San Diego Bonsai Club Volume 46, Issue 7 July 2020
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The Bonsai Wire ....in the Time of Covid-19
HelloFellowClubMembers,Ihopeyouandthoseyoulovearesafe,healthy,andworkingoncreativewaystoadapttothisunprecedentedcrisisinourlives.Iknowweallwanttoseesome
semblanceofnormalagainsowecanenjoyeachotherinperson.Meanwhile,here’ssomenewsaboutpastandupcomingactivities.OurVPofMembership,Uday,requestedandreceivedtwograntstotaling$2250fromQualcomm,hisemployer.QualcommhasagenerousprogramtosupportnonprofitsandthesegrantswenttowardthepedestalprojectattheSanDiegoZooSafariParkBonsaiExhibit.Thankyou,Uday,fortakingthetimetosubmitforthosegrants.SDBCreceivedsomeverynicedonationslastmonth.MaggieCrowelldonated30assortedglazedbonsaipotsandsuisekitrays.WhileGabeAblesdonated15assortedplantstobeusedforbonsaistock.Thankyou,MaggieandGabe.OurSanDiegoBonsaiFacebookpageisactiveandgrowingwith313members.TheFacebookpagehassomegreatpicturesofmembers’bonsais,interestingquestionsabouttreecare,pictorialupdatesontheSafariParkpedestalproject,andothergoodinformation.TheFacebookpageisagreatwaytostayintouchwithbonsaiexpertsandnewbiesalike.There’sstilllotsgoingonwiththeSDSafariParkandtheJapaneseFriendshipGardenwhichyoucanreadaboutinthiswire.Iknowmanyofyouwouldliketoknowwhenwewillbeabletomeetagain.Thetruthiswereallydon’tknow.Iregularlyvisitthecountywebsite,sandiegocounty.gov,toseethelatestinformationonCoronavirusDiseaseunderSafeReopening.Evenwiththeinformationonthissite,weknowrequirementsandrestrictioncanchangeovernight.
WelcometoJuly.Ihopeeveryoneiscontinuingtostaysafeinthesetryingtimes!Astheworldisstartingtoopenup,andyoustartgoingbackoutinpublic,takecareof
yourselves.Astheheatpicksup,watchyourtrees.Makesureyoukeepthemwatered.Don’tletthemdryout!DuetothecontinuinguncertainstatusoftheStateandourabilitytomeetinperson,allclassesarecancelleduntilfurthernotice.Oncewegetthegreenlighttostartmeetinginperson,wewillstartupclasses.Untilthen,thereisgreatinformationtobefoundonthewebatsiteslikeJonasDupuich’swebsiteandbloghttps://bonsaitonight.com/,RyanNeal’swebsitehttps://www.bonsaimirai.com/orBjornBjorholm’swebsitehttps://bjornbjorholm.com/.Allthreeoftheseandmanyothersareawealthofinformation.Aftermuchthought,considerationanddiscussionwiththeotherBoardmembers,IhavesadlycometotheconclusionthatwewillnotbeabletohaveaFallBeginnersClass.Duetothecontinuinguncertaintyoftheworldwelivein,theabilitytomeetandworktogetherandmaintainthesocialdistancingrules,itisjustnotfeasibletocarryon.TheTreasurerwillbeissuingrefundstoallthathavesignedup.Ifyoupaidbycreditcard,itwillbereturnedtoyourcard.Ifyoupaidbycheckorcash,acheckwillbesenttoyou.Ilookforwardtowhenwecanmeetagainandresumeourclasses!IfyouhaveanyideasthatcanimproveourprogramsorhaveskillsthatyouwouldliketosharepleasecontactmeattheMonthlyMeetingoratwfgraham3rd@gmail.com
Hellotoall!Hopeyouaresafeandingoodcheerduringthistryingtime.8newmembersjoinedtheclubsincelastreport.PleasewelcomeMatthewDickson,JamesMcCann,LaRunceMoffett,DavidMiller,MichelleNotricaandMattJillson.Withtheseadditionswenowhave288currentmembers.193memberswhohavenotpaidforthecurrentyearareconsideredinarrearsandarenoteligibletoparticipateinclubactivities.Iencouragethesememberstorenewtheirmembershipandenjoyalltheperksandprivilegesthatthecluboffers.Renewalscanbedoneonlineontheclubwebsiteorinpersonduringtheclubmeeting.Weacceptpaymentbycash,check,andcard.Theduesremainat$30foranindividualand$35fortwomembersofafamily.Anyadditionalfamilymembersare$5each.
