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Flori da Bonsa i November
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B O N S A I S O C I E T I E SO F F L O R I D A , I N C .
VOL XXXIII NUMBER 4 ISSUE 136 A u t u m
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i August 2003
Featuring:
David DeGroot Gary Marchal Ben Oki, and
Florida’s Mike Cartrett, Rob Kempinski, MaryMadison, Ed Trout, Mike Rogers, Jim Smith, andJim Vanlandingham• Demonstrations
• Workshops with many collected trees
• Club night
• Exquisite exhibit, indoor & outdoor
• Great vendorAll at a GREAT location.
Contact Tammy Malin: BSF2004 [email protected]
Or Visit or website http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org
Hosted by:
Bonsai Society of Brevard/Treasure Coast Bonsai Society.
BSF2004 ConventionAt the Radisson at the Port
Cape Canaveral, Florida
May 27-31, 2004
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iiFlorida Bonsai
The Board of Trustees meets
twice a year. Once, at the annual
State Convention. Second, during
the winter at the convenience ofthe BOT. All meetings are open
to the membership. Items to be
placed on the agenda must be sent
to the Corresponding Secretary 45
days prior to the meeting.
OFFICERS:
President George Henderson
1st Vice President George Hutson
2nd Vice President Gene Callahan
Treasurer Ed Lippencott
Assistant Treasurer Dave Bechtold
Corres. Secretary Vladimir Foursa
Recording SecretaryCarol McKinney
Past President Louise Leister
Trustees:
Dist. 1 Lynn Fabian
Dist. 2 Steve Chapman
Dist. 3 Ray Malin
Dist. 4 Stan Orsolek
Dist. 5 Al Harnage
Dist. 6 George HutsonCommittees:
Archive Elyse Van Dyke
Education Ray Malin
Membership Tammy Malin
Publications Editor: Dick Miller
Web Master: Tom Zane
Speakers Rob Kempinski
BSF shall provide, for thevarious Societies, Clubs,
Study Groups, and bonsai
related organizations having
various names, a statewide or-
ganization to deal with com-
mon issues and needs, and to
support their programs.
Individuals acquire BSF mem-
bership as members of a localMember Club.
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 Chair905 Heron Ave.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982-6980
Email for information:
BONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA
TRUSTEES MEETINGS
PURPOSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MEMBERSHIP
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November 2003iii
Cover photo by Rob Kempinski:
A Japanese Black Pine in the
collection of Masahiko Kimura
On page iv, the Japanese Black
Pine belongs to, and was photo-
graphed by Rob Kempinski
This black and white printed
version of the magazine is pro-
vided to members of the BonsaiSocieties of Florida.
It is also available to them in
full color by Email. Files vary
from 3 to 6 mega bites. The le
is a PDF. The software, by Adobe
Reader, is available on the BSF
web site on the Publications page.
Try the color version.
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It is published quarterly, inFeb., May, Aug., and Nov., andis provided to each member.
Be sure to visit our web site at:http://www.bonsai-bsf.com
Web Master:
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DEADLINES FOR MATERIAL
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Editorʼs apologies:
I neglected to mention I havebeen getting professional advice,
proof reading, and general recom-
mendations from Alan Gouldthorp,
Mike Sullivan, and Tom Zane.
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Florida Bonsai iv
Contents
Morikami
Annual Meeting
Convention Overview
Water Your Bonsai When . . .
Gallery
BSF Board Meeting
The King of Bonsai
Editorʼs Comments
Presidentʼs Message
Bonsai Societies of Florida
BSF2004 Convention
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Interviews
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Calendar
D
J Ben Oki travelingthe State.
13 Bonsai Round-up
Morikami Museum.
Suthin Sukosolvisit
traveling the State.
1-2 Bonsai Society of
Southwest Florida (Pg. 3)
25 Thanksgiving
ecember:
anuary:
ovember:
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November 20031
As I sit down to
write the Presidentʼs
Message we have just
had another anniversary
of “9/11”. It is still a
sad and stressful day
for most Americans and
a day that has forever
changed all of our lives. Lets not
ever forget the gravity of “9/11”and
never let them win.
This weekend I
took a trip to the other
coast of Florida. I
drove along looking
at the ever changing
wonderful Florida Flora(wishing I could collect
some). The species changes was
so dramatic as I moved through
the different agricultural zones and
micro climates which in Florida
change by this slightest difference
in elevation, proximity to the twocoasts or the local water table. I
was constantly reminded of how
lucky we are to pursue the hobby
and art of Bonsai in Florida. I did
some research a while back and
remember that we have over three
hundred species of trees in Florida.Some lend themselves to our hobby
some donʼt but with such a diverse
state there is a large number of
trees available to bonsai artist in all
parts of the state.
Presidentʼs Message
I ask all of you to
communicate with
the BSF Ofcers
and Board and let
us know how you
think we can better
serve you.
All of the above
leads me to this
request. I hope that all
of you will experiment
with different species
of trees. Go into the
woods collecting or if
you see a landscape
renovation in progress collect
some of the bushes and trees they
are removing. Tryexperimenting with
something you and other
people havenʼt been
using. I know you will
have some failures but
you will also have some
great and wonderful
successes.
Well, here we go into the most
wonderful time of year in Florida-
Fall. Itʼs wonderful as the heat of
summer begins to pass. To some of
us it means big temperature changes,
to others itʼs just of few degrees.However, the passage, it still puts
our trees into various stages of
dormancy. First, itʼs time to reduce
the nitrogen levels of your favorite
plant feed. Second, itʼs time to clean
your treeʼs pots, rewire and style.
Third, in some parts of the state
water requirements will be less.
Finally, we still have to be vigilant
for pests and diseases.
Continued on page 3
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Florida Bonsai 2
READ THIS ISSUE carefully.
You may never get an issue with
better information. Put a tab on itand mark it Japanese Black Pine
(JBP). You can get many articles
on JBP that are written for other
climates, but this is the only one
for South Florida.
By shear luck, Alan Gouldthorpʼs
watering article, was posted twomonths before Robʼs and speaks to
the point of watering his JBPs.
Communications:
Included are the highlights of
the Annual Meeting and the Board
Meeting for 2003. I want to call
to your attention the comment onmiscommunication.
Because we mail and/or Email
to every club the same way at
the same time, it is impossible
for a club to not get the informa-
tion–unless–we have the wrong
address! After checking with the
trustees three times before the last
issue, a week after it was mailed
I got a listing from a club of new
ofcers. Florida Bonsai will never
have the correct addresses for that
club–ever!
Your club really needs to report
new ofcers at the end of the year.
They will be sent communications
during the year. Please consider
this as soon as you can.
This is not an ofcial demand, this
is an editorial warning. Obviously,
you donʼt have to do this-but, it is
your problem.
The same thing goes for all
members. When you are late,
the cost of mailing this magazinegoes from $0.11 an issue to $0.83.
When we order the printing, we
need to know how many members
we have. Not knowing causes
enormous waste. Not including
making your favorite editor take
an extra trip to the post ofce and
standing in line for half an hour.
Interviews:
I cannot say enough about how
much I admire these two men. In a
way two generations of BSF mov-
ers and shakers. It is impossible
to put a value on what they have
done. I think you will nd theirexperiences inspiring.
EPCOT.
Peter Wood is waiting for your
applications for the 2004 EPCOT
show. Take your August Florida
Bonsai and remove the center
fold-that is the form-with instruc-tions. Your time is up-do it now.
Peter wants to have representa-
tive bonsai from all clubs. Plan to
truck pool delivery. Better than a
lottery, and you win a free ticket to
the Magic Kingdom. The selection
committee (Including Disney) stillhas to select quality bonsai-this is
to show the best of Florida bonsai.
