Cleveland Bonsai Club — Cleveland, OH clubs

What it is

The Cleveland Bonsai Club (CBC) is a member-run bonsai club for Northeast Ohio, dedicated since 1956 to bonsai, penjing, and saikei. Its main identity is the monthly club meeting on the 4th Saturday of January–November, 9:30 am–12:00 pm, at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse in Cleveland, plus demonstrations, workshops, speakers, and as many as two shows per year (primary annual show in early June). Guests of all experience levels are welcomed on the home page. It is not a commercial nursery and not a public-garden tuition class series (Rockefeller Park Greenhouse is the meeting venue).

Who it’s for

Northeast Ohio bonsai enthusiasts, from complete beginners to experienced growers, who want club meetings, shows, and a local Rockefeller Park–based community. Guests are invited to drop in on monthly meetings and annual shows. People who only want a one-off botanic-garden ticketed class should look under Learning listings instead.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party club site. It prints dues on a purchasable membership product page, a meeting-month cadence with a public greenhouse venue and street address, and dated 2026 meeting posts. It is not a Facebook-only club and not a scraped directory card. (Held as a Wed Sep 30 Clubs alternate; used here for Midwest geographic spread away from Mon St. Louis and Tue Nashville.)

Club identity / cadence (Home, checked 2026-10-01):
- Meetings January through November on the 4th Saturday, 9:30 am–12:00 pm, at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse (Martin Luther King Blvd / I-90 exit context on home page).
- Street venue repeated on meeting posts: 750 E. 88th St, Cleveland, OH 44108.
- Guests of all experience levels welcome; up to two shows per year with primary annual show early June.
Membership / dues (Membership product + Jan 2026 meeting post, checked today):
- Dues $25.00 for one year (New or Renewal variants on the product page).
- Payable online via the membership product page, or cash/check at the meeting (January 2026 post).
Upcoming program sample (September 2026 Meeting post, checked today):
- September 2026 swap-meet meeting note; October preview = annual winter care and storage conversation for new members; November preview = season recap / topic ideas for next year; meet Saturday 9:30 am at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse.

Meeting times, dues, and event samples above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Meetings and Membership pages before joining or traveling.

Official URL

https://www.clevelandbonsaiclub.org/

Membership dues ($25 product): https://www.clevelandbonsaiclub.org/product/membership/
Meetings index: https://www.clevelandbonsaiclub.org/category/meetings/
September 2026 Meeting (Oct winter-care preview): https://www.clevelandbonsaiclub.org/2026/09/22/september2026-meeting/

Location

Region: Cleveland / Northeast Ohio.
Regular meetings: 4th Saturday of January–November, 9:30 am–12:00 pm, at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse, 750 E. 88th St, Cleveland, OH 44108. Confirm room and check-in on the live Meetings listing before visiting.

This is a club meeting identity. It is not a retail nursery showroom and not a botanic-garden tuition desk (even though a public greenhouse hosts the meetings).

Notes

Category is Clubs. CBC is a first-party, member-run society with $25 dues, a Jan–Nov 4th-Saturday cadence at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse, and dated 2026 meeting posts. Not a nursery. Club programs stay club programming and do not move this card into Learning.
$25 dues, 4th-Saturday Jan–Nov meetings at 750 E. 88th St, and the September 2026 / October winter-care preview come from official pages checked on 2026-10-01 and may change.
Geographic spread: Cleveland OH is away from Mon St. Louis, Tue Nashville, and Wed Ann Arbor. Same state as Wed Chadwick Columbus Learning but a different metro (~140 miles); preferred over NVBS this ship because NVBS Next Meeting tab still showed stale 2024 copy despite a fresh home Oct 10 block.
Listing image: official site logo at /images/cleveland-bonsai-club.png (first-party asset from clevelandbonsaiclub.org).
Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza.
No Bonsai Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: When and where does CBC meet?
A: Home page (checked 2026-10-01) says January–November on the 4th Saturday, 9:30 am–12:00 pm, at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse. Meeting posts print 750 E. 88th St, Cleveland, OH 44108. Confirm the next date on https://www.clevelandbonsaiclub.org/category/meetings/ before traveling.

Q: What are the dues?
A: Membership product page lists $25.00 annual dues (New or Renewal). January 2026 meeting notes also allow cash/check at the meeting or online payment.

Q: Is this a nursery or a Learning class?
A: Neither, for Bonsai Plaza category purposes. CBC publishes dues and a member meeting schedule, so the card is Clubs. Tree retail with shop prices belongs under Nurseries; garden tuition classes with printed fees belong under Learning.