# The New Zealand & Bay Area Connection w/ Scott Jania - Ep 42

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Podcast: [Bonsai Builders Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bonsai-builders-podcast-7450806)
Published: 2026-06-10T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bonsaibuilders/episodes/The-New-Zealand--Bay-Area-Connection-w-Scott-Jania---Ep-42-e3k6tdh
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Duration seconds: 3312

## Resource

In this episode, Addison catches up with friend and fellow bonsai practitioner Scott Jania, who joins the show all the way from New Zealand! They discuss Scott's unique career as a body piercer and the surprising ways it relates to working with trees. Scott also shares the fascinating history of the New Zealand bonsai scene, and the two explore the uncanny crossover between the tree species thriving in both New Zealand and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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