You can download this form
from http://www.bonsai-bsf.com.
Dick Miller, editor-in-training.
The Editorʼs Page:
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/
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November 20033
I just got back from the joint
International Bonsai Symposium
and Bonsai Clubs International
gathering. I was very pleasantlysurprised to see the large number
of BSF members in attendance.
This was my rst trip to Rochester
and let me tell you Bill Valavanis
does a bang up job. It was so well
organized and all the workshops
and demonstrations were real
learning experiences. The topic
of the event was “Collected
Trees” and all of the material was
absolutely wonderful. If you ever
have a chance to attend I highly
recommend it. Each year Bill
selects a different topic-so its never
the same. Itʼs a really great Bonsaiweekend.
Until next time, have a great
Holiday season, and a happy and
peaceful New Year as you work on
your trees.
The Bonsai Society Of SW FLAnnual Bonsai Exhibit and Tree Sale
Sat. & Sun. Nov. 1–2, 200310 am to 4 PM
Demonstrations:Sat. 10 am Ed Trout,
2 PM Ernie Fernandez
Sun. 10 am Merv Greenberg2 PM Mike Cartrett
Garden Council Bldg.2426 Cleveland Ave (US 41)
Fort Myers, FL
Chairman Judy Gore 239/334-0673 [email protected]
Suthin Sukosolvisit –December
$250 per 3 to 4 hour session.
Prefers 2 sessions per dayPrefers hotel
Ben Oki –January
$250 per 3 to 4 hour session
Membersʼ homes OK
Pedro Morales –March
$200 per 3 to 4 hour session
Hotels only
Check with Rob for open days.Private sessions available
SPEAKERS SCHEDULES
Tell Rob the name of the
organization or individual for the
reservation. Indicate the point of
contact phone no., address, and
Email. Rob will schedule the visits.
Thereʼs no guarantee of specicdates due to the tight schedules.
Rob will divide the air fare by
the number of sessions and bill all
participants after the event.
From page 1
G e o r g eEmail Rob at:
A N N U A L E X H I B
I T &
T R E E S A L E
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Florida Bonsai 4
The King of Bonsai By Rob Kempinski
There is a book in Japan called
“52 Ways to Prune a Japanese BlackPine.” Well, we better change the
title to “53 Ways” as the techniques
I will address here are not
mentioned anywhere in that
Japanese book. The reason:
Japan does not have Floridaʼs
virtually non-stop growing
season. Hence the techniques,especially the timing of
activity, do not match the
techniques used in Japan to
develop Japanese Black Pine
trees.
The Japanese Black Pine,
Pinus thunbergii, called theking of bonsai, deserves to be
in everyone s̓ collection. A
rened speci-men with mature
bark and detailed ramication
reects a regal feeling. It is
really the best pine tree to grow in
Florida for bonsai. Getting a largespecimen will normally take many
years of development or a large
bankroll. However, one can take
a nursery grown tree intended for
landscaping, and using Floridaʼs
long growing season, signicantly
reduce the time to get a good
bonsai.
At next years BSF Convention
in Cape Canaveral, I will lead
a workshop that will start large
nursery grown trees on the road
to bonsai-hood. This article can
provide some background for the
workshop attendees or for those
interested in growing Japanese Black
Pine bonsai.
In Florida, we are at the southernrange of Japanese Black Pine heat
tolerance, yet with proper care they
will thrive. Because of our long
growing season, we can get more out
of the Japanese Black Pine growing
cycle than someone up north. If youthink about it, our pines grow nearly
10 to 11 months a year here, barely
slowing down for winter. You can
think of Florida growing years like
dog years – we get two for one. One
caution though; Melbourne, where I
live, is below the 46 degree thermocline. Melbourne has virtually
subtropical conditions with only a
few days near freezing and less than
30 days below 50 F a year. Florida
is a big state, so the techniques I
mention might not work as well in
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November 20035
Continued on page 7
the northern tier, while I feel they
would work even better down
south.
Three aspects dominate Japanese
Black Pine development–growingconditions, needle thinning and
pruning.
Growing Conditions - Between
Christmas and the end of January,
my Japanese Black Pine trees
enter what will pass for a dormant
period. While the trees haveslowed down, it is repotting time.
It is safe to do root work on them.
I highly recommend pure sifted
Akadama soil ( a clumpy type of
clay soil from Japan). The trees
grow unbelievably ne root pads in
this medium. The root hairs grow
right into the soil particles. It is
a bit expensive, but one bag can
take care of several bonsai. And
after all, this is the king of bonsai
so you should spoil it. If you donʼt
use Akadama, then use a very fast
draining soil – like a mix of large
particle sandblast sand, Turface,Haydite, or lava rock and a little
pine bark. Japanese Black Pine
like lots of water, but they donʼt
like wet feet. Therefore, when we
have lots of rain, like we did this
August, fast draining soils will
prevent root rot. When repotting,
take it easy, especially on the old
ones. Remove no more than a
third of the roots at a time. Pay
particular attention to how you
handle the trunk as old aky bark
adds character to pines. Rough
handling of the trunk will rub off the
bark and spoil the look of the tree.
Watering a Japanese Black Pine
entails a little more caution than
a typical tropical plant. The treesneed water only when the top level
of soil has dried. A simple way to
check this is to leave a wood dowel
(a broken chop stick works well)
stuck in the soil. Prior to watering
remove the dowel and look at the tip
in the soil. When it is almost dry, it is
time to water the tree. Do not blindly
water every time you water your
cus or buttonwoods. This will kill
a Japanese Black Pine. In the winter
it is my experience their water intake
goes down signicantly. I think
it is due to the lower temperature
and slight reduction in the treeʼsmetabolism. It is not unusual to
water only every 3 or 4 days in the
cooler months
When using an inorganic soil mix,
feeding becomes very important.
Some pine enthusiasts advocate
using organic fertilizer exclusivelyon Japanese Black Pine. I have tried
this for a few years with good results.
However, I have lately migrated to
the same inorganic fertilizer I use
on my other trees for two reasons.
Inorganic, such as Miracle Grow
granular, offer more convenience
and less smell. Second, the organicfertilizer can really clog up soil and
when we get monsoon conditions
lead to root problems.
The key to growing a Japanese
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Tom Zane:
Ed: From my
seven years
in BSF, I have
learned to
equate Tom
Zane with
BSF, and viceversa. To
me, you have
been the model member, the guy
who knows all, does all. My hero.
How did you ever get hooked into
bonsai?
TZ: In 1972, my rst year inJapan, my family and I were
stationed at Camp Zama near
Tokyo. During a courtesy call on
a Japanese ofcial, with whom I
worked, I saw my rst bonsai. A
few days later he presented me
with my rst bonsai, a ve-needle
Chuck Eschenburg:
Ed: I have
learned so
much about
the many
things you
have done
for bonsai, Ialmost donʼt
know where
to start. So, when did you start
with your rst bonsai?
CE: 1969, and like everyone else,
it grew
and grewuntil I
had to
simply
cut back.
Ironically, I
didnʼt stop
until I retired,when many take it up.
Ed: Knowing my case, that is when
I took it up-why?
CE: I found that, with my busy
schedule, working on my bonsai
was very therapeutic. Likewise,
when I closed my medical practicewe planned to travel-a lot. As you
know, travel and bonsai do not go
together.
Ed: For sure.
At the 2003 BSF Annual Convention, President Louise Leister
sellected two men for the Presidentʼs Award, recognizing them for
many years of outstanding service to BSF and the community. The
following are interviews with these two remarkable men.
