RESOBOX — Bonsai Class: Create Your Own Indoor Bonsai

Category: Learning Also called: RESOBOX Bonsai Class; Create Your Own Indoor Bonsai; resobox.com bonsai (East Village, New York City)

What it is

Bonsai Class: Create Your Own Indoor Bonsai is a paid, hands-on bonsai workshop run by RESOBOX, a Japanese cultural house in New York City’s East Village. The class page says students “learn the artistic, philosophical, horticultural, and technical process of designing, planting, and maintaining” a bonsai and “will develop and take home a sub-tropical bonsai, perfect for indoor apartment growing,” with tools available during class. It is taught by Julian Velasco, described as a bonsai professional and former curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum. It is a class, not a club or a nursery.

Official URL

December 6, 2026 event: https://resobox.com/event/bonsai-class-create-your-own-indoor-bonsai/

Class page (overview / Book Now): https://resobox.com/class/bonsai-class/
Events calendar: https://resobox.com/events/
About Us: https://resobox.com/about-us/
Contact: https://resobox.com/contact/
Home: https://resobox.com/

Last checked

2026-11-05.

Who it’s for

Complete beginners and plant-curious New Yorkers who want a short, materials-included indoor bonsai class in the East Village, taught by a museum-experienced instructor, without joining a club.

Why it’s listed

It is a dated, priced beginner class with its own first-party event and class pages, address and instructor bio on RESOBOX’s site. Checked on 2026-11-05:

Date / time: Sunday, December 6, 2026, 11:00 am–1:00 pm (event schema startDate 2026-12-06T11:00:00-05:00). Class page lists it under Upcoming Sessions.
Price / inclusions: $185 per person; event page: “All materials included.” Students take home a sub-tropical indoor bonsai; bonsai tools are available for use during the class.
Format: 2 hours; prune, shape, maintain and repot under the instructor’s guidance. Registration closes 48 hours before the session; cancellations within 72 hours are nonrefundable (event page).
Instructor: Julian Velasco — class page says former curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum’s collection of over 300 bonsai for over 10 years; commissioned work for films, museums, designers, architects and private collectors.
Venue / house: RESOBOX About page: cultural house in the East Village since 2011, fourteen hands-on class formats; Contact prints 91 E 3rd Street, New York, NY 10003, phone (212) 598-5993, email [email protected]; open for scheduled classes, events and private appointments (no general walk-in hours).

Location

Class venue: RESOBOX, 91 E 3rd Street, New York, New York 10003 (event and Contact pages). Phone (212) 598-5993; class inquiries also directed to [email protected] on the class page.

Notes

Finn flags: only one upcoming public bonsai session (December 6) was listed on the check date; private/group sessions are by email. The class page “Book Now — $185” and “View All Dates” depend on live booking UI—confirm seat availability on the event page before traveling. NYC already has Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Brooklyn Brainery Learning listings; this is a separate East Village venue and instructor.
Geography: first RESOBOX / East Village Learning listing. New York State already has Brooklyn Learning listings and Long Island / Upstate clubs.
Listing image: RESOBOX’s official red wordmark logo from the site header, saved as resobox-bonsai-class-create-your-own-indoor-bonsai-logo.png (1384×215).
Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza. No registration, payment, form or contact was made.

FAQ

Q: When is the next RESOBOX bonsai class? A: Sunday, December 6, 2026, 11:00 am–1:00 pm, per the first-party event page.

Q: How much does it cost? A: $185 per person, with all materials included.

Q: Do I need any experience? A: The class is framed for people starting a bonsai journey; you prune, shape, repot and take home a sub-tropical indoor tree. Confirm any prerequisites on the live class page.

Q: Where is it held? A: RESOBOX, 91 E 3rd Street, New York, NY 10003 (East Village).

Q: Who teaches it? A: Julian Velasco, described on the class page as a bonsai professional and former curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum.