a total of eighteen years. In 1996 the Suiseki Pavilion in the U. S. National Arboretum was named after her. She died in 1999 at the age of 82. (Source: Bonsai Book of Days project, ) Chinese Elm Forest (Ulmus parvifolia Catlin); In training as a bonsai since: 1973; Original artist: Melba Tucker. This gr