Doing bonsai in
the good old days.
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November 20037
Black Pine bonsai is to encourage
growth on some branches and
back budding on others. On
tropical trees a hard pruning anddefoliation accomplish this. On
pine trees, the approach differs
with needle thinning and pruning at
the right time. But before you get
to that, the rst point to consider
is where the tree is in its design
cycle. Seedlings, or recently
pruned nursery stock have differentdevelopment approaches than a
nished bonsai.
For instance, needle
reduction should
not be practiced
while striving to
grow branches.Also, as with all
trees, only work on
healthy specimens.
Ignoring this
advice in our
zone could be
fatal to a weak
Japanese Black Pine.
Needle Thinning: In my garden,
by Christmas, the Japanese Black
Pines have nished with the last
batch of needles. So they need
to be removed; to make room for
more needles, to get sun on the
branches, to let interior shootsgrow, and to encourage back
budding, to get air circulation
inside the tree to prevent fungal
attacks. I prefer the Christmas
break for needle thinning. I use the
Red Maples next to my yard as my
guide. When their leaves are falling
off, it time to remove last yearʼs pine
needles. With a healthy tree, I will
do needle thinning again in August.The theory being the tree still has
almost 4 months to grow that year.
This is equal to the total growing
season in more temperate areas.
I also remove damaged needles
(broken while wiring, by insect
chewing or by fungus) throughout
the year.
By the way, most people think
of pine trees as
evergreen, but they
are still deciduous.
They lose needles
each year, they just
donʼt lose them allat one time like soft-
leafed trees. Needle
thinning merely
helps nature drop
the old needles so
they donʼt become a
detractor to the tree.
Removing needles to get the
inside branches to grow represents
one aspect of energy balancing.
Many authors mention this in
mysterious ritualistic sounding
techniques – but it is really simple.
If a needle gets shadowed by
another needle, it wonʼt do its job ofphotosynthesis. It will eventually
fail and whither. Similarly interior
buds will not develop. A Japanese
Black Pine, as many other trees,
strives for maximum sunlight so
Japanese Black Pine, Pinus thunbergii
Circa 1985, Started bonsai 2000
18 h/14 w/2 t Handmade pot (by Rob)
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it will divert its nutrients to the
branches getting the most sun.
Hence the top of the tree will grow
more than the bottom. And, outside
branches will grow more than theinside. The goal in bonsai is to
control this growth and to help the
tree balance its vigor between the
exterior and the interior of the tree
and between the upper branches and
the lower branches of the tree.
Needles make food for the tree.
The more needles on any given
branch the stronger and faster that
branch will grow. By reducing
the number of needles on strong
branches, you slow down that
branchʼs ability to produce food and
hence slow its growth. This gives the
weaker branches a chance to gainstrength as they grow.
In doing needle thinning, think
of the rule of opposites. Strong
branches have less needles after
pruning. Weak branches have more
needles. Leave at least 2 pairs of
needles on all the vigorous branches.On weak branches you can leave
as many as 5 to 7 pairs of needles.
The older needles are the ones that
are on the woody stems of the tree.
However, if you have been diligent
in prior yearʼs needle thinning, then
the old needles will be the ones
closer to the nexus of the branch.Often, new buds pop at the site of a
plucked needle. Exactly how many
needles to leave depends on what
you want to accomplish with each
branch. Hard fast rules really donʼt
apply, especially in Florida with
our long growing season.
Pruning Branches–When
pruning branches you will be
mostly cutting shoots, sometimescalled candles. Occasionally, if
restyling a tree you may need to
cut a woody branch. Carefully
consider this as it takes signicant
effort to regrow a branch on
a Japanese Black Pine. For
balancing energy, keep in mind
the state of the tree. For recently
styled nursery stock, you may
need a vigorous shoot to grow a
tapering apex or to cover a chop
scar. For sacrice branches, let
them grow with only a slight
needle thinning and slight pruning.
Depending on the developmentalstate of the tree, some of the very
vigorous shoots may need to be
pruned, especially at the apex
and periphery of the tree. Needle
thinning may not be enough. The
goal is to balance the vigor among
the shoots. After pruning, it maybe necessary to remove some
current needles from the very
vigorous shoots.
When pruning, general bonsai
rules apply. Always prune to a
bifurcated node. That is have only
two branches emanate from anode. The reason is that Japanese
Black Pine branches will swell
more quickly if there are 3 or 4
sub-branches emanating from a
node. Avoid bar branches as they
cause ugly localized swelling.
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On nursery stock though, it may
be difcult to totally eliminate a
bar branch as young pines tend to
grow branches at nodes. If you
absolutely canʼt eliminate a barbranch – donʼt. Use wire to move
the mass of the foliage to either
different levels or to hide the bar
joint.
Never prune a branch so that
no green remains. As with most
pines, these will hardly
ever bud from a branch
with no needles. (Notice
I said hardly ever
– I have seen it happen,
but it is rare and not
something to depend on.)
Always cover a woody
cut with some sealer.Dark brown cut paste
works well.
Candle pruning
encompasses an area
of extreme variation
in technique. For
simplicity, trim candles when theyare just starting to show needles.
Trim them as far back as you can
consistent with the development
needs of the tree. That is, for
example, on a branch needing
length, you can leave the trimmed
candle several inches long. For a
nished tree, trim the candles toabout inch. On a healthy tree, I
prune twice a year- when repotting
in January and during the second
cycle in August. A few weeks
after pruning, new buds will pop
at the cut sites. Go in with tweezers
and remove all but two of the buds
to permit bifurcation from the start.
If a branch is weak, you can leave
one or two extra buds for a fewmonths but never more than a year.
Always wire after needle thinning
and pruning. Invariably you will
break some needles while rewiring,
so donʼt totally nish the needle
plucking until after you have wired.
Otherwise, you could end up with
no needles (not good).
There is one extra pruning
technique aimed at needle length
reduction. Only strive to reduce
needle length on established and
healthy trees. Also keep in mindthat needle length reduction is
temporary. The wonderful trees
you see in the magazines or at the
major shows have had their training
regimens planned to have the short
This Regal JBP - Mr.Daizo Iwasaki’s
Garden, Eiheme, Japan (2003)
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Mr. Kimura’s Black Pine
Omia, Japan (2003)
needles for the shows. In Japan,
the major artists show their pines
about every 10 years as making
shorter needles does stress a tree.
Needle length reduction will alsoslow down development. The key to
short needles is to time the pruning
so that the needles have less time
to fully grow in the remainder of
the season and to cause the tree to
expend its resources growing those
shorter needles. This is a problemin Florida as our trees hardly stop
growing. The twice a season needle
thinning and pruning technique will
reduce the needle length somewhat.
But, for extremely short needles, let
the candles fully extend and then cut
them hard. In Florida, it works best
if you skip the January pruning, letthe candles extend and then prune
hard in August. It seems counter
intuitive, but cut the weak candles
rst and then about two weeks later
cut the strong candles. This gives the
weak candles more time to make
the new shorter needles. You will
have very short needles for the
rest of the year. However, by next
January, get back to the regularpruning regimen or the tree could
lose shape.
Only work on making short
needles every other year, and
longer if the tree is old or overly
stressed from the last cycle. Much
more could
be said about
making short
needles, such as
reducing water
and feed, or
allowing the tree
to get pot bound
but those aretechniques that
individuals have
to learn based
on their own
soil, watering,
weather and other
circumstances.
Grafting; when developing
Japanese Black Pine trees from
nursery stock, especially bigger
trunk ones, it is often necessary
to replace a thick branch with a
thinner one or add a new branch
for the design. Since they hardly
ever bud on the old wood, graftingremains the only option. Grafting
can be learned with some practice.
