Nov 2006 - Bonsai Societies of Florida

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BONSAI SOCIETIES
OF FLORIDA, INC.
VOL XXXVI NUMBER 4 ISSUE 148
Winter
Dear BSF Members,
It is with great pleasure that
I send you the 2007 BSF Convention registration packet, “A
Cypress Celebration”. The BSF
Board and Convention Committee have been working very hard
to bring this event to life and all
the work has paid off. We offer
you a great weekend of bonsai
fun with exceptional material
for every workshop listed. The
workshops are full of beautiful
material including black pine
shohin trees with huge trunks
which will be exceptional trees
when finished; David Degroot
will conduct this workshop.
Bald and pond cypress with
huge trunks, lots of character,
some with triple and double
trunks, lots of branches to wire
along with carving to create future world class trees. The other
cypress workshop with Guy
Guidry who is also known for
his expert cypress artistry. There
will also be a juniper workshop
with very old trees with lots of
character, an all day workshop
with Toby Diaz with 26 year old
dwarf olives, which are incredible. There will be a workshop
with old Ficus nerifolia having
large trunks and many branches.
by Ernie Fernandez will conduct a Root over rock seminar,
and a Dorothy Schmitz a juniper
seminar. We can’t say enough
about the material and will post
pictures everywhere we can for
all to preview.
Both David and Guy will
conduct a round robin bald
cypress demo on stage at the
Morikami allowing the audience to view both artists with
different trees at the same time.
These trees are beautiful with
a lot of movement and will be
carved and should finish up
as masterpieces. Both of these
artists, schooled under Vaughn
Banting, will bring these trees
to their full potential.
Along with all these great
trees for the demos and workshops we offer a World Class
Cypress exhibit “A Cypress
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Celebration”, Club Night,
Scholarship Night, public demos, critiques, an auction and
for the first time in Florida–a
vendor night. A very reasonable
registration fee, excellent hotels at great
rates and a huge fantastic vendor area along with raffle tables
loaded with great items, a silent
auction and much more! I invite
you all to attend to enjoy with us
a wonderful convention with a
different flavor.
You can e-mail your registration or you can mail it, but don’t
wait, the workshops will sell out
fast. If you have any questions
please drop us a line and we will
be glad to reply. Email: [email protected].
Florida Bonsai
Don’t forget to register early to
get a free Dale Cochoy “Wild
Things” 2007 convention pot as
part of our early bird registration.
Registration information and
forms are included in this issue of the magazine, and can
be downloaded from the BSF
web site: http://www.bonsai-bsf.
com. I look forward to seeing all of you next June at the
Morikami.
Thank you! Louise Leister
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BONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA
MEMBERSHIP
OFFICERS/TRUSTEES &
COMMIT TEES
Individuals acquire BSF member- OFFICERS:
ship as members of a local Member President
Club.
1st Vice President
Other memberships include:
Member-At-Large,
Member Organization At Large,
Donor Membership, or
Special Life Membership.
For membership information contact your local club, the BSF web
site, or:
Tammy Malin
Membership Chair
P.O. Box 12124
Fort Pierce, FL 34979-2124
Email: [email protected]
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
We recognize Philip Lin for leadersip in the creatation of BSF.
I beg all of you out there who have
the history of people like Phil, let
me know. Don’t wait for a memorial. Tell it while you can get it right,
and recognize them. It is an inspiration to younger members.
Barbara Poglitsch, I hear you’re
out there. Let’s do an interview
for February.
We got Jean Smith, Tom Zane,
and Chuck Eschenburg, who else
is there? Let me know.
Louise Leister
Tammy Malin
2nd Vice President
Erik Wigert
Treasurer
Henry Robbins
Corres. Secretary Vladimir Foursa
Recording SecretaryCarol McKinney
Past President
Gene Callahan
Trustees:
Dist. 1
Lynn Fabian
Dist. 2
Carol Partelow
Dist. 3
Barbara Chapman
Dist. 4
Narelle Robbins
Dist. 5
Robert Yarbrough
Dist. 6
Ray Malin
Dist. 7
Judy Gore
Dist 8
Larry Duke
Committees:
Archives
Dick Miller
Education
Ray Malin
EPCOT/BSF
Peter Wood
Membership
Tammy Malin
Publications/Editor:
Dick Miller
Publications/Web:
Dick Miller
Speakers
Stan Orsolek
SPECIAL NOTICE
By the time you get this issue, there will
have been five people selected to serve
as a nominating committee for the next
round of officers for BSF.
They will then be looking for a new slate
of officers:
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Sec.
Corresponding Sec.
Hopefully,
we can get existing officers to
Cover art by Joe Samuels
move up, using their experience.
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From the President: Louise ...................................
A (MUST) Do List .....................................................
BSF Featured Club ...................................................
Membership Time: T. Malin..................................
Founder Philip Lin ...................................................
Bonsai Raffle .............................................................
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2007
CONVENTION
Cypress Celebration: Louise .................................
Members Speak . . . BSF Listens: H. Robbins....
Workshops & Seminars: Leister ...........................
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FEATURED
ARTICLES
A Hurricane Redesign: Trout ................................
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Development of an Elm Bonsai: Gremel ...........
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Morikami: Miller.......................................................
Podocarpus from the Prison: Fabian....................
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Hurricane Items: Miller .........................................
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Officers, Trustees and Committees ....................
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EPCOT 2007 Application .......................................
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Get To Know your Trustees ..................................
Club Calendar ..........................................................
Florida Bonsai
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CONTENT S
SPECIAL
FEATURES
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FLORIDA BONSAI
FLORIDA BONSAI IN COLOR
444 MUIRFIELD DR.
ATLANTIS, FL 33462-1206
A black and white printed version of
the magazine is provided to members
of the Bonsai Societies of Florida.
It is also available to them in full
color for viewing or by downloading
from the BSF web site:
Editor:
Richard M. Miller
[email protected]
President:
Louise Leister
7 Coverdale Ct. S.
Palm Coast, FL 32127
[email protected]
FLORIDA BONSAI is the official publication of the
Bonsai Societies of Florida.
It is published quarterly, in
Feb., May, Aug., and Nov., and
is provided to each member.
Be sure to visit our web site at:
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com
Web Master:
Dick Miller
[email protected]
ADVERTISING
EMAIL FOR
ADVERTISING RATES
[email protected]
Contact the Editor, noted above,
for rates and conditions.
DEADLINES FOR MATERIAL
& ADVERTISEMENTS:
Spring. issue . . . . . . . Dec 10
Summer issue . . . . . . Mar 10
Autumn issue . . . . . . Jun 10
Winter issue . . . . . . . Sep 10
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/color_cy.htm
There is a version for printing a booklet, and another one for reading on
the screen.
Be sure you have a current version of
Adobe Reader available free at
http://www.adobe.com.
HELPFUL INFORMATION
Very Important useful information
is presented on the page 27. Here
are some useful hints to use it:
1. Go to the internet and download
the screen copy of the magazine.
If you click the web addresses on
that page you will get a formatted
Email page, copy that address to
your directory. You don’t need the
name of the person. Identify it by
the office held.
2. For special people who send pictures to the editor, I opened another
address, [email protected], because it has 2.5 gigabyte capacity
for large emails–free. Send material for the magazine-big ones!
I hope simplifying our email addresses will pay off for years. No
matter who is in office, they will
get the mail.
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From the President:
It always strikes me funny
while writing this letter in
August, that when you receive
this issue of Florida Bonsai it
will already be November. So
you can see how it might be
hard to talk about what hasn’t
happened yet. I’m hoping the rest
of the hurricane season finishes as
quietly as it started. Christmas is
on its way and Thanksgiving is in
a couple weeks. Wow! Where did
the year go! The Bonsai Society
of South West Florida has a great
show this month and Miami had its
show in October. I am sure it was a
great time and a very special 20 year
celebration. Congrats on a great past
and a very bright future.
This issue of Florida Bonsai is
filled with the highlights of the
2007 Convention “A Cypress
Celebration”. This event is June
8-10, 2007 and will be held at the
beautiful Morikami Museum. It
is with great pride and excitement
that I highlight the event for you.
The BSF Board along with many
volunteers have been working very
hard to pull this event together for
our members. I feel certain that all
who attend will be very happy with
what we have planned. From the
first thought of having our own very
special friend and artist Joe Samuels
draw the logo. To the purchase
of the beautiful workshop trees
which we spent months searching
and nagging bonsai nurseries all
Florida Bonsai
over the country.
This event was a
labor of love and
intense planning.
