Angelo Ferlita was born in 1999 in Santo Stefano Quisquina (Sicily).

At 16 years old he started his true path with “Siculamente Bonsai Club Avola” where he met his teacher Salvatore Liporace and took a training course based on theory and practice. During his journey at the Studio Botanico of his teacher he had the occasion to work on many different masterpieces and to collaborate with other students of the school.

Most recently, Angelo graduated from the Scienze Forestali ed Ambientali on March 16, 2023.

In 2017, during the U.B.I. Congress in Jesi, Angelo took part at a demonstration on a Phoenician juniper with his “Siculamente Bonsai Club Avola”.

The same year he joined the XIX Bonsai Coordinamento Piemonte-Lombardia Congress) as an assistan. At the demo he worked on a phoenician juniper together with Nicola Sorressa.

From 2017 to 2018; on two occasions he worked with teacher Naoki Maeoka where he improved his theory, especially his eye on styling and on the finishing touch.

Since 2017, he permanently collaborates with the bonsai nursery “ L’Ulivo” owned by Francesco Giammona; Angelo considers Francesco Giammona his true bonsai master.

Angelo, with the help of his master, studies and learns the growing and the management of bonsai. Focusing on Mediterranean species (Olive, Thyme, Myrtus, Cork Oak).

During their several excursions with his bonsai master he learned the “Yamadori” art.

During the IV Bonsai Coordinamento Marche Exhibition, at Garden Europa of Adriano Quercetti, he took part in  a lecture, with his master Giammona, on the Mediterranean species (bonsai) and the phytopatology notions.

He has visited many major European exhibitions (Trophy in Belgium, U.B.I. – I.B.S. Congress in Italy, European Bonsai San Show Saulieu in France) to increase his knowledge.

Nowadays, Angelo helps and follows bonsai lovers of his area and tries to spread the bonsai art.

Since 2020 he manages the sales on the bonsai website: www.ferlitabonsai.com .