Thread grafts are not that reliable
for the Black Pine. If you thread
graft, it is best to drill a hole
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slightly larger than a candle (the
scion) and slide the candle through
the hole when the needles have not
yet appeared. Then
wait 2 to 4 yearsfor the cambium
to swell and fully
mesh into one
another.
The most
reliable graft is
the approach
graft where a
living branch still
connected to its parent is partially
thinned and fastened to the host
tree. This will produce a graft in
about 2 years.
The most difcult graft but
best cosmetically is the veneer
graft where a detached scion gets
inserted into a slit in the host site.
It takes
lots ofpractice and
after-care
to work.
Always
use caution
when
wiring
graftedbranches.
The mechanical union does not
have the same strength as a normal
branch. At the workshop next year,
we will try grafting where it seems
appropriate for the design of the
big pines we will work on.Japanese Black Pines might
seem too fussy, especially
compared to tropical bonsai. But
there is a feeling of satisfaction
when you can see one develop and
mature into a ne specimen. Well
developed Japanese Black Pine
bonsai might out-perform your
mutual funds and really appreciate
in value.
Rob Kempinski, a mechanical engineerworking at the Kennedy Space Center,won the ABS 2002 New Talentcompetition. He also had a Buttonwoodselected for the BCI 2003 Ben Oki Awardof Merit. One of his Japanese Black Pines,of which he discusses in this article, wasselected as a Top 100 Bonsai by the Japanese Bonsai Society in 2002. Hemanages the BSF Visiting Artist program.When not doing all this he spends timewith his wife Terry and daughter Jennifer.
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ACTUAL SIZEWith an orange
The following ten bonsai are
samples of Robʼs collection. Truely
demonstrating his capabilities.
Satsuki AzaleaRhododendron indicum
Age unknown Started bonsai 2000
5 h/6 w/3 t over rock Tokonome pot
Imported from Japan. Makes beautiful
white owers with a touch of pink. Ex-
tremely small leaves. Tightly clasping a
Japanese volcanic rock.
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Juniperus chinesis sargenti kishi Circa 1995 Started bonsai 1995
8 h/6 w/1 t Japanese pot.
Kishi Juniper grafted to San Jose juniper
root stock by Mas Iishi, styled by Rob.
Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
Circa 1930 Started bonsai1998
26 h/24 w/6 t High quality Japa-
nese Pot
Named Tsunami for the curving drift-wood that looks like a breaking wave
(actually a double breaking wave.)
Selected as runner up in the
2003 BCI Ben Oki Design Award.
Ficus benjimina
45 h/41 w/12 t Tokonome pot
Collected Urban yamadori
from a hedge.
Shown on display at EPCOT.
Ficus
Chinese Juniper orShimpaku juniper
Tsunami
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Bougainvillea glabra
Cutting 1998 Started bonsai 1998
24 h/38 w/3.5 t Chinese pot
Was a gift from my friend
Luis Fountainils, in Miami,who rooted a large
branch cutting.
Ficus salicifoliaCirca 1998 Started bonsai 1997
8 h/6 w/1.75 t
Cutting from Jim Smith. Had two trunks
emanting like a “v”. Chopped one to make
a Formal Upright Shohin. Has practically
perfect branching for a upright style.
Celtis koraiensis(Imported), Started bonsai 1999
6 h/6 w/2 t Hand made Japanese pot
Air layered and chopped to be made
into a shohin tree.
Willowleaf Ficus
Korean Hackberry
Bougainvillea
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Ulmus americana var. oridana
Collected 1971 Started bonsai 2000
28 h/22 w/4 t
When collecting in 2000 my buddiesthought I was lost - in reality I was taking
my time digging this beauty from a farm
near Lake Okeechobee.
Chinese Tallowtree
Sapium sebiferum
Circa 1980 Started bonsai 1998
42 h/33 w/8 t Chinese pot
Uncommon as a bonsai, thisspecies is considered invasive. It
can undergo severe leaf reduction
and makes a little fall color. Prolic
small roots like knotted ropes.
Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum
Circa 1978 Started bonsai 1999
29 h/20 w/5 t Korean ceramic pot
White Lightening got its name from the white
shari and the circumstances of its collection.
After spending a day in the swamp digging
bald cypress, my brother and I emerged
looking very grubby. After one look at us thevendor at a roadside van closed the van and
moved on. We gured he thought we were
running moonshine or escaping from prison or
something. The root spread is over 10 inches.
I collected it solely for the nice quickly aring
roots. The tree had no taper. With the large
shari I carved articial taper. After 5 years the
tree has the illusion of an old gnarly tree.
Florida Elm
Tallow tree
White Lightning
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pine. The Service Club offered a 10
part course on beginning bonsai. I
took it, and fell in love with bonsai.
For the next two plus years severalof us from the class traveled to the
instructorʼs home and nursery for
lessons.
Ed: How can I not say it–“The
Zanes of Zama.” So how many have
you got now?
TZ: About 60. I learned my lessonearly, none of that “4 man” kind.
Mine are in the miniature, shohin or
mame, category.
Ed: Stats?
TZ: Born in Daytona Beach, FL, 26
Nov 1933. Met Sena in 1953 at the
University of Florida where we wereboth students. Married in 1957, and
have three children,
one son, two
daughters, and 10
grandchildren.
Ed: A real native
Floridian. What did you do in yourearly life?
TZ: US Army, Military Police
Corps, 1955–1977. Served at:
Fort Gordon, GA several times,
Fort Devens, MA,
Fort Bliss, TX,
Providence, RI,3 years in southern Germany,
2 years in the Panama Canal Zone,
and
3 years in Japan.
Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Ed: Wow, Iʼll bet Sena was 6 foot
tall before you dragged her around
the world like that. Then what?
TZ: Instructor, Daytona Beach
Community College, 1977 – 1993.I taught various criminal justice
subjects, academic as well as
practical. Last several years was
the lead instructor for the conduct
of high liability instruction which
included, emergency vehicle
operation and unarmed defense
and rearms training.
Ed: I imagine you didn t̓ stop there-
what came next?
TZ: Volunteer: Since my second
retirement, in 1993, I have a
variety of volunteer activities, one
of the most rewarding of whichis at the local Halifax Historical
Museum where
I work a couple
of days a week
doing research,
managing access
to the archives and creating
PowerPoint computer educational
programs.
Ed: Any future plans?
TZ: Ease up a little on
From page 6
On a butteryʼs path
He seeds and collects pollen
New creations mature
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volunteering, stay healthy, enjoy
my family, my bonsai and reading
books in my extensive home
library.
Ed: Any other hobbies?TZ: Reading. Photography. Stamp
collecting which has been rened
and is now mostly limited to
identifying and collecting forgeries
of Japanese postage stamps.
Several years ago this led me into
co-authoring a CD-ROM (nowin its 2nd edition) identifying and
cataloging forged Japanese postage
stamps.
Ed: So between all that, what else-
you wrote a bonsai training course
didnʼt you?
TZ: In the late 1970s I startedteaching bonsai classes.
Being a college instructor,
I had lesson plans for
each segment. I searched
the eld of publications
for one that could be
used as a syllabus for the
students. Finding none,
I wrote my own. It has
gone through various
revisions.
I quickly learned that
there were a lot of people in the
1980s who wanted to teach bonsai
and while they might know the
subject, did not know the teaching
process. So I wrote and published
the Instructorʼs Manual for
“Introduction to Bonsai – A
Course Syllabus.”