First I asked Joe
if he would help
us by drawing the
logo tree for the
event. Joe agreed to draw it and
then surprised us by donating the
beautiful drawing for our logo, a
dramatic bald cypress. Joe explain
that this drawing is of a real tree in
the Everglades one he saw in the
woods and felt moved by it age
and story of hardship the tree has
endured. This beautiful original
drawing will be framed and
auctioned at the Sunday auction.
Thank you Joe for your kind
offering to this special event it’s a
fitting piece to represent our theme
“A Cypress Celebration!”
Next I’ll give you a brief
explanation of our workshop
trees, for which we looked long
and hard. Shohin Black pines,
fantastic Pond and Bald cypress,
huge Ficus nerifolia, very old
and special Bucida spinosa and
Juniper procumbens nana that will
excite even the most discriminate
bonsai artist. This is the lineup of
workshop trees and you will see
and read more about them in the
articles in this issue.
We have contracted two
world renowned bonsai artists
David DeGroot, curator of the
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> PRESIDENT From page Weyerhaeuser Collection and
Guy Guidry, proprietor of Bonsai
Northshore as our headliners.
David and Guy will conduct a
round robin cypress demo each
with very large and complex trees.
We felt this would be an exciting
demo showing the talents of two
artists whose roots began in the
same part of the country and
studied under the same teacher,
Vaughn Banting. We felt this
program would bring to light our
theme “A Cypress Celebration.”
Guy will also demonstrate on a
Bucida spinosa from very old
stock started at Jupiter Bonsai.
David will demo an old juniper
procumbens “Nana” again from
very old stock. Our other artists
are Florida’s own: Mike Cartrett
in a Ficus nerifolia workshop,
and introducing, for the first time
at a Florida convention Toby
Diaz and his Bucida spinosa, allday workshop. Our 2006 BSF
scholarship winners: Reggie
Perdue demonstration on two
buttonwoods and second place
winner Jason Schley working on
a juniper. We also have two of
our favorites: Ernie Fernandez
presenting a Root over Rock
seminar, and Dorothy Schmitz
doing a Juniper Care in Florida
seminar.
Our Exhibit will be “A Cypress
Celebration” which will consist of
the best Bald and Pond Cypress
found in Florida. There will be two
critiques done of the exhibit–one by
David DeGroot, and another by our
own Mary Miller. Other convention
highlights are a Vendor night hosted
by BSF recognizing our vendors
with light refreshments and snacks
along with a great tool program given
by David DeGroot. This is the first
time ever in Florida and we plan on
making this a favorite of yours for
years to come. Vendor night will
also have a pin swap and huge raffle
table to help make the night a great
bonsai time! BSF Club Night & BSF
Scholarship Competition, public
demos and children’s workshop.
Sunday will have the annual auction
of demo and convention trees during
a barbeque rather then a banquet with
casual attire along with good food.
All of these events along with other
events sponsored by the Morikami
Museum should make this weekend
a very special event. Another great
surprise is the $95.00 registration
rate. There is more, but I can’t take
the whole magazine explaining
the event. I hope to see you all at
the 2007 convention. I can tell you
workshops are selling fast and you
need to register early or you will miss
out on the workshops, and oh yes, the
early bird special of a Dale Cochoy
“Wild Things” convention pot to the
first 70 registrations. These special
convention pots were made for the
2007 convention and will go fast so
don’t forget to get those registrations
in!
See Pres. page 15 > Nov 2006
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A HURRICANE
RE-DESIGN
by Ed Trout
Gold Coast Bonsai Society
Chishiki-Gawa
On August 25th, 2005,
Hurricane Katrina moved
ashore due East of our home
here in Pembroke Pines. All
day the storm had been
touted as a “rain event”, so I
did not leave work that day
until 5 P.M., as usual.
It was about that time that
the storm
became a
hurricane.
By the
time I got
home, the
weather
had
already
turned
ugly, and
I barely
had time
to take
in a few
trees, and
get some
others
onto the
ground.
Most of
my largest
bonsai
stayed
out on
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their stands. One of them
was a ficus nerifolia, root
over rock style. Since the
rock itself weighed over
50 pounds, I thought it
would be ok to stay on
the pedestal. Katrina had
other plans! The following
pages show the original
development of this bonsai,
and then, the “redesign”
caused by Katrina.
Photo No. 1 My favorite
root over rock as designed
(Oct. 2002). Many have
seen this in exhibits.
Photo No. 1
Oct 2002
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> Ed T From page Not many know this
Ficus Nerifolia
was a cutting
taken off
an old
large
banyan
style
tree I
had.
See
Photo
No. 2.
The
cutting was
started in 1982.
Photo No. 2 shows the
tree in June, 1997.
The styling is in the
typical “Banyan” style,
but, I wanted to do
something a little
different with the tree.
Photo No. 2
Jun 1997
Photo No. 3
“Root over Rock”
style bonsai has
always been one
of my favorite. I
collected this rock
along the roadside one
day while going down
to visit Mary Madison
in Homestead. It was
anchored into a large
mica pot, and believe
me it is very heavy!
See Photo No. 3.
After washing the rootball, the tree and its roots
Jun 1997
were cleaned then turned
on its side and positioned
against the rock. Long
roots were routed over
and around the rock. Ends
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Sphagnum moss
was applied to cover
the root ball and
then secured with
wire. Although
not shown in these
photos, shorter
roots that will be
“exposed” over the
rock, were placed in
plastic tubes filled
with vermiculite.
Those roots eventually “grew” down
the tube and into
the soil.
Photo No. 4
Jun 1997
See Photo No. 5.
On the next page,
the leaf-pruned
of roots that were long
enough, went down into
the pot, after traversing
the rock. They were then
secured to the rock with
wire ties.
See Photo No. 4.
Then some “styling” was
begun, but the goal at
this point was to shape
the root-ball to the rock
with soil and moss, while
protecting the original
root-ball from drying out.
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Photo No. 5
Jun 1997
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> Ed T From page tree shown
five months
later.
Most of the
sphagnum
has been
removed at
this time.
In order to
keep the
main root
mass wet,
sprinklers
were
positioned
around the
top of the
rock.
See Photo No. 6.
The tree (and
rock of course)
had been
placed in a
round bonsai
container.
The styling
and branch
placement is
ongoing.
Photo No. 6
Nov 1997
A bonsai
nightmare!
A very ugly
picture! Storm
winds actually
blew this
extremely
heavy tree
and concrete
block stand
Photo No. 7
Aug 2005
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over on the evening Katrina
hit us. The pot broke as did
most of the major branches
on the tree.
one modest one.
See Photo No. 7.
But, this is a ficus nerifolia,
and when things get tough,
we find out who the tough
are.
Below is what was left!
See Photo No. 7.
Even the homesteading
Photo No. 8
Aug 2005
gecko above doesn’t know
what to make of its once
luxurious home.
The roots are in tact, but
the branches are gone save
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The tree today, shown on
the next page
proves the
regenerative
power of
ficus nerifolia
is amazing.
Just another
example
of why the
nerifolia is
such a great
subject for
bonsai.
The editor
apologizes
for the small
size of this
document. It
does not do
justice to this
great article
on bonsai
design and
redesign.
On the next
pages we
will endeavor
to make up for this with a
series of photos by stepping
through the process of design
and redesign of this bonsai,
and how it was managed.
See Ed T page >
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Jun 1997
> Ed T From page 1
Jun 1997
Nov 1997
4
2
Jun 1997
Oct 2002
A superior Bonsai
5
3
Jun 1997
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7
Aug 2005
8
Aug 2005
9
Aug 2006
The same bonsai Redesigned today.
Florida Bonsai
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HURRICANE
ITEMS
by Dick Miller
Bonsai Society of the Palm Beaches
Editor Florida Bonsai
Maybe we should share ideas for a
common enemy–our hurricanes.
I am a bit surprised at
my own anxiety, after
living in Palm Beach
County for the last 40
years. Must be getting
old, or I have too many
valued bonsai.
For what it is worth,
I started using bungi
cords. Very cheap.
You can buy a pack
of 12 assorted bungi
cords for $3.99 at local
discount houses.
The next page shows
several photos how I
used them. I put the
bonsai that are heavy,
but I can still lift, on the
ground, then tied down items
that could be blown around.
Some bonsai are just too heavy
to move. Like Ed in his article, I
leave really heavy ones on their
stands, but this year I started tying
them to the stand. You must have
a sound stand that will not blow
over. (Ed–put some concrete in
those hollow blocks used for the
stand pedestal.)