President's Message Sue Carter, President and CEO
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Iwouldliketoremindallreadersthatyoumusthaveactivemembershiptobeabletoparticipateinclubactivitiessuchbeginners’classes,workshops,andaccesstosaletableduringshows,bustrip,ClubPicnicsetc.
TheSafariParkhasnowreopenedtovisitorswithsomerestrictions!VisitorsarenowabletostrolluptothePavilionandhaveexpressedtheircomplimentstothevolunteersaboutthebeauty,theimprovements,andthecomfortoftheirleisurelyvisitsthere.ConstructionofthenewbonsaipedestalsattheSafariParkBonsaiPavilioncontinuesinspiteoftherecentheatwave.
Aftercompletingthefirst20outof44bonsaipedestals,theconstructionteamtookaone-weekbreakthenbeganworkonthenext8pedestals.Workhasproceededsmoothly,andweshouldcomecloseto
completingthe8pedestalsonJuly14.Thetwopedestalbasesinthepicturewillholdaveryheavyfive-footrockslabfordisplayofMelbaTucker’selmforest.WecelebratedBastilleDaybycompleting8morepedestalsfortheSafariParkBonsaiPavilion,includingsettingtheextra-largeandheavystonetoptodisplayMelbaTucker’selmforest.
Usingourhydraulicliftcarts,wemanagetominimizeliftingthistopwithmusclepower.Weusedtheliftcarttosetthetoponthe38”highpedestals,thenweusedthecarttolifteachendofthestonetoapplyadhesivetosecurethetoptothepedestalblocks.
...andfinally...
Wehaveallofourmaterialssecuredfortheremaining16pedestalsandwewillbeginclearingtheoldwoodenbonsaibenchesfromthenextsectionof6pedestalsonJuly14.Outoftheremaining16pedestals,8arelargepedestalswhicharealittleslowertobuildForthefirstsixmonthsof2020,SDBCPavilionVolunteershavedonatedalmost2000hourstotheSafariParkPavilioneventhoughthefacilitieshavebeenclosedforthelastcoupleofmonths!ThegroupofPavilionvolunteerswhohavedonated470hoursinJunealoneincluded:JuliaChow,Sally&SteveDischinger,Cathy&MarkEdgar,ChuckFasilis,SonyaHolmquist,JayaKaelberer,JohnJackson,Jim&SueKirchmer,CarlaMarasco,SandiMarasco,Charlie&SylviaMosse,‘lynStevenson,DennisWagner,andKenZito.TheParkhaslimitedourdaysandnumbersatthePavilion,butthevolunteershavetakenadvantageoftheirdesignatedtimesonTuesdays,Fridays,andSaturdays.ApartofthePavilionwasclosedoccasionallywhilesomeconstructionwascontinuingbutthatconstructionisnowfinished.WhatabeautifulPaviliononceagain!OurlimitedvolunteertimesarecontinuinginJulyasweawaitfurtherdirectionsfromtheZoo-SafariPark.Thegenerosityofourcoregroupofvolunteersiscontinuing.Wecanneverthankthemallenough!
Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion ‘Lyn Stevenson, Liason
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Thenewenclosure,createdtoprotectourcollection,inthebonsaidisplayareaisnearingcompletion.Thetreeswillbebackondisplaythisweek-end!Thedisplayareahasbeenreconfiguredtoworkwiththeenclosure,andtherewillbesomenewtreesneverpreviouslydisplayed.