I also wrote an Intermediate
Syllabus, which is out of print,
but, is now on the BSF website for
downloading. For years I did all
the writing, setup, design, printing,collating, binding, advertising, and
shipping. That part of it ceased to
be fun so I offered the copyrights
on the material to both the BCI and
ABS. BCI declined the offer and
ABS accepted. Since then ABS has
been doing all the work and getting
all the prots.
I subsequently created for ABS
the rst bonsai correspondence
course in the Western World,
“Introduction to Bonsai– A
Correspondence Course,” and
donated that copyright to ABS.
Each of the publications is stillavailable from
ABS.
Ed: That didnʼt
seem to be
enough, so
you become
webmaster for BSF?
TZ: Jack
Douthitt began
the BCI website
and after several years he wanted
to shed the job. I had never done
anything like it but was convincedto try it and for several years I was
the webmaster for the BCI website.
Last year I convinced another
person to pick up its editorship.
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At Tropical, we sell every-
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We are the only source of
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Several years ago I began the BSF
website and continue to be its
editor.
ED: You gave up a couple positions in BSF that you probably
held longer than any one in its
history.
Please donʼt
give up the
webmaster.
Likewise, BSF has
beneted
by your
Convention
Guide for
years.
TZ: Yes, when I became 2nd VP
back around 1990, responsible
for conventions, I knew I did not
know enough to do the job without
a guide. I put together BSF Con-
vention Procedural Guide and
maintained for many years.
Ed: Thanks goodness you did, I
lived off it in ʻ99. Not to let any
moss grow under you, you were
involved with the By-Laws and
the Guidelines and Procedures
Manual too.
TZ: I worked on various revisions
of the By-Laws, and wrote the
BSF Guidelines and ProceduresManual.
Ed: You served all over BSF.
TZ: In 1977, after retiring from
the military and returning to my
home town of Daytona Beach, I
joined the nearest club, the Central
Florida Bonsai Club in Orlando.
A year later I started the Kawa
Bonsai Society in Daytona Beach.Ed: What ofces have you held?
TZ: Kawa: Founding President
and, then Secretary
and News Letter
Editor for past 20
years.
BSF: Member, 20plus years ago began
serving on the Board
and,
1st and 2nd Vice
President, and
President in 1994-95
Many other ofces, some ofcesmore than once.
Education Chair for many years.
Membership Chair for over 8
years.
Archives Chair for BSF
BCI: Member, Board of Directors,for two years.
BCI: Manager of the audio-visual
rental program for 15 years.
ABS: Member, Board of Directors,
for two years.
Ed: I have to say, Board meetingswill not be the same without your
total knowledge of BSF. You are
the man who knows. Live long and
prosper.
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Ed: You had a medical practice for
many years.
CE: Yes, I started a pediatrics
practice in Delray Beach in 1961. Ihad a partner for most of that time,
but worked alone for the last couple
years. I closed shop in 1998 and
we began to travel.
Ed: We who?
CE: My bride of 48 years, Carole,
who I met while in Med School
in Denver Colorado. We met
while attending the University of
Colorado. I was studying to be a
doctor and she a nurse. We are a
couple of Colorado immigrants who
led the move to Florida way back
then.Ed: Family?
CE: We have two daughters.
Margot Sadler lives with her two
children in Palm City. Mimi
Eschenburg lives with one of our
grandchildren in Newport News, VA.
Ed: You were breaking ground in
Florida bonsai when travel wasnʼt
as easy as it is today.
CE: Yes, but we had a lot of fun.
The only way to learn more was to
meet with others and work together.
Ed: That wasaround 1972?
CE: Ed Potter
and I were
sitting at a table at a convention
in Atlanta, when we got to talking
about having a State organization.
Ed Potter simply announces a
meeting of Florida attendees to see
about the possibility of a statewide
organization to host a nationalconvention. This was greeted
by much
enthu-
siasm,
and off
we went.
It was the
impetusto start
the South Palm Club. Many other
areas soon followed suit. The
folks in the panhandle and Tampa
were the sparkplugs along with
the Dade and Broward. It was an
exciting time with really wonderfulfriendships formed
By 1973, we had an organizational
meeting, and in Oct. had our rst
convention in Tampa.
Ed: Let s̓ see you were:
1973 President South Palm club
1974 Chairman of SpecialEvents Miami Convention
1976 Many years on the
Editorial Board of FB
1977/78 Convention committee.
1978/79 BSF 2nd Vice President
1980/81 BSF 1st Vice President
1982/83 BSF Pres.
1982/83 BCI Sec.A couple jobs in
between.
Ed: Then there was the Morikami . . .
CE: That was a real labor of love.
Young star burns brightlySeeds a path--and moves on
New creations mature
From page 6
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Likewise, we created the Hatsume
Fair, which is still celebrated today.
Ed: Having written the Morikami
articles for 6 years, I got to read the
many years of articles you did.
CE: You have my sympathy, it is one
more chore.
Ed: Your biggest joy
CE: Helping others, traveling, and
helping to start the Morikami.
Ed: Biggest frustration?CE: Medical malpractice litigation
and disillusionment.
Ed: You had a lot to do with the Haiku
in the Florida Bonsai.
CE: Yes, I love that art form. It has
brought me great joy. I learned a
lot from Vaughn Banting of New
Orleans, he has written a couple
books on it and we trade poems
frequently. You should try it.
ED: I will. Thanks for our time and
sharing this with us.
After living in Delray Beach for42 years, Chuck has a new address-
closer to his grandchildren:
8332 S.E. Angelina Court
Hobe Sound, FL 33455
772/546-4537
BSF made a decision to make a
statement with a bonsai collection
the world could see at this new
Japanese Museum and Garden.
Ed: There are many old articlesabout you and the Morikami
exhibit. You got the exhibit started
and built while creating the private
element the Morikami, Inc., not to
mention xing children.
CE: No one person did that exhibit.
A lot of people spent many
many hours and sweat building it
with there bare hands. From Jim
Smith in Vero
to Joe Samuels
in Homestead,
including the
members in
between, they put
in a lot of effort.
Likewise, thedonations of bonsai. It was a great
time, and BSF really did a great
job.
As far as the Museum, that was
tough. The County turned it down
three times, and it was hard to get
a commitment. Then we had toengage the community, and people
with money. To enhance our
credibility we linked up with the
Japanese city of Miazu as a sister
city. That was the home town of
George Morikami.
Old Friends
Oh, itʼs hot! Hiaku class
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by Alan Gouldthorp
Watering; when is dry dry
Watering; when is dry wet
Watering; when and whyDo you know when–yet?
A few months ago I hosted the
annual picnic for my club. It was a
great time with tons of food, great
people, and an auction that helped
raise money for the club. I also
got to show my collection to manypeople who hadnʼt seen it before.
During the party a number of
people commented on how dry
my bonsai were. I found that
interesting because I looked around
and didnʼt see one dry plant. Yes,
the surface of the soil was dry on
almost all my trees mainly because
I had neglected to water them that
day in the hustle and bustle of
getting ready for the party. Were
the trees dry though? Absolutely
not. After everyone had left I
started probing into the soil on anumber of trees
and, sure enough,
there was plenty
of moisture just
below the surface
of every tree that
I tested.
This got me to thinking; just
how dry is dry (or how wet is
wet)? Is it dangerous to keep our
bonsai on the dry side or is it
better to just water regardless of
the actual conditions of the plant?
This thinking prompted me to
write this article. Itʼs based on my
knowledge of soil structure and
dynamics plus my own personalexperience and philosophy on
watering. Some of this may be
very basic and mundane to some
of you; I realize Iʼm not breaking
any new ground here. Hopefully
it will give some of you some
information you can use.
