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August 2010
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The President's Corner
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Well here we are, mid growing season, and ready to buy more plants at the annual auction! This is the greatest time for each and every member to bring someone who has admired your trees to an event that will provide them a chance to get in on great deals. The years when we brought in people outside our own club were our most successful, so everyone has a part to play! My first auction was thrilling, and a great source of building a collection of trees to learn from. People will tell stories of how aggressively I bid on the things I wanted. But it was the last 30 minutes where I really had fun. The crowd had dwindled, and many of the trees and pots I bought were literally under $1. Small and large, ugly and nice they were treasures to me. As I worked them over the decade, I learned a great deal about our craft. |
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The Next Club Event
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2010 ATLANTA BONSAI SOCIETY AUCTION Dates: Saturday August 21, 2010 1:30PM Location: Dekalb County Recreation Center 2235 Briarwood Way, Atlanta 30319 |
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Ted Groszkiewicz Bonsai Calendar for August (zones 7 & 8)
Brought to the ABS in memory of outstanding ABS member, Ted Groszkiewicz |
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Transplant/Root Prune: Buttonwood, Tropicals, Willow. Branch Prune: Birch, Cedar, Cryptomeria, Jasmine - winter, Sweetgum - after new growth hardens, Witch Hazel - after the leaves harden. Trim/Pinch New Growth: Apricot - trim long shoots, Buttonwood, Beech, Birch, Cedar, Crabapple, Hawthorn, Hemlock, Hornbeam, Juniper, Pine - all. Leaf Prune: Maples, Pomegranate, Zelkova. Fertilize: Buttonwood, Plum, Rhododendron, Tropicals. Wire: Apple - after new shoots have become woody, Azalea, Birch, Cedar, Cotoneaster, Crabapple - after new shoots have become woody, Cryptomeria, Cypress, Elaeagnus, Gardenia - as shoots become woody, Hackberry - after new shoots harden, Hawthorn, Holly - new growth only - old wood too brittle, Honey Locust - as new shoots harden, Hornbeam - after new shoots harden, Juniper, Maples - all - after new shoots have hardened, Mountain Laurel - after new shoots harden, Pines - all, Podacarpus, Privet, Quince - Chinese, Sasanqua, Serviceberry - after growth has become woody, Yew. Notes: Do not neglect watering. This month can be very hot and dry. Keep rotating your bonsai so all parts of the tree are exposed to the sun equally. This will insure good, healthy growth. Do not over-water. Too much water during the hot season could result in root disease problems with heat build-up in the container. If soil in the container is wet at the end of a hot day, you could have drainage problems. Drastic branch pruning is to be avoided, particularly on flowering bonsai; you could lose next year's flowers by ambitious pruning. You can trim lightly and wire the smaller branches. For watering mame (very small) bonsai and accessory plants, you can set them into a tray filled with either perlite or coarse vermiculite. Keep the perlite or vermiculite watered and your small plants will have sufficient moisture and stay cooler. Check trees often for wire damage. Don't unwrap (uncoil) wires from tree branches. You could break off a desired branch which may be difficult or impossible to re-grow. Instead, cut the wire off in small coils which will easily drop off the branch. You can use the American-made diagonal wire cutters or Japanese bonsai wire cutters. This is a good time for major pruning and wire training of pines and other conifers. If severe or drastic pruning is necessary on any of the genetic dwarf pine varieties, make certain to give such plants winter protection, especially when temperatures drop below freezing. |
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Club Bulletins
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Working Critique Format: The price for tree owners will be $60/hr - $30/half-hr - $15/15min. Volunteers needed for workshops: The ABS would like experienced club members to assist in workhops and help manage the time as our visiting bonsai artists work with workshop participants. Please call 770-650-0446 or email crh@bellsouth.net to volunteer! Members signing up for private sessions with our visitng bonsai artists are expected to assist the club with the expenses of bringing the artist to Atlanta. Members who book a full-day session must pay $25 or $15 when booking a half day session. Fees should be paid to the club Tresurer. Special Note to New Members: All new members (including youth) will receive a workshop FREE! Please contact Curt Howard for availability at 770-650-0446 or email crh@bellsouth.net for info and to reserve a space in the workshop. BYOT: Note to all Members: Please bring trees and or suiseki (view stones) to the Sunday meeting for the Exhibit Table to share with other club members and more especially for new members and visitors to see. This is also a good opportunity to show off your "Workshop Tree" that you did last month or last year. Remember: Bring your own tree BYOT. Do you have something that you would like to donate to the club to be given away FREE at any of our meetings? We usually have members that provide small items for a drawing at the meetings but it would be appreciated if any of our other members would like to bring something for the drawing. Remember someone's trash could be another's treasure, especially where bonsai-related items are concerned; however, the item does not have to be bonsai-related. Consignment on Bonsai related items or trees: The Board members want to remind you that the club offers consignment for the sale of bonsai related items or trees at the Sunday monthly meeting. The club asks for 25% of the exchange for facilitating the sale. Re: Workshop reservations... Please remember when you reserve a workshop that you are responsible for letting Curt know if you are unable to make it. If you are not able to cancel a full 72 hours before the workshop, you will be expected to pay for the spot. Letting Curt know ahead of time will allow him to fill the spot with someone else. Many times there is a waiting list. |
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New Club Members
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The Atlanta Bonsai Society is pleased to welcome the following new members this year: |
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Erik Wigert at work on some sweet tropicals. |
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Atlanta, Ga 31126
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