TakeadvantageofourgreatSanDiegoweather,walkthroughthisexquisiteandpeacefulgardenandmeditateonallthebeautyandlifeinthe
trees.ChecktheJFGwebsite-niwa.org-forthelatestinformationondirections,ticketcostsandgardenprotocolasthesehavechangedbasedonrecentgovernmentguidelines.TheGardenisopenfrom10amto6pmwiththelastentranceat5pm.
OnJune20,weheldourinauguralFacebookLivesessionfeaturingFredMiyahara,oneofourlong-timeclubmembers.Fredisourresidentpineexpertandhappenstobeanationallyrecognizedexpert.HehastraveledtoJapanfortrainingandworkedwithsomeofthemostnotablebonsaiteachersintheUS.Whileagreatteacher,Fredremainsastudentofbonsai. ThesessiontookplacefromFred’sfrontyard.Fredcoveredthetopicofgeneralpinecareand,specifically,needlede-candlingmethods.Hesteppedusthroughthetheorybehinddifferentneedlede-candlingmethodsusinghissmallpinesandayardpinetodemonstratethetechniques.Healsomadehissessionabitofabonsaihistorylesson,sharinghisthoughtsonnumerousteachersandindividualswhohelpedtoshapethebonsaicraftintheUS.
WeextendaspecialthankstoFredforhiswillingnesstohelpourclubduringthistime.Ifyouhavenotyetwatchedthevideo,itisavailableontheclubwebsiteviathelinkbelow. http://www.sandiegobonsaiclub.com/ Weplantohavemoreeventsofthistypeinthecomingmonths.
Proper,effectivewateringisoneofthemostdifficultthingstoteachandlearnintheplantarenaandisevenmorecomplicatedwhendealingwithbonsai.Itappearsstraightforwardanduptoapointitis……justaddwatertothesoilandallisgood?Wronganswer.Evenveryexperiencedbonsaistshavetothinkastohowtheyarewateringbecauseofthenumerousvariablesthatneedtobetakenintoconsideration.Wealllearnhowtodothison-the-fly,butstillneedtodoublecheckwithameterand/ortheold-schoolfingerandeyetest.Sincewateringissomultifaceted,thisarticleislimitedtothesetwosubjects:SuggestionsforwateringinhotweatherandHowtoprotecttherootsandpotsfromexcessiveheat.HotweatherWateringTomitigatetheshortcomingsofissueswithdifferentsoilmixes,bonsaicontainersshouldbewateredatleast3timesperwatering.Justbecausewatercomesstreamingoutofthebottomofthecontainerdoesnotmeanthesoilparticleshaveadequatelyabsorbedenoughwater,especiallytheverydryparticleswhichcanbesodryastobecomehydrophobicascanbeseenwithnewsoils.Oldsoilmix,oldnurserysoilleftbehind,orfieldsoilleftbehindcanalsobecomesodryastoalsorepelwater.Sometimestheseoldsoilpocketscanalsobecometoowetleadingtorot.Eithertoodryortoowetequalsnorootswhichmeanslesstreevigorbutmostimportantly,whenthesoilparticlesarenotadequatelysaturatedwithwater,theydryoutfasterandsaltcanaccumulateabitfasterwhensoilisnotproperlyflushed.Mostpeoplewaterwithanozzleofsomesort.OvertheyearsIhavetriedandseenalltypesused.ThebonsaiwateringtoolssuchasMasakuni,oronethat’ssimilar,arethebest.Onegetsgoodevenflowandcoverageand,withavalveonthehoseend,onecanregulatethepressure.Turningthenozzlesothatthespraygoesupfirstandthencomesdowninnicesoftrainisthebestwaytoevenlyapplywaterwhilereducingsoilerosion.Duringhotweatherwhensoilsdryfastandfurious,doingthisatleastthreetimeswithseveralminutesinbetweenapplications
Japanese Friendship Garden Barbara French-Lee, Liason
Neil Auwarter, Curator
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Water - Not just H2O in the pot Charlie Mosse