Additionally, I prune the bonsai
very hard before the “blow” to
reduce the “sail” surface. And,
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you have to include the tree itself
with the pot when you tie it, or you
can save the pot and lose the bonsai.
I hope you can see the crisscrossed
cords around the trunks, that go under
the stand snuggly holding the bonsai
to the stand. That bougainvillea has a
very slim bunji cord from the tie down
up through the trunk hole
to secure the tree as well. I
also use heavy wire ties and
bungi attached to the bottom
block supports to keep the
wood planks from flying
off. These planks must be
tied down or removed. They
make terrible missiles flying
around your yard.
The middle weight stuff
I take into my covered
porch, or if necessary into
the pottery room. Why
take a chance. During
Wilma, I had my pool
solar heater panels fly off
the roof and knock over
a large cypress and large
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me at [email protected].
We need all the help we can get, and
experience is the best teacher. Below
are photos of what we do at the
Morikami Museum. Nothing is betterr
gumbo limbo–both recovered. I
guess hearing those 8 solar panels
slamming on the roof, and flying
off got to me. I don’t want to deal
with anything like that again.
than putting the bonsai in a safe
building, especially if it has light, and
you have someone else to do it.
I invite anyone who has any
ideas for Hurricane protection
to send their ideas with photos to
Florida Bonsai
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Development of
an Elm Bonsai
by Jim Gremel
California, guest writer
The Chinese Corkbark Elm,
Ulmus Parvifolia Corticosa, is
a great species for bonsai. It has
small leaves that reduce
well, terrific bark and is
adaptable to most bonsai
styles. Elms are especially
suitable for styling by drastically cutting back field
grown stock because they
bud profusely on old wood
and grow rapidly.
I cut off all of the old and most of
the new branches. I retained and
wired the twigs and sprouts that
would become the new branch
structure. Photo 1 shows the tree
at this stage, in Spring 1991 or
1992.
Growth was
rapid, and the
wire was really biting in
after just a
few months,
so I defoliated
once or twice
each year to
remove and
The subject tree for this
reapply the
article was field grown then
wire and to
potted in a five gallon can.
Photo 1:
set the new
I bought it in about 1990 Spring 91 or 92
twigs
into
and made a first attempt
position. Elm branches quickly
at styling by removing much of
grow too brittle to bend much, a
the trunk and all but the smallreal problem if we are trying to
est of it’s branches. As the new
reposition old branches, but an
sprouts grew and were wired
advantage when we are styling
into position, it became apparwith the new growth. In the few
ent that I should have removed
months between wiring and unevery branch when I started.
wiring, the branches made each
The branches I had kept were
curve and angle more or less
small for a five gallon elm, but
permanent. I say more or less
they were proportionally a little
because although the branches
too thick after I had reduced
retained the undulations that I
the trunk to a stubby eight and
wired into them, they continued
one half inches. It became clear
to move skyward when the wire
that the problem would only get
was removed, so I had to immeworst with time, so I started over.
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es down. Photo 2
shows how the tree
looked in March
1993, one or two
years into the process. The tree has
been repotted and
an overly large surface root has been
removed from the
right side.
in my collection.
One line of reasoning holds that
since they are
elms, not pines,
they should be
trained in the
styles natural to
deciduous trees.
I have finally
concluded that,
although I like
As the primary,
deciduous tree
then
secondary,
Photo 2:
forms and use
branches extended and
March 93
them for some
were wired into position, I began to pinch the new of my elms, this particular tree
growth to increase the foliage looks best in the pine tree style.
mass without increasing the
With that decided, in February
length of the branches too much. I rewired the primary branches in
Many of the finer branches were order to pull them more strongadjusted by prunly
downward,
ing, rather than
particularly the
by wiring. I made
first branch on
a new pot for the
the left. Photos
tree with a green
4 and 5, on the
lava glaze to betnext page, show
ter
harmonize
the results of that
with the color
work.
and texture of the
The final photree. The form
to shows the
was filling out, as
tree today, in
is shown in photo
the first days of
3.
April 1996. I am
Photo 3:
For the last few
pinching the new
April 95
years I have vacilgrowth, and will
lated over what the proper style probably defoliate in a month or
should be for this and other elms two or three. The foliage will exFlorida Bonsai
See ELM page 14 >
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> ELM From page 13
pand outward from each primary winter silhouette as the mass of
fine twigs grows ever greater.
And perhaps, now that I’ve
settled on the pine tree shape,
I’ll make a rectangular pot
for it.
Photo 4:
February 96
branch to form a nearly continuous form sometime this summer
(1997).
Photo 6:
April 96
Although this tree’s development would have been faster
had I always pinched and fertilized it at the optimum times,
I am pleased with it’s progress
over these four or five years. I
look forward to an improved
Jim Gremel is from California:
He started in bonsai in 1976. After 30 years, his most enduring influences have been John Naka’s books, the teachings of Mas Imazumi,
Dennis Makishima, Kathy Shaner, Boon Manakitivipart and Marco Invernizzi. Jim moved to Sonoma California in 1995 to establish Deer
Meadow Bonsai Nursery, where he is growing bonsai stock, annealing
copper wire and making bonsai pots. He is a very knowledge bonsai artist
and his copper wire is some of the best in the country and his pots are beautiful. He has a vast knowledge of bonsai and is a very nice man.
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>Pres. from page Before I go I must mention to
get your EPCOT application to
Peter Wood as soon as possible
as time is running out for these to
be sent. Other things pending are
BSF awards. All Club Presidents
need to send in their club member’s
names for the Volunteer Awards.
Remember, two per club, and just
send them to me at my e-mail
address [email protected].
All clubs will be notified by e-mail
once the names are received. If you
have any questions please e-mail me
and I would be happy to reply. Well I
think I have touched on all important
things for this issue. I wish you all
well and hope to see you at your club
events this fall and winter. I plan
on visiting a lot of you to get those
registrations filled submitted.
Here is your (MUST)
DO LIST:
1. Pay club dues.
2. Confirm, with your club, that
your membership was sent to
BSF before Dec 30.
3. Take a photo of all your best
bonsai.
4. Send an application(s) with
a photo(s) to the BSF/EPCOT
committee, C/o Pete Woods.
See information in this issue
and the last one.
5. Register for the 2007 Convention.
As always
6. Work on your bonsai.
Louise
7. Check the BSF Web Site
“Bonsai Bulletin Board” for
messages, or important information.
Check off these priority items
before you read any further.
There are good people out there
doing the dirty work for you so
you can enjoy the art of bonsai
more. Make their jobs easier by
doing these things on time.
Thanks
Your Board of Trustees
Florida Bonsai
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BSF Featured Club
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Meeting time and dates:
Second Monday of the month
at 7:00 PM.
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BONSAI CL
UB
Meeting address:
Mandarin Demo Garden,
2892 Loretto Road
Jacksonville, FL
Florida Bonsai
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N O R T H F L O R I DA
President – Josh Collins
As a young student in grammar
school, I dabbled in bonsai. In Japan, while on overseas duty with
the USN, I was able to see some
of that country’s fine trees. After
returning from deployment in
1978, I became involved with the
art of bonsai in a big way.
Helping bring about the beginnings of the North Florida Bonsai Club, I have been Pres., V.P. and Treas.
a number of times. And, I was a Co-chairman on the 1995 BSF Convention held in Jacksonville. A proud member of BSF since 1989.
The trees in my collection number about 50 to brag on and 100 + working
on bragging rights. I plan to stay very active in the art but with smaller
trees, as walking with a cane and carrying large bonsai do not mix.
Bonsai clubs give everyone the opportunity to grow trees, As trees mature so do clubs, NFBC is in it’s youth. With training and good care it too
will grow.
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Vice President – Tristan Kincaid
I have been a member of BSF for
about three years now. Joined up
with North Florida Bonsai Club
around November of 2002. Since
then, I have held the office of Vice
President and Secretary for a year
now.
I have been doing bonsai for three
years, enjoying every minute . My
first bonsai was a Fukein tea from
a vendor at our local mall. Yes,
the tree unfortunately died, but I still have many of my original “experiments.” My favorite species to work with are Boxwoods, Azaleas, and
Bougainvilleas. To date I have probably 100 or so trees, most
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BONSAI CLUB
Treasurer – Virginia Wager
I have been doing bonsai since about
1978. I started talking with Josh Collins, actually, bugging him with questions while he tried to do his work at
Ace Hardware. Out of self-preservation, it was suggested we start a club.