Soil has three components,
the physical, the chemical, and
biological. While the pH, fertility,
and organisms in the soil certainly
effect growth I want to focus on
the physical properties of the soil
in this article.
The physical component of the
soil is concerned with the “stuff”
that the soil is made of. It is further
broken down into inorganic matter
and organic matter. The inorganic
portion of the soil is classied as
clay, silt or sand according to grain
size. Clay is the nest of the soil
particles.
Particles larger than 6.0 mm aretermed gravel.
The inorganic component deals
with the minerals that make up
the soil. This is the rocky, gravely
portion of the soil. These particles
Soil Classication/Grain size:
Clay .... less than .002 mm
Silt ...... between .002 and .05 mm
Sand .... between .05 and 2.0 mm
Sand, coarse, very coarse, larger than 2.0 to 6.0 mm
Water your bonsai when . . .
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are usually, though not always,
inert with no effect on the chemical
nature of the soil.
The source of the organic portion
of the soil is usually plant matter,mainly leaves that fall to the
surface and are incorporated into
the soil over time.
Soil that is very
high in organic
matter is labeled
“rich” while soillow in organic
matter is “poor”.
Thereʼs one more component of
the soil that I have not mentioned
and that is what is NOT there,
mainly the space between the soil
particles. At any one time thisspace is lled with one of two
things, either air or water.
Of all the properties of soil the
interplay between airspace and
water is by far the most dynamic.
The other parts of any given
soil sample are fairly constant.Organic matter is added very
slowly over time, pH is usually
steady and although an infestation
of pests may show up suddenly
the number and type of organisms
in the soil is also usually quite
stable. The amount of water inthe soil, however, is changing
CONSTANTLY. It is never the
same from one hour to the next and
on a microscopic level can even
be said to change from second to
second.
Of these same soil properties
watering is also the most important
for plant health. While itʼs true,
for instance, that an acid loving
plant will not do well in high pHsoil. The amount of water, either
too much or too little, is the single
biggest cause of death to our
bonsai.
Water is said to
exist in the soil
in three differentforms. First, after a
very heavy rain or irrigation almost
all the air space is lled with water.
Most of this water drains away and
is not available to the plant. This
is termed gravitational water since
the force of gravity removes it.
Even though the plant cannot usethis water it is very benecial in
that as it drains away it pulls fresh
air into the soil spaces providing
the oxygen to the roots that they
need for good health.
Once the gravitational water has
drained away there is still some
water left around each soil particle.
This is called capillary water. This
is the water that is actually taken
up by the plant and utilized for
growth. Capillary water forms
from the unique property of water
to form hydrogen bonds. Thishydrogen bonding is responsible
for the meniscus on a glass of
water lled to the brim. In the soil
it acts to insure that almost every
soil particle will have a thin lm of
Of all the properties of
soil, the interplay between air
space and water is by far the
most dynamic.
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water surrounding it.
If no additional water enters the
soil the capillary water will be used
up to the point where the plant
cannot pull any more water out ofthe soil. Even though the soil may
be what we term “bone dry” some
water usually exists. It is so tightly
bound to the soil particles to
be of no use to the plant. This
is called hygroscopic water. A
plant growing in soil this drywill surely be wilting.
One more factor inuences
the dynamics of water and
air in the soil and that is the
plantʼs roots. As roots grow
into the soil they begin to take
up air space. This then diminishes
not only the amount of water
that can penetrate the soil but theavailable fresh air that can get to
the roots as well.
So what does all this have to do
with bonsai? I think itʼs important
here to remember that bonsai are
usually grown in at least two or
possibly three phases. There arethe training phases and the nished
phase. Training may be in a pot
or the plant may be grown in the
ground for a period of time. At
some point the plant is ready to
be displayed and potted into a
decorative bonsai container.
Training in the ground is great
because the unrestricted root
growth means thick trunks in ashorter period of time. Collecting
wild specimens is akin to ground
training; itʼs just that Mother
Nature planted it instead of you.
If you read articles on collected
trees almost every single one of
them will tell you to remove allthe native soil before potting it up.
Very simply native soil is way
too ne. In pot conditions
the water will not drain fast
enough, very little fresh air
will be getting to the roots and
invariably rot will set in and we
all know what happens next.
Some plants are trained in
pots without being planted in the
ground. Plants trained in pots are
almost never put into sifted bonsai
soil; itʼs just too expensive. They
are usually grown in what I call
landscape soil that is a mix of peat,
bark and sand, usually a ratio of
about 60-30-10. This will work
ne for a while but over time the
peat (and for that matter the bark,
too) will break down, the soil will
loose its structure and, once again,
it will begin to hold too muchwater to the detriment of the plant.
I donʼt know how many trees I
have killed by leaving them in
training pots too long without any
repotting.
B o n e d
r y
C a p i l l a r y w a t e r
G r a v i t y w a t e r
Soil Cross Section
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So now we get to the soil used
in nished bonsai. Regardless of
what components you use they
MUST be sifted to remove the ne
particles. If not these ne particleswill clog air space, reduce water
movement, etc., etc.
I buy a commercial bonsai mix.
Many folks in my club make
their own with basically the same
ingredients, one part very to
extremely coarse sand, one partcalcined clay, and one part pine
bark. This mix drains very well
but it also has the capacity to hold
a tremendous amount of capillary
water. Calcined clay (most of us
use the trade name Turface) has
been heated and then pulverized.
This forms a particle that is veryangular but also very porous.
Thereʼs plenty of air space between
particles but each particle acts like
a miniature sponge. Pine bark has
very similar properties. In fact the
product that most of us use who
make his or her own has the slogan“The water keeper” right on the
bag.
Some folks like to use different
ingredients, Haydite is one that
comes to mind, but the result is
the same. Bonsai need a very well
drained soil that also holds a goodamount of capillary water.
So if weʼve got the right soil
just how often do we need to
water? Well that depends. Besides
soil thereʼs still any number
of different variables that will
effect how quickly a plant dries
(I almost typed dies!). Anyway,
sun exposure, size of the plant/
pot, length of time in the pot, thespecies of plant, amount of rain
and wind all have an effect.
Obviously plants in full sun
will need water more often than
those in shade. The sun not only
dries the water in the soil but the
plant will be utilizing the availablewater faster due to increased
photosynthesis. One of the single
largest consumers of water is
transpiration. The leaves give off
excess water to the air which cools
them and transports minerals.
This far exceeds the needs of
photosynthesis.
Small plants need water more
often than large ones and plants
that are well rooted usually need
more water than those that have
been recently repotted. I make it
a point to really check my small
mame and shohin regularly.
Different species of plants also
require different amounts of water.
Succulents like dwarf jade or cus
can store water in their tissues and
can take drier soil conditions than
species like elms and junipers.Then thereʼs the water loving
plants that naturally live in moist
conditions. Bald cypress, Ti Ti,
hornbeam and red maple need very
regular watering to do well.Continued on page 27
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or Allan, and
didnʼt get a
picture of thenished tree
I worked on.
But, we did
have
fun,
even
if you can-
not tell.
Looks like KAWA had a great
event. Nice crowd with a great
exhibit, and good demonstrations.Do
you think
these two
guys look like
they had fun?
Could you
have more joy
than with Guy
and Mike?
At the 2003
Convention
will get that chance.
All in all, a good name for the event!
On the same day, unfortunately,
Jupiter Bonsai had a 3 ring demo
of phoenix grafting, Kanuki, asRon Martin called it. Relating to a
Japanese legend
about legendary
animals having
the power to
deceive.