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willassure,not100%guarantee,thatthesoiliswellwatered.Effectivewateringofhardrootballsduringhotweatherisachallenge.Herearetwoadditionalmethodsthatareeasilydonetohelppreventdryspotsintherootball.Onemethodistomoistenthesoilsurfacefirsttohelpbreakthesurfacetensionofthesoilsurface.Next,driporslowtricklewaterontothesoilsurfacefor15-45minutesdependingonthesizeoftherootball,thenwaternormallywithyournozzle/wand.Thesecondmethodistophysicallyimprovethesurfacepercolation.RyanNeilhasanexcellentvideodetailinghow.WehavedonethisattheJFG,andothersrecommendthisaswell.Carefullyremovethesurfacesoilsurfacewithasmallrake,chopstickandbroom.Removeabout1/8”to3/4”ofsoilfromthesurfacedowntoloosersoil.Thedepthdependsonthesizeofthecontainer/rootballandthedegreeofcompaction.Thesurfacerootswillbeaffectedbutthatwillonlybeaverysmallpercentageoftherootsystem.Thisremovessalts,accumulatedorganics,brokendownandcompactedakadamaandotherfinesthatcausewatertorunofftoofast.Replacethesoilwithfreshbonsaisoilmix.Thewaterwillnowpercolateproperlyintothesoilmoreeffectivelywettingthesoilunderneath.Ifyouhavesmallertreesinthekifu,shohinandmamesizes,sometimessubmergingthemisthebestwaytogo.Iuserainwaterforthisprocess.Every3to4weeksI’lladdamixtureoffishemulsionandkelpattheminimumrecommendedconcentrationtothewater.Fullfeedingisnotrecommendedintheheatbutaplantshouldnotbeunderfedeitherasthatweakensthetree.Thepotsaresubmergedintothewaterforseveralminutes,sometimeslongerwhentherootballisveryhardanddense.Whenthebubblesstopcomingoutthattellsmethesoiliswellsaturated,exceptinextremecases.JonasDuPuichandothersrecommendupto15minutesforsometrees.Whenthetreeisremovedfromthewater,allowittodrainatanangle.Shallowpotscanholdexcesswater,soit’sstronglysuggestedtotiltthem90°(holdthesoilifneeded)andyouwillfindthatmorewaterwilldrainout.Anotherhandywaytohelpsmalltreesandaccentplantsistoeithergetashallowtray,oruseanurseryflatlinedwithplastic,thenaddalayerofsandorpebblesinthebottom.Youcanaddwatertothetraytokeepthehumidityuparoundthetreesbutkeepthewaterlevelbelowtheroots.I’vesetupseveraltraysthiswayanddrilledatinyhole(1/16”-3/32”)inthetray.Iwaterthetreesandallowthewatertoriseabout1/3ofthewayupthepot.Thesmallholeallowsittodraininabout3minutes.Onecaution,ifyouthinkyouhaveadiseasedplant,removeitfromthetray.Thisusuallyisnotaproblembutjustbeaware.
Thereislotsofdebateonwhethertooverheadwaterplantsonhotdays.Researchandpracticalexperienceshowthereisnoharmtotheplant,anditdoesbenefitincoolingtheplant.Ifthesoilisalreadywet,onlylightlymoistenthesurfaceofthesoilandpotandthefoliage.Donotwatertheplantunlessitneedsit.Toomuchwaterinhotweathercaneasilycauserootproblemstodevelop.Recentarticlesandbookshavestatedthathealthytreescanwithstandheatbetter.Soproperfertilizing,goodsoilandkeepinginsectsundercontrolworkasa“team”tohelpyougetthroughheatspikes.Toreducewateringneedsandkeepthepotcooleronecanusesomeofthesuggestionsbelow.• Addbarkorgraveltothesoilsurface.Onedoesneed
tomovethecoveringawayabittocheckforsoilmoisture,butitwillreducewaterneedsbyblockingdirectsunlightandreducetheeffectsofthewind.Gravelworksbestforthissinceitdoesnotreadilywashaway.IuseDGscreenedto¼”+or-.Thelightcolorofthelocalriverbedgranitealsoreflectssomeheat.
