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Andrew Robson<\/h3>\n
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Andrew Robson is an award-winning deciduous bonsai artist in the American bonsai community. He completed a 3 year apprenticeship with Michael Hagedorn, after graduating from Yale University. Andrew is the President of the Bonsai Society of Portland<\/a>, the largest bonsai club in the United States. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Portland Bonsai Village<\/a>, and has previously served as a board member of the American Bonsai Society<\/a>. He regularly exhibits work at Portland Japanese Garden and lectures at the garden’s Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center. Andrew is a host of the Bonsai Wire Podcast and regularly creates new episodes with the other hosts and prominent figures in the bonsai community. Andrew resides at garden RAKUYO-en<\/a> with his golden retriever Bailey, where he teaches and shares the art of deciduous bonsai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Andrew Robson Andrew Robson is an award-winning deciduous bonsai artist in the American bonsai community. He completed a 3 year apprenticeship with Michael Hagedorn, after graduating from Yale University. Andrew is the President of the Bonsai Society of Portland, the largest bonsai club in the United States. 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