Six of us started the Club in 1991. I
held the office of V. P. and Treas. a
number of years; was Dist. 2 Trustee
for BSF and a co-chairman of the convention in 1995. I designed the
logo for the ‘95 convention, a number of pins for NFBC, BSF, the
Tailgate Party and several individual pins. My interest in bonsai comes
from watching my mother’s gardening, as I was growing up so, I guess
I came by it naturally. I started doing small bonsai on the patio in 1978.
My favorite bonsai would be the Elms and flowering trees. The yearly
flowers renew my spirit.
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> Cool Secretary from page 18
Secretary – Tristan Kincaid
are still under development, and
I’ve killed 10 times as many.
Just not as often now. What are
my plans for the future? I’m not
for sure, but I’ll guarantee there
will be a small forest of potted
trees in my back yard.
In the past three years I have
been with the club I have
learned a great wealth of information from some very creative
folks. I like to think of the club as my second family.
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Florida Bonsai
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> BSPB from page 19
North Florida Bonsai Club
Our Club could be called “The
Little Club That Could.” We
have a core of 5-7 dedicated
members, coming from diverse
backgrounds, living in the area.
We delve into aspects of bonsai that other
groups can’t
even begin to
touch. Want
to have your
favorite trees
styled by, not
one, but two
Florida Bonsai artists?
Want to enjoy the camaraderie
of BSF’s highest ranking officers in a casual, laid-back atmosphere?
Want to eat your fill of hamburgers, chicken, shrimp and
ribs washed down with your fa-
vorite beverage?
Want to bring a covered dish as
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your admission price?
...........WELL GRASSHOPPER, YOU’LL JUST HAVE TO
WAIT AGAIN UNTIL NEXT
YEAR!!!!!!!..........
On July 29th.,
2006, a group of
bonsai tailgaters
met under some
very large American Hornbeams
at the home of
a couple of rednecks in Jacksonville, Florida.
The weather was HOT, but under
the trees, nature provided gentle
cooling breezes as we practiced
the fine art of bonsai.
Through the guidance provided
by our own Toby Diaz and Hec-
tor Morales, many fine trees were
born. Guests shared ideas freely
and helped each other where they
could. Everyone provided moral
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support as they traveled from
tailgate to tailgate; working on
and learning from each others
trees. A 20” Pond Cypress, of
great interest to Toby, became a
surreal 9” grandfather....
A problem Podocarpus will even-
tually become a gracefully carved
Bunjin, envisioned by Vlad.
The vendors in attendance, Jason
of Schley’s Bonsai Nursery
Florida Bonsai
and,
Erik of
Wigert’s
Mango
Grove &
Nursery,
displayed
a wide
variety
of plants,
pots, soil,
bonsai equipment and all the other
necessities not carried by our local
Ace Hardware.
The meal was true tailgater’s fare;
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>No.Fla from page 21
grilled Bubba burgers, barbecued
ribs, fried chicken and shrimp.
Iced cold melons, fruit and the
most Gazpacho soup I ever ate.
(The first I’d ever had and I
LIKED IT!)
Bubba” pins were passed
around and made a big hit.
(If you missed this years
pin, a few are still floating
about. Just ask.) A short list
of some of the trees:
Iced
cold soft
drinks
and water were
provided.
( I will
let you
congerup images of other libations that were
also liberally consumed on a hot
summer’s day.)
People generally worked on their
trees, helped others and learned
from the goings-on, lounged
around, visited and talked bonsai.
BSF did some recruiting for the
up coming events and the “Bonsai
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... a tall, bushy Bald Cypress became a nicely styled
14” Informal Upright.
... a Cypress forest was
cleaned and refined and
should take a ribbon at
some future judging.
... a 20” Pond Cypress, of
great interest to Toby, became a surreal 9” grandfather....
... a number of Ficus were
tweeked and coaxed to
show-off their form.
All-in-all, the Third Annual
North Florida Bonsai Club’s Redneck
Tailgate Party and Bonsai Bash was a
huge success... and as “Bonsai Bubba” says,
“Ya’ll ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.
Jess wait ‘till next year!”
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From The Morikami
Due to the excess material
this month, the
Morikami news
is limited to one page. The editor did this because you will hear
a lot more in the next two issues
about the convention being held
there.
However, James
Houston was promised his generous
gift of the Trident
Maple forest from
the convention
auction, would be
shown this issue, so
here it is, in all its
splendor. Struggling
after a summer
planting and living
in South Florida. About 80% of
the trees came out strong. We
will wait to see what the others do
Florida Bonsai
next spring. It looks great and
sits proudly in a prime location
in the exhibit. James also brought
with him the collection of Gene
Buzzi, who moved north an
wanted his great material memorialized. Too many to show on
one page. A few were printed in
the last issue of Florida Bonsai.
Next issue we will expound on
the features at the Morikami and
what to expect at the 2007 convention to be held there. Meanwhile check out the growing and
improving Morikami web site:
http://www.morikami.org
Polish up your cypress bonsai,
and let the convention team know
what you can exhibit for the “cypress celebration.”
The summer re-potting is done, and a
lot of prunning has
postured our collection for the winter
haul to spring. You
can get a convention preview if you
attend the Hatsume
Fair, always held
the last weekend of February–“Celebrating the first buds of
Spring.”
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Membership Renewal Time
By Tammy Malin
Membership Chairman
Greetings All,
By the time you receive this
edition of the BSF Magazine,
renewal letters and information
will have been sent out to all
Clubs, Study Groups, and
Members-at-Large.
The deadline for receiving
membership information will
be December 30, 2006. Any
membership received after the
deadline will NOT receive the
first quarterly magazine.
Unlike last year, this year we
will not be offering back issues
of the magazines. The deadlines
for new or returning members
who wish to receive the magazine
are as follows:
• December 30, 2006 – to
receive the February 2007
edition
• March 1, 2007 – to receive
the May 2007 edition
• July 1, 2007 – to receive
the August 2007 edition
• October 1, 2007 – to
receive the November 2007
edition
The Board apologizes for any
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inconvenience this may cause,
but feels that as back issues are
available to members on-line
it is no longer necessary to go
through the process of sending
them out. Additionally, it is
extremely difficult to predict
how many copies to have
printed, not knowing how many
members we might have.
concerns, please feel free to
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Sincerely,
Tammy Malin
BSF Membership Chairman
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Contact Your Officers and Board of Trustees
Copy this list and put it in your address book
The following is a service of our web server. We have Email management included
in our web site contract. We have the following mail boxes to simplify your ability to contact a given Officer or Trustee. It is somewhat a nuisance to convert to
this system, but in the long haul it will save time and frustration–I hope. If you put
these Email addresses in you directory, it will be the last time you ever have to do
that. In the future you will only have to type the office or committee to Email the
person holding that position. As people are elected or change their personal Email
address they will receive the mail via that office mail box. For example, the Trustee
for District 1 will always be District 1, even if Lynn is replaced with someone else,
or changes her Email address. These Email addresses indicated go to the office holder’s personal Email box. No one will know the difference, as long as the web master
keeps it straight. Anything about the convention, this year or in the future will go to
the “convention Team.” (Use NO spaces or UPPER CASE.)
Office
Email address
Current person
President
[email protected]
Louise Leister
1st Vice President [email protected]
Tammy Malin
2nd Vice President [email protected]
Erik Wigert
Recording Secretary [email protected]
Carol McKinney
Corresponding
Secretary
[email protected] Foursa
Treasurer [email protected]
Henry Robbins
Past president
[email protected]
Gene Callahan
Committees/trustees Email Address
Current person
BSF/EPCOT
Convention Team
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Membership Publications
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Speakers
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Peter Wood
Louise Henry Erik
Lynn Fabian
Carol Partelow
Barbara Chapman
Narelle Robbins
Robert Yarbrough
Ray Malin
Judy Gore
Larry Duke
Tammy Malin
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GREETINGS...GET TO KNOW YOUR TRUSTEES
by, Tammy Malin, 1st Vice President
Membership Chairman, Treasure Coast Bonsai Society member
I thought it might be nice for the members to get to know the District
Trustee’s a little better. So here is some information you may or may
not know about them.
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Trustee for District 1 is Lynn Fabian. ([email protected])
Lynn has been around bonsai for about 12
years but only became active 7 years ago after
she and her husband Ed, moved back to the
Panhandle.
She jokes that her favorite type of tree is
a live one, but seriously likes working with
Black Pines, Azaleas, and Ilex. Lynn and Ed
think that Ilex are great beginner trees because
there is always something to be done with them. It doesn’t hurt that you
can get an inexpensive tree with a nice fat little trunk that can turn into
a really great specimen in just a couple years.
Her favorite type of tree is an informal upright, although she admits
that she has never seen a “real” formal upright except in Goshen.