Here are the
results of the
three major
dead stumps
with trees
blended from
behind. Didnʼt get pictures of Ron
Ron Martin put a
juniper behind an
old dead bonsai.
Allan Carver put a ti ti on an
old grape tree root.
Dick Miller
put a triple
trunk juniper
behind an
enormous
pine root.
(JOB & Jupiter Bonsai events were advertised in our last issue.)
JOY IN BONSAI
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Obviously rain can keep you
from watering yourself but rain
can be tricky. Sometimes what
may seem like a nice rain that isperfectly adequate for the lawn and
shrubs may not be sufcient for
your bonsai plants. Unless it really
comes thundering down I check my
trees even after it rains.
Last but not least is wind. All
other things being equal I thinkwind is one of the hardest factors
to deal with. Exposed to wind even
a plant that has been newly potted
and placed in some shade can dry
out too fast. Wind can also be very
tricky even on a cloudy day. My
experience has been that wind on acloudy day can pull more water out
of my trees than full sun on a calm
day. If itʼs been windy all day itʼs
almost a foregone conclusion that
all my trees will need water.
Youʼll notice that Iʼve mentioned
that I check my trees. That isbecause I water by hand. My whole
collection every time I water. It
usually takes about thirty to forty-
ve minutes. I really believe in
hand watering rather than timed
irrigation. Timed irrigation is
certainly more convenient but I get
a better handle on the state of eachtree if I water each individually.
Even in the middle of summer
with no rain Iʼve waited over two
days between watering with no
ill effects to my trees. I do not use
soil surface dryness as an indicator
because I realize that although the
surface may be dry thereʼs plenty
of capillary water remaining in thelower portions of the pot. I also
believe that the air space in the soil
is just as important for good health
as water. If the roots cannot breath
because of too much water the
plants will surely suffer. Watering
less often assures that the roots get a
good dose of fresh air regularly.
I will tell you that I CHECK for
water every day. What I look for are
signs of dryness in my plants. I have
what I call indicator plants. These
are ones (fukien tea, for example)
that because of their nature or their
small size, or because they have notbeen repotted in a while, dry out
just a little more quickly. If these
trees show signs of dryness then itʼs
a good bet that all my trees need at
least some water.
So the bottom line… how often
do I water? When the tree needs it!
Alan, a landscaper for the past twenty years,
owned a wholesale woody ornamental
plant nursery for eight years, hosted “The
Garden Spot” radio talk show for over two
years, taught adult education in “Florida Landscaping” for ten years, wrote the article
“Space Coast Gardening” which appeared
in the Florida Today newspaper for ten years,
practiced bonsai for twenty years, a founding
member and rst president of The Bonsai
Society of Brevard in 1987, and presently is
Convention General Chair for BSF2004.
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From The Morikami
The exhibit continues
to ourish. Sorry about
the stands. They are ordered, but,the contractor has not been back,
and they donʼt seem to know exactly
when he will start. I suspect, since
it is county government, it will be
soon after October-their scal year.
The contractor will be there, he has a
contract to reconstruct the water falls
next to the
Yamato Kan.
It takes a lot
of equipment
to place a
4 foot high
rock!
Beginners bonsai classes begin in
October and run through April.
We have
the bonsai
to put out,
just waiting
for newstands. We
have a new Bottle Brush that was
donated in honor of Ron Kessler.
Bob Horvath donated his Catlin Elm
penjing landscape. Larry Kunken
donated a magnicent Fukien Tea.
Our Escambrion
that was delivered
one year agoSeptember,
is really
growing fast.
We repotted it
and cut off all
the beautiful
branches. Unfortunately, the most
beautiful branches were
at the top and a few very
poorly located up the trunk.
This is a challenge-no one
knows anything about it. It
sprouts like a Raintree or
Ebony, and
grows rapidly-thank goodness.
There will be a
“Discover Bonsai”
day December 13,
all day Saturday.
Ed Trout will be the featured
master. We will have vendors,possibly a workshop or two and
a clinic for amateurs who have
bonsai and need help. This is the
follow-up to the retreat we tried
last January.
We will have Ben Oki doing a
program in January.
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November 200331
Confession of a Conventioneer,
or:
How the Chairman Sees It. by Alan Gouldthrop
I love conventions!
You get to meet other bonsai
enthusiasts from across the state.
You get to view an exhibit of trees
from the local host clubs that you
probably have never seen before.You get to watch demonstrations
and take workshops from
masters from across the country.
Convention vendor areas give
you the chance to purchase new
treasures with more choices than
you could ever nd anywhere else.
You also get to vie for rafe itemsand take home your winnings at a
fraction of the cost of to buy them.
Last, but not least, you get to stay
in some pretty impressive hotels.
Next yearʼs BSF 2004 convention
is no exception.
Next yearʼs convention will beat the Radisson
Resort at the
Port in Cape
Canaveral, Fl.
As convention
chairperson
I traveled to
a number of
different hotels
to check out
their suitability
as a convention
venue. Once I arrived at the
Radisson my search was over. This
place is awesome!
The Radisson is perfect for a
bonsai convention. Itʼs got the
space, itʼs got the amenities, itʼs
got the luxury, and itʼs got the
value that weʼre all looking for in a
convention site.
Have youʼve ever felt cramped
at a convention walking through
the vendor area, watching a
demo or taking a workshop? You
wonʼt this time! The area of the
convention center and breakout
rooms totals over 18,000 square
feet. The vendor area will be
over 5000 sq.ft. Thatʼs enough
for over 100 vendor tables. Atthis point in time over 80 are
already sold. (If youʼd like to be a
vendor you can get information on
buying tables by contacting Billy
Rhodes at (321) 267-3488 or at
The demonstration room thatdoubles as the dining
room can comfortably
seat over 200. Thatʼs
with a stage set up for
the masters to work.
The workshop rooms
are also very spacious
with enough room forabout 50 people each.
With ten workshop
participants that leaves
plenty of space for
observers. Also all three workshop
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rooms are in very close proximity
so observers will be able to enjoy
the progress in all the workshops
that are going on simultaneouslyby simply walking a few feet. The
exhibit room is over 1400 sq. ft.
The preliminary exhibit design has
space for about 60 trees.
When it comes to amenities the
Radisson is top notch. They have
a fantastic restaurant and cateringfacility. I have personally eaten
there and
the meals
will all be
gourmet
delights.
They
have an
awesome
(and
huge) swimming pool with
cascading waterfalls and a Jacuzzi.
They also offer an exercise room,
lighted competition tennis court,
a pool side Tiki bar and theFlamingoʼs Lounge to whet you
whistle, valet laundry, on site Avis
car rental, the list goes on and on.
The Radisson is also very close
to other area attractions. Theyʼre
only a few minutes from world
famous Cocoa Beach. Youʼll alsobe only a short distance from
the Port Canaveral Cruise Line
Terminals, Kennedy Space Center,
Spaceport USA and about an
hours drive from Disney World,
Universal Studies and Sea World.
Thereʼs even complimentary
transportation
to the beach
and CruiseTerminals.
Then thereʼs
the rooms. Thereʼs 212 single and
72 one and two-bedroom whirlpool
suites. When I rst contacted the
hotel I took a tour of the place and
when I walked into the rooms therst word out of my mouth was
“WOW”. They are nice! In their
brochure the Radisson describes
the rooms as “luxury class”
and that is right on the money.
Speaking of money, get this; the
room rates are only $4.00 more
than the Stouffer Orlando charged
way back at the 1992 convention.
Thatʼs right, only a $4.00 increase
in eleven years!
As convention chairperson, I
would like to personally invite you
to next yearʼs BSF convention at
the Radisson Resort at the Port.
