Julian Velasco

Julian Velasco is currently curator of the bonsai collection and C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He began his bonsai studies with Chase Rosade of Rosade Bonsai Studio, then apprenticed with then bonsai curator Robert Mahler among Brooklyn Botanic Garden's world-renowned bonsai collection. Julian was appointed to the position of curator in the spring of 2006. His main interests are the philosophical and spiritual aspects of bonsai.

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