Lynn is also one of those nutty people who likes to wire. She and
Ed have a perfect arrangement, where she puts the wire on, and Ed
removes it. Lynn likes to keep about 4” of wire handy (She puts a curl
in one end and hangs them on a golf towel clip). Lynn also, likes to
weed and thinks chopsticks are probably the handiest all-round bonsai
tool there is.
Lynn’s favorite part of being a District Trustee is getting to know the
people. She feels that it is hard to get to know other people in the state
if you don’t go to the conventions and participate. Even then, it is hard
to get outside your little group or interest and find out what is going on.
She thinks club night has done some of that, but a newcomer to BSF
probably feels like the new kid in school. She is trying to improve her
member relations locally. She also asks other Trustees for ideas about
what gets and holds members.
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Trustee for District 2 is Carol Partelow. ([email protected])
Carol has been in bonsai for about 6 years. Her
favorite trees to work with are Podocarpus and
Chinese Elms.
Carol does a super club newsletter, and many
supportive jobs for the Kawa Club, is the cheer
leader and does many jobs for the North Florida
Club.
Her husband was auctioneer at the last sale, and he is always building some wondrous object for their exhibits. See past magazines for
his construction plans.
Carol’s favorite style of tree is an informal upright. Her favorite part
of being a District Trustee is being able to meet people and seeing old
friends.
Trustee for District 3 is Barbara Chapman. ([email protected])
Barbara has been doing bonsai for 19 years. She
does not have a favorite type of tree but her favorite style of bonsai is Penjing land and water and
landscape plantings.
She stepped in where her husband left off, and
did a yeoman’s job at the 2006 convention in
Gainesville, for which the club gave her recognition at the convention and an award.
Barbara’s favorite part of being a District Trustee is meeting the people in all the clubs. She feels that we really have some wonderful and
talented people who participate in bonsai.
Trustee for District 4 is Narelle Robbins.([email protected])
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Narelle has been in bonsai for 3 years. She likes
a lot of trees but Grape is one of her favorites because it is different. Narelle feels that Junipers are
a challenge, and she would really like to try her hand on a Gardenia.
If Narelle had to pick her favorite style of tree it would be an informal
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upright but says that it really depends on the tree species as to what style
she likes for it.
Narelle’s favorite part about being a Trustee is that she loves going to
the meetings. Her goal as a Trustee is to be of help to her clubs and show
them that BSF is there for them.
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Trustee for District 5 is Robert Yarbrough. ([email protected])
Robert has been in bonsai for 8 years. His
favorite type of tree is buttonwood. His favorite style of tree is Windswept with a driftwood
component in it. He does great branch refinement and would be happy to share his special
technique with anyone who cares to listen.
The thing Robert likes most about being a
Trustee is being able to encourage people to become more involved in bonsai.
Trustee for District 6 is Ray Malin.([email protected])
Ray has been in bonsai on and off for 18 years.
He has been serious about it since 1999. His favorite type of tree is buttonwood by far.
His favorite style of tree is Literati and he
loves to wire. He also especially enjoys doing
carving with power tools.
When asked his favorite thing about being a
Trustee, his response was meeting all the different people in bonsai.
Trustee for District 7 is Judy Gore ([email protected])
Judy is the last participating organizing member
of her club, so that makes her the Trustee who has
been in bonsai the longest at 30+ years. She says
that most of the time doing bonsai is just for herself, it brings her pleasure and peace.
Judy’s favorite types of trees are ones that she has
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grown herself from cuttings or air layer. She has some that are quite large
now. She loves Fukien Tea, Ficus, Juniper,... and the bloomers ... well
...most all of types of trees. Judy loves Shohin for size and informal upright
and Banyans for shape. Her least favorite styles are “cookie cutter” 1, 2, 3,
trees. She likes her trees to look like real trees.
Judy would like to share her special technique of using a bamboo skewer stuck into the soil as a water gage. It works great to help members
know if a plant is getting too little or too much water. She believes that
she first read of the practice in one of Colin Lewis’s books.
Judy’s favorite part of being a Trustee is going to the other clubs, getting to know the members, and being able to share–where she can.
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Trustee for District 8 is Larry Duke. ([email protected])
Larry has been doing bonsai for 8 years. He jokes
that his 8 years is divided up as, four years of killing
them by not know what he was doing, and four years
of killing them with the knowledge he gained from
BSF. (He still has a few alive).
Larry’s favorite types of trees are Buttonwoods and
Ficus and his favorite style is Informal Upright. He is
glad to share with other enthusiast his clip and grow
method that he has learned from Jim Smith and Jim Van Landingham.
Larry says that the best part of being a Trustee is the most important
part....he has an opportunity to share his love of bonsai and to gain knowledge along the way.
I would like to thank the Trustees for all the time and hard work they
put in. Each one of them is always willing to help out members, as well
as other Trustees, and without them BSF members would be lost.
Please feel free to contact them, and any of your other BSF Board Members, as we are always here to serve you.
Respectfully submitted,
Tammy Malin, Treasure Coast Bonsai Society
1st Vice president, and Membership Chairman
Florida Bonsai
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Members Speak. . . . BSF Listens!
Some of you may remember a questionnaire
handed
out during the annual luncheon at the
Every statement summarized
here was made about every work- last convention. The questionnaire was to find
shop (artist, tree & experience.)
out what the members liked or disliked about
1. The trees will be trimmed on our conventions. We were trying to find out what
occasion, and then allowed
material, or types of artists–anything you wanted
to grow out for several
and in general, we wanted you to talk to BSF. 67
months before the convention.
questionnaires were returned during the lun2. Due to how rapidly these
cheon, of which 25% of them contained written
trees grow, you will have a remarks. Most of the comments were concerned
lot of work to do.
with the workshop material; here is a sample of
3. Not only will you be able to
the comments:
trim the tree, but you will
Read this carefully.
be able to wire and shape
or carve the tree.
4. Each workshop participant will receive care and
maintenance instructions
for their trees.
• Bring your own tree
• Workshops to teach refinement techniques
for non-beginners
5. Each workshop tree will
be accompanied by a
photo history of the tree’s
development from the
time it was taken from the
nursery floor to the finished
product. You will have a
tree that you can be proud
to show off.
6. You will get a lot of hands–
on experience in advanced
techniques.
7. When your tree is done, it
will be worth far more than
what you pay to take the
workshop.
8. The problem you face will
not be whether you are
getting an excellent tree,
but which of our excellent
artists do you want to learn
from?
• Would like to see photos of material of workshops
before convention
• Better trees
• Must have excellent material
• Better workshop trees! Bigger too!
• Material needs to be upgraded
Hopefully, from the preceding outline, you
should see that the BSF convention team has
listened to you. For 2007, we are providing
higher quality trees, more advanced materials
and classes, and some will be bigger.
Our first workshop on Friday is Bucida Spinosa. We got these trees from Allen Carver’s
nursery and they are incredible. More about this
in the future. Toby Diaz will be conducting the
workshop––all day!
In June 06, we trimmed the Bucida back to get
the basic skeleton. The trees were then allowed
9. All the trees will be trimmed to grow out again for a month or so and then we
and potted during the year,
repotted them into oversized Mica pots. Once you
and then allowed to grow
trim the trees, you will work on styling and wirout for the convention.
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ing the tree, to help those who aren’t
comfortable wiring.
What would a Cypress Celebration
be without workshops on cypress
trees? Well, we didn’t want to
disappoint you or the person who
wanted “bigger” trees. We found
some super cypress trees at Robert
Pinder’s “Dragon Tree” nursery in
Palm City. When we saw them, all
we could do is say “WOW”. There
is a large variety of trees. Most are
quite big and will need carving;
there are double and triple trunks,
Shari, knees, and lots of branches. As in other workshops, you will
receive care and maintenance
instructions on the cypress and a
photo journal of the tree. From the
number and quality of the trees, it
became apparent that one workshop
wouldn’t be enough. So both David
and Guy will each do a cypress
workshop. David’s workshop on
cypress is Friday morning and Guy’s
is on Sunday morning. If you are
feeling ambitious and want 2 great
cypress trees, take a workshop with
each artist.
The third workshop on Friday with
Guy Guidry is a “Bring your own
tree” workshop. Here’s your chance
to work with a world class artist
on “your” tree. If you don’t have
a tree that you want to bring, then
buy a nice tree in the vendor area.
We have some extra black pines, the
same trees that David DeGroot will
Florida Bonsai
be working on Saturday. David’s
workshop will probably be sold out
by the time you read this, so here’s
your chance to get a Shohin Black
Pine and work on it with a master at
black pines. If you choose this option, we will even give you the same
workshop price as David DeGroot’s. See the prior description on the
black pines.
