Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
SEPTEMBER 2013
In 1994, Cheryl completed a one-year live-in apprenticeship with bonsai master Yasuo Mitsuya in
Toyohashi, Japan. Her trip was sponsored by the Golden State Bonsai Federation as part of its Japan
Internship Training Program.
According to Cheryl: "It was a fabulous experience with an incredible amount of information presented
during the course of 50-hour work weeks. Mitsuyasan not only taught me about the styling and maintenance
of trees, but also shared his knowledge on the special techniques, wiring, display and accents, as well as the
politics of bonsai. Mitsuyasan was generous enough to allow me to capture this once-in-a-lifetime
experience in over 4300 slides-which I enjoy sharing with all who are interested."
Club Auction
October 5th
Are you getting ready for the auction next month? Be sure to mark your
calendar for this fun annual event and while you are at it, look around for trees
or bonsai related items you no longer want. It is a great way to pass it on and
help the club at the same time. There will also be plenty of pre-bonsai trees,
seedlings, pots, and always some interesting odds and ends that find their way
into the auction. Just to get you ready, we are featuring some photos of trees
that will be available at the auction further in this newsletter. We will have
pictures again next month too, so be sure to get a sneak peak.
How it Works
All items to be auctioned should be delivered between 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at North Haven Gardens in the large
meeting room inside the greenhouse. Items will be checked in at this time and no item will be accepted after
9:30 a.m.
You may either donate items for sale with all If you wish to split proceeds of a sale greater
the proceeds going to the club, or you may than $50, you must be a club member. If your
split a portion of the proceeds with the club membership has lapsed, you can easily join
for any items valued over $50. the club that morning for $25, which allows
Items worth more than $50 are sold on an you to sell at the auction and also enjoy the
80/20 split. This means the seller gets 80% of benefits of membership through the end of
the bid price, the club gets 20%. You decide 2014.
your reserve price (the minimum you will Items under $50 value are considered
accept for an item). Your reserve price must donations to the club - no splits.
be at least $50. No items may be sold prior to or after the
auction unless prior approval from auctioneer.
All attendees must also register to receive a paddle in order to bid. That means a bit of paperwork needs to
be done before the auction begins so enjoy the time looking and visiting with others. Anyone want to bring
the doughnuts?
Once all the paperwork is done, the auction begins. When all the items are sold it is time for checkout
which means a bit more paperwork to do. We accept cash, check (club members only), and credit cards. If
you are owed money after the auction, we will mail you a check within 7 – 10 day. We appreciate your
patience as it takes time to coordinate schedules among volunteers to reconcile our totals.
Help Wanted
An auction takes a lot of work so we need about 8 volunteers to help with getting material inventoried,
people registered, material handled before, during, and after the auction, and check-out. Please contact
Diane Lowe at diane_lowe@live.com if you are willing to volunteer. You will still be issued a paddle and
able to bid on all items so you won’t miss the fun.
As he worked, energy around our raffle increased with each ticket sold.
There were quite a lot of us who wanted to go home with that tree, but two
of our newest members, Bob & Kay Moses were the lucky winners.
Congratulations to you both and be sure to bring it to future meetings so we
can see it progress.
In the early afternoon of August 3, 2013, six good holding ability. He wired and we wired and
fortunate club members gathered in our meeting he bent and set branches large and small. Peter is
room for a Bring Your Own Tree Workshop led very good in answering questions and explaining
by visiting artist Peter Tea. The trees that were his reasons.
brought were impressive. There was a Winged
Elm, Juniper Prostrata, Japanese Yew, As often happens in good workshops, we went
Bougainvillea, Ashe Juniper, and Coastal way past the scheduled time; still not finished at
Redwood. the end of the workshop. This was a relaxed and
enjoyable workshop and we all benefited from
Peter applied to each tree his method of bonsai listening to his approach on each of these unique
development which had been explained in the trees. Peter will be back next year as the LSBF
morning program. He gave his view of the trees’ 2014 guest artist so the continued development of
current bonsai development and the present and these trees will again benefit from his guidance.
future work needed for improvement. We
removed unneeded branches and foliage to expose A few ‘before and after’ pictures below show the
the tree structure and to prepare the branches for workshop improvement.
wiring. Peter much prefers copper wire due to its
Before After
This Japanese Yew was part of Jackie Paul’s collection and was originally
styled at the LSBF Convention in 2002
A Juniper Prostrata originally from nursery stock and previously styled as a club demo tree
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September Bonsai
completely like up north. Try to put them where you
can see some of them. Just remember that they will
Tips and Advice still need to be watered and evergreens will need some
sun.
by John Miller
Check on the place you expect to winter your bonsai.