I am condent that the luxury,
amenities, spaciousness, and value
that the Radisson offers will make
for an unforgettable convention
experience. See you there!
PS. To check out the Radisson
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ANNUAL MEETING
BONSAI SOCIETY OF FLORIDA
The Annual Meeting was held at
the Ramada Inn Hotel, Fort Myers,
Florida, on May 23, 2003.
Treasurer Ed Lippincott reported
that we have $24,029.80 in money
market accounts, CDʼs, and
checking accounts, and $6000.00
will be reimbursed to BSF from the
2003 and 2004 Conventions.
George Henderson, 1st Vice
President summarized the Trusteesʼ
reports. All clubs are doing very
well with the exception of one
club that has asked the Board for
assistance in gaining membership.
BSF has instituted new awards for
its members.Dick said that he is taking the
magazine in a new direction. He is
hoping to add a gallery of pictures
of bonsai, a styling or sustaining
article in every issue, and offer
an online version available in
color. He is selling ads to offsetthe magazine cost. He requests
pictures and articles as well as
suggestions and criticism.
Dick also 2nd Vice President
responsible for BSF Conventions
said, the next convention is being
co-hosted by Brevard and TreasureCoast Bonsai and will be held in
Port Canaveral on May 27 – 31,
2004. No club has offered to host
the 2005 Convention. The new 2nd
Vice President, Gene Callahan, is
willing to come to your club and
speak about what is involved in
hosting a convention.
Louise announced that Ray
Malin is the new chairman of the
Education Committee.Tammy Malin reported that BSF
has 739 members, compared
with 831 for 2002; this is an
89% renewal rate. She said that
communication with members
is made difcult by the large
number of incorrect addresses.She encouraged all of the clubs to
check the information sent to BSF
and correct where necessary.
Louise announced the new ofcers
for 2003-2004.
President George Henderson
1st
VP George Hutson2nd VP Gene Callahan
Treasurer Ed Lippincott
Asst. Treas. Dave Bechtold
Record. Sec. Carol McKinney
Corresp. Sec. Vlad Foursa
Trustees
District 1 Lynn Fabian
District 2 Steve ChapmanDistrict 3 Ray Malin
District 4 Stanley Orsolek
District 5 Al Harnage
District 6 George Hutson
Louise announced the inception
of a new BSF Award. These are
volunteers, whose names weresubmitted by their club ofcers,
and who have worked hard on
behalf of their club.
Since this was the rst year for
this award, not all club ofcers
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received or responded to the
request for nominations. It
is expected that there will be
recipients from all districts next
year.This yearʼs winners of the
Volunteer Award are:
David Baruch
Mary Madison
Robert BenaimKen McIntyre
Randy BrooksCarol McKinney
Mike Cartrett
Charles MichaelsonChichigawa Study Group
Mary Miller
Myrna Diaz
Bud Shafer
Toby Diaz
Mike Sullivan
Frank Harris
Ed Trout
Lee Vanderpool
A BSF member reminded the
group about the World Bonsai
Convention in 2005 in Washington
D.C. It will be held on Memorial
Day weekend and could be a
potential conict with the BSF
Convention. Louise responded
that BSF would support the World
Convention and would hold its
convention at a time not to conict.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm.
BOARD MEETING
BONSAI SOCIETY OF FLORIDA
The Board meeting was held at the
Ramada Inn, Fort Meyers, Florida,
on May 22 and 26, 2003.
The treasurerʼs report was as noted
in the Annual Meeting.
Ofcersʼ Reports:
1st VP, George Hutson
introduced the new trustees:
Lynn Fabian–District 1,Steve Chapman–District 2,
Ray Malin–District 3,
Stan Orsolek–District 4,
Al Harnage–District 5,
George Hutson–District 6.
Ray Malin announced that
2 families and 4 individuals
registered for the 2004 Convention
as well as 69 vendors.
Lynn Smith reported that Dave
Cuddington is in the hospital.
Appointment of Committee Chairs:
George Henderson enumerated theCommittee Chairs:
Elyse Van Dyke–Archives,
Ray Malin–Education,
Tammy Malin–Membership,
Dick Miller–Publications and
Morikami,
Rob Kempinski–Speakerʼs Bureau.Unnished Business:
Louise Leister said that the Board
needs a form for the various
award nominations. She received
a hodge-podge of emails, which
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were difcult to decipher. She
also expressed her belief that the
recipient of the Presidentʼs Choice
Award should not have to beapproved by the Board.
Because the Trustee Award is such
an important award, the recipients
should be at the banquet to receive
their awards.
Any BSF member can submit a
name.
George Henderson suggested a
volunteer of the year award, but
he favors not limiting the number
of regular
volunteer
awards.
The ofcersof two clubs
said that they
did not receive
their ballots for
the new BSF
Board, further
conrming thecommunication
problem
discussed at the May 22 board
meeting.
Louise is working with Rob
Kempinski on the video and
publicity committees.Dick Miller says that the
Convention Resource Board will
be a source of factual information
from previous Conventions.
The Trustees should ask clubs
what they can contribute to a
Convention. Could they host,
co-host, or assist another club.
Someone from BSF could talk to
them about assignments.
George Henderson wants to improvethe image of BSF.
Stan Orsolek suggested that the
Board could communicate more
personally with the members, and
not exclusively with club presidents,
via email. Tammy Malin responded
that of the 699 members of BSF,less than 100 have email addresses
registered with us. Tammy said
that the new membership form
will ask for email address as well
as in what capacity could the
member volunteer or advise. It was
suggested that “hobbies” be added
to the form.
Dick Miller expressed concern
about the State law to eradicate
non-native trees. He is afraid that
it might be construed to include
bonsai.
(Board Mtg) Unnished Business:
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(Board Meeting) New Business:
Dick Miller reiterated the
communication problem and
suggested a solution might be acommon xed date of membership
renewal for the clubs.
Tammy Malin pointed out that
Club ofcers are required to be
BSF members. When a husband
and wife are each club ofcers,
the clubs should pay BSF for
membership for each person.
Elyse Van Dyke will inventory the
documents that she has and put
copies on disk.
Rob Kempinski submitted the
budget of the visiting artists from
last year.The potential list for next year
includes: Walter Pall, Ben Oki,
Guy Guidry, Herb Gustafson,
Suthin, Pedro Morales, Boon
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Louise Leister announced that theEpcot coordinator will become a
permanent Committee and should
be invited to board meetings.
Louise encouraged a special
dedication of the BSF stand at
Morikami with the logo tree
displayed on the stand.Dick announced that Central
Florida is the latest club who has
purchased stands at Morikami.
The price of stands will go up
from $500 to $5000 in July. Our
$500 stands compete with their
fundraising efforts. They allowed us
to sell the stands for 2 years at $500
to member clubs but our time is now
up. (SWFBS subsequently donatedone with their convention prots.)
George Henderson established the
next board meeting to be Saturday,
January 31, 2004 in Ocala.
George reminded that the 2005
Convention cannot be on Memorial
Day weekend due to the WorldConvention in Washington D.C.
Rob Kempinski said that we might
just “beef-up” the Miami Club s̓
annual show and not hold a complete
convention.
Ray Smith informed the Board that
attendance at the 2003 Conventionmight have been down because
so many people attended the
Convention last year. BSF might
consider holding a Convention every
other year and doing something else
during alternate years.
George Henderson said that BSFmembers have been asking for a
less expensive convention, with
less expensive hotel with meals
included. That is exactly what this
Convention offered, but there was
still low attendance, only 105-110
full registrations.
BSF needs the convention money
every year in order to operate and
support the magazine.
The meeting adjourned.
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