Saturday, Mike Cartrett will put
on a workshop with Ficus Nerifolia.
This workshop takes you to the next
step in tropical bonsai development.
On Saturday afternoon the workshop is with the granddaddy of the
bonsai world, the Japanese Black
Pine. Here’s your chance to work
with one of the best artists in the
country on a Shohin Black Pine. These trees have to be seen to be
appreciated; pictures just don’t do
them justice. These trees are gnarly
stumps with lots of branches to
choose from. The trees are originally from Hollowcreek Bonsai in
New York. Everyone who has seen
these trees has been impressed with
them, and each of them has a different favorite, there isn’t a bad tree in
the lot. David will work on these
trees with each participant, David is
meticulous when it comes to bonsai,
so be prepared for a new learning
experience. Contrary to popular belief, these trees will grow in Florida,
and they will grow in South Florida.
Black Pines can be found south of
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Miami. If you follow the instructions given, there’s no reason why
you can’t grow these trees.
Part two of our afternoon consists
of a workshop on juniper procumbens with Guy Guidry. Like the
Black Pines, you can keep junipers
alive in Florida; you just have to
know what to do, and when to do it. You will have several opportunities
to learn about junipers at the 2007
Convention. This workshop is the
first opportunity, you will learn how
to prep, style and wire. Given time,
and you may be able to get some
carving in also. The Junipers are all
old and gnarly trees that will make
an excellent bonsai for your collection.
If you miss out on this juniper
workshop, there will be another
opportunity to learn. Dorothy will
be putting on a juniper care seminar. She will explain how she prepped
the scholarship demo trees for
Gainesville, and how to care for and
maintain junipers in Florida. If you
are interested in junipers, this will be
a seminar that you don’t want to miss.
Last, Ernie Fernandez will be putting on a Root over Rock Seminar. Ernie will talk about looking for rocks
and the characteristics of what makes
a good rock for a rock planting. Ernie
will then talk about selecting plant
material that complements the rock,
and preparation of the rock and plant,
even where to find all the materials
you need for making a composition.
We may have said too much about
some things and not enough about
others. So, if you want to know more
about anything, please Email the BSF
convention team at conventionteam@
bonsai-bsf.com. More information
will follow in the next two issues of
this magazine as well.
BSF Convention Team
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Pre-Bonsai, Bonsai, Mica Pots, Soil & Tools
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A Podocarpus from the Prison
by Lynn Fabian
Photos by Ed and Lynn Fabian
In the May 2006 issue of BSF
Magazine, John Derr wrote of the
outreach program BSF has with
the Florida State Prison. Today
that program centers at New River
Correctional Institution and is the
site of the bonsai training Ben Oki
conducts every year during his
tour.
John mentioned a number of the
early supporters of this outreach
project and told about a group of
Podocarpus macrophyllus that had
been part of a hedge at the prison. He wondered if any of them had
survived. One of them has survived. Perhaps there are more of
these magnificent specimens still
alive around the state. This is the
story of one of them.
Jean C. Smith of Ft. Walton
Beach Bonsai Society has one of the
Florida Bonsai
original trees. Since the early ‘90s
it has been a part of Jean’s bonsai
collection and grown in a large Tokonomo pot. It spends winters in
a green house because severe Panhandle weather has been known to
damage podocarpus trees.
This past year, the tree was
repotted and extensive work was
done on the jin and shari. The
entire canopy was wired in anticipation of giving it center stage at
the Tri-City Bonsai Show. It was
trimmed for show in early January
by Ben Oki and groomed again in
May. The tree is 32” wide x 24”
deep x 27” high and the nebari
spreads ten inches at the soil line. Just above the nebari, the trunk
measures about four and one half
inches in diameter. The pot is
vintage Tokonomo and is 26” x
20” x 6”.
The tree was shown at the
Tri-City Bonsai show in May. A
short narrative of its history and
the work Ben Oki and BSF do at
the prison was part of the display. See Prison page 36 >
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It received a great deal of attention.
(from left to right Isabelle Kenney,
Jean C. Smith and Anne Singleton)
During the show we noticed that
praying mantis eggs had hatched
out. The little guys stuck close to the
safety of the podocarpus and had
lots of pictures taken. The “beneficials” are always welcome on our
trees. by Lynn Fabian
Photos by Ed and Lynn Fabian
NOTICE
For your convenience, the next page is a short form you
can copy and use to submit some of your bonsai for the
EPCOT Intenational Flower Festival for 2007.
The committee must have these by Dec. 31, 2006 to evaluate them and distribute them to the Disney stafff for selection and preparation of the stands.
Take you photos as early as you can before winter ravages
them. In Florida, by spring when we deliver them, they will
look great, but they depend on your photos to select the best
assortment of display specimens. Some of the old size restrictions have been relaxed. It only costs a stamp to try.
Make a copy and fill out the form for each bonsai you enter.
We often have more than one selected from some people.
Let’s see some bonsai from new people. Let’s not have the
same people and bonsai show up year after year.
Now that we include the Chinese pavillion there are more
opportunities, and different bonsai are selected.
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2007 Epcot Exhibit Application
Name of Exhibitor: . ........................................................................
Address:
. ........................................................................
E-mail address:
. ........................................................................
Phone No.:
. ............. / . .....................................................
Specifications
1. Tree Information
a. Height (incl. container): . ............ d. Approx. wt. (incl. container): .......
b. Width (side to side): ................... e. Style:...........................................
c. Depth (front to back): ................. ...............................................
2. Nameplate Information
a. Botanical Name:...........................
............................................................
b. Common Name:...........................
c. Estimated age of tree: . ...............
d. Years in training: ........................
............................................................
3. Container Information
a. Height (foot to rim):................
b. Width x Depth:........ x.........
c. Color:.......................................
4. Estimated Values (for insurance purposes)
a. Value of tree:................ b. Value of pot or slab:............
5. Display Location (Required) Check one or prioritize as 1 or 2.)
Full Sun ........... , Full Shade............, Partial Shade ...........
(Note: all locations are separated from public access.)
Copy this page, submit one form for each bonsai–with a large photo.
Mail to: Peter Wood, 3284 Lordmall Ct., Oviedo, FL 32765
Phillip Richard Lin
February 02, 1915 - July 17, 2006
Survived by, Wife, Constance Chang and Son, Sherman Lin
Philip received a degree from University in Beijing in 1938
and a degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin’ in 1942. He later was granted a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University and a Master
of Fine Arts degree from Yale University School of Architecture in 1946. In the 1960s, he was part of the innovative
Model Cities Project in New Haven, Conn. In 1964, he joined the Hillsborough
County Planning Commission and retired 16 years later in 1980 as the deputy
director in charge of advanced planning. Mr. Lin was a founding member and
past president of the Hukyu Bonsai Society and the Suncoast Association of
Chinese Americans. He was an active member of Phi Lambda, the Tampa Bay
area Columbia and Yale alumni associations and the Chinese Christian Alliance
Church of Tampa Bay.
He was the initiator of BSF, and his name is prominent everywhere in the
archives. He was also the first editor of Florida Bonsai.
In honor of Philip’s work and dedication, the following is a reprint of the
official “History Of The Formation of BSF.”
HISTORY OF THE FORMATION OF
BONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA, INC. (BSF)
In the early spring of 1971. Mr. Reuben Meierhenry, of Orlando sent letters
to each of the ten bonsai clubs in the State of Florida inviting them to attend a
meeting in Orlando in May 1973. The desire was to obtain inputs and assistance from their Clubs which would enable his club. Central Florida Bonsai
Society, to make a bid to Bonsai Clubs International (BCI) to host IBC 75.
After an entire morning of indecision, the representatives from the ten
clubs decided to form a federation and to make a hid to BCI as Bonsai Societies of Florida. Inc (BSF).
Other communities would be encouraged to form clubs and to Join BSF in
the endeavor. Edward N. Potter Was elected temporary Chairman’ pending the
first official meeting, which was Scheduled for September 1973 in Tampa.
The original ten clubs were:
Bonsai Club of Miami
Central Florida Bonsai Society
Ft Walton Beach Bonsai Society
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Large/Small Bonsai
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Soil
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Workshops & Seminars
Bucida Spinosa
Workshop #1 Toby Diaz
Friday, June 8, 2007 (All Day)
Toby was born and raised in Puerto
Rico, and arrived in the U.S. in 1988. He
completed his college degree at the University of Miami, and married Myrna in
1995, which was also the same year that
they received their first bonsai from Mary
Miller.