(1) Make sure that it is clean. Debris harbors insects
I think plants are more attuned to the varying length of and other plant pathogens. A strong lime-sulfur spray
days than to temperature to set their life cycles-- can be used to disinfect the area as well as your
dormancy, flowering, etc. For example, the cedar elm growing area after the trees are removed.
sets buds in early August so they are ready to bloom (2) Be sure that you will be able to check the water
with the first fall rain. That way its seeds have the best needs of the trees.
chance to get a root down far enough to survive the (3) It should be somewhat protected from winds but
next summer. It is probably not late enough for the should have some air movement to help prevent molds
bonsai to go into their pre-dormancy slow down from developing.
period. If they are still growing, continue twig pruning (4) Having it in a location where you can see the trees
and other summer care. will allow you to enjoy the winter silhouette, i.e. the
There will still be some days with pretty hot branch structure and twiginess, that is a great part of
temperatures. So as the sun changes its angle make deciduous bonsai.
sure that the pots do not get too hot in the afternoon There is not too much to be done on deciduous trees at
sun. As trees slow their growth they do not take as this time. Bugs and other problems are usually not a
much water. Neither will they transpire as much on matter of concern since the foliage will be dropping
the cooler days. So check each one separately and soon. Evergreens and tropicals will still need to be
water as often and as much as the individual tree watched for their insect problems, especially the spider
requires. mite which will be active into fall. Use the organic
Help your trees go into dormancy. The general rule of spray formula to control them. If we should have a
thumb on fertilizers is to stop giving nitrogen early in stretch of damp weather you should be watching for
September and fertilize with one that has a formulation fungal problems, leaf spot, mildew, etc. Treat fungal
like 0-10-10. They will need less water as they quit with potassium bicarbonate, (baking soda-sodium
active growth but on warm days trees with green bicarbonate will work about as well). I would be okay
foliage will still have need of that water. Most with using a 1% hydrogen peroxide solution at this
tropicals have a dormant season also but it is caused time of the year for fungal control.
by dry conditions rather than cold. These types need The organic spray formula is one tablespoon each of
to be hardened also by cutting the fertilizer to halt liquid seaweed, fish emulsion, 5% apple cider vinegar,
active growth and give them lighter watering. This and molasses in one gallon of water. This can be used
will enable them to withstand the transfer to the as a foliar feed but I only consider it an insecticide.
greenhouse better.
Pruning and trimming can be done any time that there
Check the trees you still have wire on. When the is not a lot of sap flowing but is usually advisable to
cooler days get here some trees will expand their do it during dormancy. Sap flow is indicated by the
branches and get wire cuts rather quickly. You need to foliar activity of the plant like in the spring. If your
check them periodically over the winter also. Winter tree went into summer dormancy which sometimes
growth will usually be pretty slow but can occur, occurs during hot weather then the cooler weather
especially on the evergreens. Cut the wire off, might result in a larger sap flow in late summer or
working from the outside end back so that you do not early fall. If your plant gets a flush of new growth it
overlook a small piece of wire. If you need to reapply would be advisable to postpone large pruning cuts for
some wire take care. a while. Basically let you tree tell you when it is ok to
Two other things you can do now. You should prepare operate.
your winter quarters and you should study your Check nurseries for possible bonsai material. When
evergreen trees to determine if you need to do any the planting season is over they usually put everything
restyling later on this fall. Bonsai in Texas should be a on sale to clear it out so they can fill up with
year around sport; you don’t need to cover them Christmas trees.
Bonsai Society of Dallas, P.O. Box 836922, Richardson, TX 75083-6922 • www.bonsaisocietyofdallas.com
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Auction Trees
Check out these trees that will be in our auction. Who will be the lucky winners?
FICUS NERIFOLIA
Height above soil level 24"
Width from front 33"
Depth front to back 30"
Pot is Japanese ceramic glazed oval
17" X 13" X 2 1/4" overall
Deciduous
Check it out and get ready to try it in the
Light pruning can be done; keep newly exposed spring!
foliage protected; no defoliation
Light fertilization (low nitrogen content)
Watch for insects and disease
Evergreen/Conifer
Junipers can be wired, thinned and styled
Continue to watch for spider mites on all conifers
and lightly fertilize
Flowering/Fruit
Light fertilization
Watch for insects and disease
Tropical
Light trimming only
Can still be wired and styled but as temperatures
begin to change the growth will slow
Light fertilization
Newsletter Content
A special thanks to Dave Schleser, Mary Polk and Lance Williamson for their recent contributions
to the newsletter. We are always looking for new articles. Do you have something to share?
Have you gone on any interesting trips lately that relate to our bonsai passion? Please send them
in along with pictures and we’ll even help with the editing. Please send to Les Porter
lesliep@baylorheath.edu or Diane Lowe diane_lowe@live.com.
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