• Placingsphagnummossonandintothesurfacesoilwillreducewaterevaporationbyreducingtheeffectsofthewindandsun,increasingmoistureretention.Soilerosionisalsoreduced.Thethicknessofthelayerdeterminesthedegreeofeffect.Overlaplongerstrands,keepingitinplacewithhomemadewirestaplesorscreenofsometype.
• Installingdrainagescreenorgutterscreenontopofthesoilreducesmoistureloss,soilerosion,andIfoundbychancethatmossgrowthisimprovedunderthescreen.ScreeninghelpstokeepthesphagnummossinplaceandlastlyhelpskeeporganicfertilizerchunkslikeBioGoldinplacewhenwateringandkeepsthemfrombeingtakenbyanimals.
• Wrapthepotwithwhitefrostprotectioncloth.Theclothwillallowthewaterandfertilizertopassthroughthematerialintothesoil.Theentiretreeandpotcanbecoveredwiththismaterialonreallyhotdaysifyoucannotgetthetreeintosomeadditionalshade.TheclothisavailableatHomeDepot,TheGreenhouseMegastoreandotherplaces.Itisbecomingmorepopularformanyplantpurposes.
• Wrapthepotwithaluminumfoilbutleaveitopenenough,oratleastopenable,toallowforwatering.I’veseenthisatTakShimazu’snurseryworkingveryeffectively.Wearsunglasseswhenwatering.
• StyrofoamisaneffectivecoverforsunandwaterasmanyhaveseenatRoyNagatoshi’snursery.Cutthe
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foamintoequalhalveswithaholeforthetrunkandnebari,thenplacearoundthetree.Thehalvescanbeheldinplacewithsomenails,homemadewirestaplesorwrapwireorgreentie-tapearoundthefoamandpot.Youwillneedtoremovethefoamforwateringorcreateholesinthefoamforwater.Thisrequiresmoreworkthantheothermethodsbuthassuperiorinsulatingvaluewhenitishot.
• Onemustkeeptheplant/potcoolenough.Duringtheheatspikeof2018,Iwasawaysothesestepstoprotectmyplantswerenottaken.ThetreesinfavorablespotswereOK.Thetreesintoomuchsunforthe1140daywithoutprotectionsuffered,notgrowingfortheremainderoftheyear.Onejuniperdidnotgrowuntilthenextspring.Becarefulnottooverwaterinjuredtrees.Theydonotuseasmuchwateruntiltherootsrecoverandthetreestartsgrowingagain.Thiscouldbeafewweeksormanymonths....bepatient.Aheatspikeintothelow100’sisroutineinmyarea,114°wasanewexperience.
Lessonlearned.Itiswisetotaketheextrastepstokeepthetreesandpotsprotectedfromsunandheat.Fromexperienceandtalkingwithothers,90°+(dependingonthehumidity)isagoodtemperaturetostartthinkingaboutprotection,atleastforthesmallertreesandmoreheatsensitivetrees.Ifyoudonothaveshadeclothoveryourgrowingarea,movingtheplantstemporarilytoashadyspotorsimplyputtingthemunderthetablesforafewdaysworks.Also,usingthefrostprotectionclothasatemporarycoverisveryworkable.Bottomline:Knowyoursoiltohaveabetterideaonhowtoeffectivelywaterduringhotweathertoassurethoroughwateringoftheentirerootball.Sheervolumeofwaterisnotalwaystheanswer.Protectcontainerfromdirectsunduringheatspikes.AdditionalSources:Threeexcellentarticlesonwateringbonsaiwereposted7/10,7/14and7/17onJonasDuPuich’swebsite.https://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/10/watering-conifers/ and https://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/14/watering-deciduous-bonsai-part-1/,andhttps://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/17/watering-deciduous-bonsai-part-2/.YoucanalwayspostquestionsontheSDBCFaceBookpageandgetanswersfrommembersathttps://www.facebook.com/groups/119048901440758.Thereismuchinformationandinsightwithintheclub.
