Best Bonsai Plant Supplier Rancho Cucamonga Near Me

4worldlovers: Hi there! So glad you’re here! We are located in Phelan, California and have been in business for over 30 years. Take a look around and shoot Hannah a text if you have any questions! 760.995.9217

South Korea had been engaged in a war against North Korea for a full year when Benny Kim embarked on a journey to master the art of bonsai, inspired by the work of his horticulture teacher. It was 1951 and he was only in the 7th grade.

The entire country of South Korea lay in ruins except the very small southern tip of the country, Busan, where he lived. Even as a boy, he was acutely aware of the state of the nation as war refugees—wounded and hungry—flooded his hometown. In a country where beauty was destroyed and art was considered a frivolity, he sought peace and solace in the joy of training bonsai trees.

His love of the art form kept him company through the national crisis that was to continue for two more years and through his own personal hardships growing up in a Post-colonial, war-torn country.

Although Benny loved the art of bonsai, he only enjoyed it as a hobby until he immigrated to the United States with his family in 1989 where he opened Kim’s Bonsai Nursery in Phelan, California in 1991.

Since then, his work and teachings have reached bonsai enthusiasts across the U.S.

Now in his mid-80's, Benny is admired and respected as one of the most passionate advocates and eminent bonsai master artists in the United States.

If you’d like to see some of his work, click here. And if you’d like to visit the nursery (which we would love!), please text or call Hannah at 760.995.7219 to make an appointment.