Left Coast Bonsai

Category: Nurseries Also called: Left Coast Bonsai farm; leftcoastbonsai.com (Gales Creek, Oregon, west of Portland)

What it is

Left Coast Bonsai is a small bonsai growing farm and online shop in Gales Creek, Oregon, about an hour west of Portland. Its About page says owner John apprenticed for two years with bonsai artist Michael Hagedorn “to prepare for the launch of his own growing operation,” and that since 2021 he has grown “many species of bonsai material” on the farm, where he also teaches classes and workshops. It is a grower and seller of young bonsai material, not a club or a school.

Official URL

Shop (seedlings and young trees): https://leftcoastbonsai.com/collections/seedlings

• All products: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/collections/all
• Tools: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/collections/tools
• Pottery: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/collections/pottery
• About: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/pages/about
• Contact: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/pages/contact
• Home: https://leftcoastbonsai.com/

Last checked

2026-11-03.

Who it’s for

Hobbyists who want to grow their own bonsai from the start: inexpensive seedlings, cuttings and whips of classic bonsai species, bought from a grower who trained under a well-known Pacific Northwest bonsai artist, plus growers near Portland who want to visit the farm or take a class.

Why it’s listed

It grows and sells its own bonsai material from its own store with priced items and Add to Cart. Checked on 2026-11-03:

• Seedlings collection: 23 items, 22 available. Examples: Japanese Black Pine seedling $8, Scots Pine seedling $8, Shore Pine seedling $9, Zumi Crabapple $9, Sargent’s Crabapple ‘Roselow’ $9, Trident Maple seedling plug $10, Japanese Larch seedling $10 (2-year-old larch $14), European Beech plug $12 (large $14), Styrax seedling plug $12, Deodar cedar $12, Silver birch $12, Korean Hornbeam plug $14, Itoigawa juniper whips $15 (1 year) and $18 (2 years), with 4-plant packs from $50, Chojubai cuttings $18–$30, Stewartia monadelpha $20, Ginkgo 3 years old $32 and Chojubai red flower, 4 years, $50. Salal was out of stock.
• Pre-orders: many seedlings are marked “PRE-ORDER for 2027.” The trident maple page says it “will ship in February/March 2027,” bare root and dormant, seeded in spring 2026 and 18–30” tall with the tops cut for shipping.
• Ships quickly for in-stock plants: the Itoigawa juniper page says plants in 4” pots “will ship on the Monday after the order is placed,” and the photo is representative, not the exact plant.
• Lineage: the 4-year chojubai page says “The parent materials come from Michael Hagedorn’s yard.”
• Supplies: the shop also lists a $100 bonsai tool starter set, pruners, concave cutters, scissors, aluminum wire ($24), felt grow bags, perforated grow baskets and pots by Mr. Mitunobu Ito ($18–$125). Its Classes collection currently lists only a paid Zoom consultation ($50 for 30 minutes to $155 for 2 hours).

Location

Gales Creek, Oregon, about an hour west of Portland (About page). The site gives no street address or hours. The About page says visitors are welcome “anytime, just reach out by email to set up an appointment,” and the Contact page is a web form.

Notes

• Finn flags: no street address, phone, hours, shipping policy or return policy is printed (the standard Shopify shipping and refund policy pages return 404). The owner is named only as “John” on the About page. Most seedlings are 2027 pre-orders, so in-stock trees right now are mainly the junipers, chojubai, ginkgo, crabapples and other small items. The home page has a “Classes at the Farm” banner, but the Classes collection lists only the Zoom consultation on the check date.
• Geography: Oregon already has Bonsai Akira and Bonsai Mirai (both Portland) under Nurseries and the Bonsai Society of Portland under Clubs. Left Coast Bonsai is a separate business in rural Washington County.
• Listing image: the shop’s official Left Coast Bonsai logo from its site, saved as left-coast-bonsai-logo.png.
• Not affiliated with Bonsai Plaza. No order, cart, form or contact was made.

FAQ

Q: What does Left Coast Bonsai sell? A: Bonsai seedlings, cuttings and young trees it grows on its Oregon farm, plus tools, wire, grow bags and Japanese pots. On 2026-11-03 its Seedlings collection ran from $8 pine seedlings to a $50 four-year chojubai.

Q: Where is Left Coast Bonsai? A: On a farm in Gales Creek, Oregon, about an hour west of Portland. The site does not print a street address; visits are by appointment by email.

Q: When will a pre-order seedling ship? A: Pre-order seedlings such as trident maple are listed to ship dormant and bare root in February–March 2027. In-stock potted plants like the Itoigawa juniper whips ship on the Monday after the order.

Q: Who runs it? A: John, who apprenticed for two years with bonsai artist Michael Hagedorn before starting the farm in Gales Creek in 2021.

Q: Does it offer classes? A: The farm teaches classes and workshops and hosts open volunteer workdays, according to the About page. On the check date the shop’s Classes collection listed only paid Zoom consultations.