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- FUKU-BONSAI & "www.fukubonsai.com"
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Fuku-Bonsai began as a backyard nursery to provide prepared bonsai stock for adult
education bonsai classes. We pioneered True Indoor
Bonsai™ and have been sharing a blessing since 1962!
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- August 2010
- UPDATE!
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FUKU-BONSAI BEGINS A NEW ERA!
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In 1989, Fuku-Bonsai spray defective Benlate
that was contaminated with weed killers and this caused over $30
million of damages. DuPont really beat up on us and we
received only less than 10% of our losses. But we survived and
will be expanding once we refinance.
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- Bonsai record,
articles, awards, etc.
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Fuku-Bonsai's history has been euphoric peaks and challenging valleys. Our efforts to
build the Kona Fuku-Bonsai Center failed when defective fungicide decimated the Kurtistown
nursery. But we survived, rebuilt, and continue legal efforts to collect damages.
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- "THE
CHALLENGE OF BONSAI"
- This introductory bonsai essay
celebrates the essence of Fuku-Bonsai's Philosophy and gives an overall presentation.
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- A PHOTO TOUR OF
THE
- FUKU-BONSAI
CULTURAL CENTER
- The visitor area
is located in the midst of a working bonsai nursery and visitors can interact with the
staff. Here's some of what you'll see if you visited us!
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- Finding
Kurtistown & Fuku-Bonsai
- You are cordially
invited to visit! Kurtistown is in a rural part of the Big Island of Hawaii. Please
print out this section if you plan to visit us and call ahead if you'd like to participate
in a workshop or talk story!
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Fuku-Bonsai vs. DuPont
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Right vs. Might; a sad tale
of the most egregious case of settlement fraud in the history of the
United States legal system!
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REINVENTING
FUKU-BONSAI
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The Phoenix Flies! Fuku-Bonsai was forced to reinvent itself
after spraying defective Benlate in 1989. This is the summary of
what we did and a preview into where we are going from here!
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- TOP 10 REASONS
- TO PURCHASE
- DIRECTLY FROM
- FUKU-BONSAI!
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- Why purchase from
FUKUBONSAI.COM?
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There's a whole bunch of reasons that you should purchase directly from the pioneering
grower. Here are 10 of the better ones!
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An introduction and
recommendation to join the
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AMERICAN BONSAI
SOCIETY
- As one of the oldest active members
for over 40 years, David Fukumoto and Fuku-Bonsai have an
association with the American Bonsai Society since the late 1960's.
The society is a major force in promoting and assistingg in
developing a truly American form of bonsai and my best in-depth
articles were published in the ABS Journal. As we
complete recovery I committed to write an article in each issue
beginning with their Spring 2009 issue.
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- FUKU-BONSAI
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TECHNIQUES
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Becoming a bonsai professional is hard work requiring extensive training and a long-term
commitment. We're now training our third generation and here's how we're doing it!
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- MICHAEL'S
CHALLENGE
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An update on the above tree that has been in training since 1983.
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- REDUCTION-BUILDING:
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creating exceptional stock material!
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There's a bonsai truism that the result of your workshop is in direct proportion to the
potential that is already in your prepared bonsai stock. Fuku-Bonsai's outstanding stock
material is based upon this training concept. The photo shows plants that developed from
our first 1981 introductory public demonstration.
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- The Pre-Styling
Session
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It takes a lot of preparation
and pre-training to develop bonsai stock. In spite of any and all spectacular
staged public presentations, it's not a magical one-time creation. Here's a
"behind-the-scenes" activity of what it takes to develop high potential stock.
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- A Gallery of
Bonsai in Training
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Even while trees are in training, those that will become outstanding bonsai are exciting
even before they are put into their formal exhibit container. As time permits, we'll
include some of the better trees now in training at Fuku-Bonsai.
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- "How to
Lower Website Start-up Costs"
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Fuku-Bonsai founder David Fukumoto installed and adds to this site using Microsoft
FrontPage. This article was written to help others. PayPal has worked very well for
us and they provide secure transactions to protect our customers. We don't have that
capability and really don't need it!
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- PRESS
RELEASE: May 2001
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We knew we had a winner! We had come through some difficult times and although we had
developed the most successful gift bonsai for anyone who can grow houseplants, we
began to promote the Premium Keiki Bonsai Workshop Package!
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- Honolulu
Advertiser article (June 6, 2001)
- "Prospering amid the twists of fate"
- This is
one of the articles that resulted from the press release. Hugh Clark is a highly respected
reporter who has written a number of articles about my community, political, and economic
activities including our struggle for survival. It was a real honor to have him tell
our story before he retired.
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- Hawaii
Tribune-Herald article (Dec. 25, 2002)
- "THE ART OF BONSAI lives on
after its creators "
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The Fuku-Bonsai Cultural Center is the host for the Hawaii State
Bonsai Repository. Now when Hawaiian bonsai masters pass away, their best bonsai can
come here to live to be enjoyed by visitors from throughout the world.
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- Honolulu
Advertiser article (March 1, 2004)
- "HAWAII'S LITTLE RED
SHRIMP ARE A HOT ITEM"
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By Jan TenBruggencate, Advertiser Science Writer wrote the story
introducing a new Hawaiian niche aquaculture industry. And while it
mentions our competitor, it also shows that Fuku-Bonsai's approach
is innovative and aimed for long-term success.
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