Like many bonsai enthusiasts Toby and
Myrna never really got active in bonsai until several years later when
Toby signed Myrna up for Saturday classes with Mary Miller. Toby
was just an observer for the first few meetings, and then he took a Buttonwood class and was hooked. Toby met Lui Rayon, who invited him
to a Saturday bonsai club meeting. Toby was asked “Do you really
want to learn this?” if so, then go next Saturday to Mary Madison’s
house and hang out with the gang, Mary Madison, Carlos Consuegra,
Jimmy Lehman, and Lui. The gang did that every Saturday for a year
and a half. Lui was really more than just a mentor to Toby, Lui and
Toby became great friends.
Toby became very active with the Miami club and has been 1st Vice
President title since 2002, and the Miami show chairman. Toby has
won a number of awards including Best of Show at local club events.
Toby was a participant at the 2005 BSF Scholarship Competition, and
he is currently a member and speaker at the New Mind Study Group,
which he helped form with the aid of Lui and Carlos.
Allen Carver of Jupiter Bonsai said the following about Toby. “I’ve
been studying bonsai under Toby Diaz for two years, I find Toby to be
one of the most talented and innovative artists in south Florida. Toby
specializes in detail through skillful wiring that gives his trees a good
balance of movement and ramification. Toby’s trees show his talent, his
enthusiasm, and his effective teaching methods that effectively show
others the way to good bonsai skills.”
Toby Diaz is rapidly becoming a well-known and respected bonsai
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artist in the state. Toby’s wiring skills are highly admired and you will
definitely learn something in this workshop. These trees are a part of
Florida Bonsai history, and when this workshop is over, you won’t be
able to find these trees at the price of this workshop. Don’t miss out; this
is an excellent tree to add to your collection and a great learning experience.
Workshop #1 cost is $400 and limited to 10 participants.
How about this line up of beauties. Major specimens, with strong trunk,
many branches to chose from and taper and movement– and still many
months of growth to go.
Bald & Pond Cypress
Workshop #2 David DeGroot
Friday, June 8, 2007 (9:00 AM)
Dave De Groot is a native of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, who arrived in Federal Way, WA by
way of Milwaukee, Boston, and New Orleans.
He has served as curator of Weyerhaeuser’s
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection since its opening
in 1989. His duties include tending the collection of more than 100 trees, managing the facility and operating an educational program that
includes numerous visitor tours, approximately
30 lectures and two special exhibits annually.
David’s fascination with bonsai began in 1969, when he happened
upon a bonsai exhibit at the Mitchell Park Conservatory in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. His early attempts at growing bonsai failed, but his interest survived, and in 1972, after a move to New Orleans, he joined the
Florida Bonsai
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> Workshop from page 41
Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society and zealously pursued his interest
with the help of local and visiting artists and teachers such as Chase
Rosade, Yuji Yoshimura, Ben Oki and John Naka. He is presently continuing his studies with Japanese masters Yasuo Mitsuya and Tatemori
Gondo.
What would a Cypress Celebration be without Cypress tree workshops? This is the first of two workshops dedicated to teaching our
members about styling Cypress trees. These trees came from Robert
Pinder’s nursery in Palm City and they are big and are just waiting
for some lucky people who want a real styling experience on Cypress
trees. Our guest artist will guide you through styling, carving and wiring to get the most out of your tree. When you are done, you will have
a tree of which you can truly be proud.
These cypress are samples of two artist workshops, this collection of
material is beautiful and will be a very nice addition to any collection.
David has a lot of experience with cypress and will have a lot to work
with in these specimens. These trees have character, movement, and
large trunks. Bring carving tools as you will have a lot to work with.
You will enjoy your options and David will enjoy working with you on
these trees.
THESE SAMPLES REPRESENT MATERIALS FOR WORKSHOP #2 & #4
Refer back to the statements made on page 23,
“Read This Carefully.” Each point was made as a description of every specimen of the materials collected
for these workshops.
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Bring Your Own Tree
Workshop #3 Guy Guidry
Friday, June 8, 2007 (2:00 PM)
Guy, lives in the New Orleans area, and
has been practicing bonsai there for 20
years. He credits developing his formidable
skills to his mentor Vaughn Banting. For the
past nine years, he has been the owner and
operator of Bonsai Northshore, a nursery
specializing in mainly large specimen trees.
Guy has learned much about growing and
designing bonsai from the nursery business,
which has given him time to develop and
perfect new techniques. His many years of studying and practicing
the art has earned him professional status as a grower, designer and
teacher.
This “Bring Your Own Tree Workshop” will give you a chance to get advice and help on your best tree from one of the best artists in the country!
Workshop #3: cost is $50 and limited to 10 participants.***
Picture your own
tree here.
Bring one or buy
one.
Guy at work-teaching
*** There will be some extra black pines after selling
out the black pine workshop. If you buy one (at workshop price) you can use it at this BYOT workshop without paying another $50.
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Ficus Nerifolia
Workshop #4 Mike Cartrett
Saturday, June 9, 2007 (9:00 AM)
Mike Cartrett saw his first bonsai in 1969
while majoring in Biology at FSU. The hobby
went slowly until he joined the South Palm
Beach Bonsai Society in 1982. There, surrounded by excellent bonsai artists such as Mike Rogers, Jim Moody and Helen Souder, he quickly
advanced his skills. In the late 80s he became
the manager of Jim Moody’s bonsai nursery and
started to teach classes in the adult education
system at night. Mike joined the Asagao Bonsai Study Group, with more
excellent artists to work with such as Jim Smith and Ed Trout.
Mike has been part owner of two wholesale pre–bonsai nurseries since the
early 90’s. He has given demos and workshops at many state and national
conventions, and did a tour of all the clubs in Texas. He is an avid collector
of tropical material from the wooded and urban areas. His favorite styles are
Cascade and literati. His favorite material is buttonwood and bougainvillea.
His favorite artist in the US is Suthin and in the State of Florida it’s Jim
Smith. “We should all strive to be as good as they are, but in our own way.”
Mike’s workshop trees are old and have many branches. Mike has repotted
them in August and remarked that the trees are worth more than the price of
the workshop. They are large, and will be great bonsai when finished. You will
go home with beautiful bonsai and knowledge of this material.
Workshop #4: cost is $135 and limited to 10 participants.
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Black Pine
Workshop #5 David DeGroot
Saturday, June 9, 2007 (2:00PM)
David De Groot’s formal education is in music. He holds a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and a
Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston.
He was the percussionist for 15 years with the New Orleans Symphony,
and served on the music faculties of Loyola and Xavier Universities
(New Orleans). In 1987, he started his own bonsai design and consulting
business.
Mr. De Groot’s bonsai activities have included newsletter editor and
president of the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society. He has been
published in eight countries, and has lectured throughout the U.S. and
in Brazil, Canada, England and Venezuela. Articles about him and his
work have appeared in Japan’s “Kindai Bonsai” and “Bonsai Sekai”
magazines. In 1982, he received Bonsai Clubs International’s “Outstanding Writer, Artist and Photographer” award, and in 1999 he received the
Rosade Studios “Excellence in Design” award. He served two terms as
a director of the ABS, which awarded him for his contributions to the
“ABS Journal” and published his book Basic Bonsai Design.
David has a wonderful knowledge of pines and what each tree will do
after the styling is done. A schedule of what to do after this class will
also follow and each person will have knowledge of this material when
they are finished with this workshop. This workshop is going to be great
and a lot of beautiful shohin black pines will emerge from it. Don’t miss
this one you will be sorry!
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Juniper Procumbens Nana
Saturday, June 9, 2007 (2:00PM)
Guy has a great sense of humor and likes to have fun with trees. His broad
experience of working with bonsai and his knowledge of horticulture is evident to all. His enthusiasm is contagious, and his students quickly excel.
Guy’s work with junipers is well known; his juniper demo at the
World Convention 2005 was a masterpiece, and brought the highest bid
at the auction. It was a very complex tree and his work was flawless.
Guy loves to work with junipers and this workshop should prove that
the trees are beautiful, complex and leave a lot of options for the artist.
You will have branches and carving to do and when you have completed this workshop you will be very happy with the work you have done.
These trees are old, beautiful and with a lot of movement both you and
Guy will be happy with them.
Bald & Pond Cypress
Sunday, June 10, 2007 (9:00AM)
Guy is very passionate about the art that is also his occupation:
he considers his job “a labor of love”. He has traveled extensively
throughout the USA and abroad giving lectures and demonstrations
Several of Guy’s trees can be viewed at different museums (Weyerhaeuser & National Arboretum) and in various private collections in
the USA. Guy’s work with cypress is an everyday occurrence from
collection to styling. His “Twister” is one of his master pieces and can
be viewed on his website. Guy will bring knowledge and experience
to this workshop. He is a true master with this material. These trees
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are old and have a lot of choices for the artist to make. Many different
styles will result for this workshop. There are many future Cypress Celebration exhibit trees in this workshop.
SEE WORKSHOP #2 FOR PHOTOS OF SAMPLE MATERIAL
Juniper Care in Florida
Seminar #2 Dorothy Schmitz
Sunday, June 10, 2007 (9:00 AM)
Dorothy reflects her southern European background in her works and her activities in the
bonsai community. From the beginning, she
has continuously studied with Ernie Fernandez,
who is not only her teacher but also her partner
in life. Dorothy worked with Marco Invernizzi,
Dennis Makishima, Roy Nagatoshi, Ben Oki and
Marty Schmallenberg.
She began doing bonsai in June 2003 attaining the following achievements:
2005
Participant Joshua Roth in Washington D.C.
Participant in Ben Oki Award
Participant in Certre Award
Winner, BSF instructor scholarship Award
2006 Participant Joshua Roth in Saratoga Springs
Participant Certre Award
Winner of the Ben Oki Award
Dorothy is currently the vice president of the Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida and the co-chair for the 2008 BSF State Convention.
Seminar #2: cost is $25 and limited to 20 participants.
Here is a sample
of Dorothy’s work
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Root over Rock
Seminar #3 Ernie Fernandez
Sunday. June 10, 2007 (10:30AM)
Ernie is a native Floridian with a commercial and graphical arts background and the
proprietor of Ernie’s Sign Company. He is a
well known southwest Florida resident and
member of the Bonsai Society of Southwest
Florida. His background in bonsai is evident
in his beautiful collection of trees. Ernie is
able to bring his trees to an impressive presentation, reminding you of his art background. His work is the picture
of perfection, in each tree he brings the trees personality to light with
unique carving and special attention to detail.
Ernie has worked with some very impressive artists such as Ben Oki,
Norm Nelson, John Naka, Yuri Yoshimura and Marion Gylleswan. He
has been involved in growing, designing and teaching bonsai since 1985
and is a well known presenter at many club events throughout Florida.
Ernie is always ready to help others while they are working. Ernie contributes much of his time to conventions and clubs, conducting workshops, demonstrations and critiques. At the 2006 convention, Ernie was
awarded 2006 BSF President’s Award for his beautiful Australian pine
(Casuarina equisetifolia).
Known for his “Root over Rock” and carving techniques, he works in
all forms and materials in both traditional and dramatic styles making the
most ordinary tree take on a new and dramatic look.
Seminar #3: cost is $25 and limited to 20 participants.
Here is a sample
of Ernie’s work
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Scholarship Winner 2006
Buttonwood Scholarship Demonstrations *Reggie Perdue* Sat. & Sun.
The first exposure that Reggie had to bonsai
was in a book given to him by one of his sisters in
1976. Reggie’s try at bonsai began in 1989, during
his last year of college in Chicago, needless to say,
it didn’t survive. Reggie’s interest in bonsai was
sparked once again by the Karate Kid movies and
after graduating from college and moving back to
Florida, he bought the Sunset book on bonsai and
the journey into the world of bonsai truly began.
Reggie, like many others, started learning on his own. Space for bonsai
in his apartment was limited. In 1992, Reggie moved into a house and
his collection grew. Reggie knew that he needed help and guidance, so
he joined the Bonsai Society of Brevard. Reggie went to the meetings
and learned as much as he could. In 1997, Reggie joined a study group
and learned to teach and demonstrate. Reggie’s skills improved with
these groups. Reggie has held the positions of Secretary, Vice President
and he is on his 2nd term as President of the BSB. Reggie has been influenced by Jim Smith. Many of Reggie’s trees came from Jim’s nursery, and he loves to collect trees for bonsai either in the woods or from
people’s yards. Reggie’s current collection is “too big to count”. In
Reggie’s collection are trees ranging from Mame to trees that require 4
men to pick up.
The winning tree at the 2006 Scholarship competition started in 1994
using three separate 3 gallon root bound Ficus Benjamina. They were planted together and became
a nice large banyan style bonsai in a few years.
During the winter of ‘01-’02 and ‘02-’03 it was
severely damaged from the cold. It was stumped
and one of the three original trunks was removed,
virtually all foliage and branches were removed.
It was placed in the nursery and forgotten. No styling and very little trimming were done until the
time of the Scholarship competition in 06.
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Gainesville Bonsai Society
Gold Coast Bonsai Society
Hukyu Bonsai Society (by Philip Lin)
Lighthouse Bonsai Society
Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai Society
South Palm Bonsai Society
Suncoast Bonsai Society
From the Bonsai Societies of Florida Newsletter, Vol. 4. No I, November 15. 1973:
“THE ART OF BONSAI IS COMING OF AGE IN FLORIDA
Tampa was host, Saturday, Sept 15, 1973, to probably the most important
meeting ever held in Florida concerning the world of bonsai. Delegates from
ten established Florida bonsai Societies to this organizational meeting of the
Bonsai Societies of Florida.
Among the accomplishments were the unanimous approval of the proposed by-laws, thus creating the BSF, a non-profit and educational organization whose main purposes are to advance the of its members and the aesthetic historical. scientific, business and social features of the Art of Bonsai and
to promote the knowledge, interest, appreciation and enjoyment of the Art of
Bonsai on the part of the general public.
Excerpts from the President’s Report relative to the state of the organization
on September 15, 1973 stated:
1. Ten Florida clubs have ratified a well thought out set of bylaws.
2, A good sum has been collected for the treasury.
3. We have an editor for our Newsletter.
4. A Speaker’s Bureau has been formed to aid all Member Clubs in scheduling appearances of bonsai speakers.
5. Indications are that other clubs are forming in Florida that will join BSF.
6. Each member of a BSF Member Club will receive a copy of the Newsletter quarterly.”
The first elected officers of BSF were:
Edward N. Potter, President
Gay R. Laubsch, First V.P.
William J. Boyer, Second V.P.
Jean C. Smith, Secretary
Barbara Poglitsch, Treasurer
The second annual meeting was schedFlorida Bonsai
uled for September 1974 at the
Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach
where IBC ‘75 was ultimately held
on July 26, 1975.
Minutes of the first annual meeting of 48 delegates and alternates
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representing ten clubs included:
Mrs. Bev Oliver, President of BCI, addressed the group, emphasizing that
Florida is the first state with a statewide organization of bonsai societies and
assured the group of the complete support of BCI. Mrs Oliver, Mr & Mrs
Hinds and BCI were the first Donor Members of BSF. The following people
received special thanks by the President: Mr. Philip Lin of Tampa who originated the idea of BSF and first editor of the Florida Newsletter, Mrs. Elma
Berryman second editor of the Newsletter. Mr. Reuben Meierhenry who
instigated the Orlando meeting in May, 1973. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Henderson
for arrangements for this meeting. Mrs. Mayna Hutchinson and Mrs. Jean
Waldberg for research and drafting of proposed bylaws. Mr. Thomas Berteau
of St Petersburg volunteered to handle the necessary legal procedures for BSF.
Regarding the bonsai raffle
YOU CAN OWN THAT TREE
FOR $5!
your BSF trustee, or you may purchase tickets from the BSF treasurer:
[email protected]. Jason has
many fine trees at his nursery, so stop
in when you have the chance.
BSF is raffling that tree for $5
ticket to support our traveling masters program. Hopefully, we can
generate income to underwrite
BSF Bonsai raffle: Juniper Parsonii:
some of the travel costs of the
• 19 inches tall
• 21 inches wide
masters so clubs can benefit for
• Nebari 7 inches
less costs. Get in touch with our
• At 4 inches
Treasurer, Henry Robbins, at
from the base,
[email protected], then buy
the trunk width
a couple tickets. Thanks to Jason
is 11/2 in.
Schley, Schley’s Bonsai and Sup• In a 121/2 in
plies, Datona Beach, for the donaJapanese pot
tion of the tree for this raffle.
Here’s your chance to add an
excellent tree to your collection and
help a good cause.
The tree was exhibited at the 2006
Convention in Gainesville. The
winning ticket will be drawn in December. You may buy tickets through
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Please visit Jason’s website at http://
www.Schleysbonsai.com for more
information. (See his ad in this issue–and thank him . . . Buy a ticket.)
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