AnexcellentsourceonwateringisMichaelHagedorn’sbook,BonsaiHeresy,justpublishedwithuptodateinformationonmanytopicsandmyths.Youcanfindthisonhiswebsiteathttps://crataegus.com/portfolio/the-bonsai-garden/orotherbooksources.RyanNeilcoversthesubjectthoroughlyonhiswebsiteatBonsaiMirai,ifyouareasubscriber.Seehttps://bonsaimirai.com
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Wearerunningnegativeincomeforeachmonththisyear.Normallythisiscoveredbyourmajorfundraisers-theSpringShow,theSafariParkBonsaiPavilionSilentAuctionandtheLakePowayPicnicwhichtogetherusedtobringinabout$7kofincome,butthisyearhasbeenverydifferent.Withoutthe$14kwithdrawalfromSDBCchecking(SDBCexpense)andthecorresponding$14kdepositintoPavilionchecking,wewouldhavebeenat-$3,436asofm/eJune.Ouronlysourcesofincomehavebeenmembershipduesanddonations(forthePavilionPedestalProject).Fortunately,wehaveadecentbankbalancethatwillhelpusweatherthisCOVIDcrisis-fingerscrossed!IsubmittedtheSalesTaxReturnforthe2ndquarterof2020(April,May,June).GOODNEWS-Wehadnosalestaxobligationin2Q2020!BADNEWS-Wehadnosalesthisquarter.
TheSDBCboardheldaZoommeetingonJuly7.Thefollowingitemswerediscussed,andactionstaken,asneeded.• TheJFGisofferingfreeadmissiontoSDBCmembers.
Susanwillchecktoseeifthatincludesfamilymembers• TherewasadiscussionwithBillaboutthefacebook
fortheSDBC.BillwillcheckwithErictoseeifthereisaloginnumber.
• Billencouragedthatmorepeoplewouldpostonthefacebooksothatwecangetmoreactivity.ShowingdifferentaspectsofBonsaitreessothatpeopleaccessingthisfacebookpagecangetmoreexcitedaboutdoingBonsai.
• TherewerediscussionsofthelivedemonstrationbyFredworkingonJapaneseBlackPines.Thereweremanycommentsbyboardmembersabouthowthisfirstvideodemonstrationwaswelldone.
• TherewerediscussionsofhavingaplantsalesometimeinthefutureattheJFG.Wedecidedthatit’ssomethingtoconsiderbutsometimeinthefutureifsituationswiththeCoronavirusgetsafer.
• TherewerediscussionswithUdayabouttrimmingdownouremaillistsremovingnonactivemembers.Wenowhaveapproximately300paidmembersand180unpaidmembers.Wehavebeensendingout
approximately700emailsineachemailblast.Udaywillworktotrimthislist.
• Therewerediscussionsonhowwecangetpeopletobecomecurrentontheirannualmembershipdues.
• IgnaciowillwriteupareviewofFred’spresentationfortheJulywire.
• BillGrahamdiscussedthatwewillcancelall2020classesandtheclubwillrefundthesepaymentsbacktothesepeoplewhosignedup.
BonsaiDetailWiring-YouTubeBonsaiBeginnerSeries-StructuralWiring-YouTubeIfyouhaveeverhadaquestionaboutthepropertechniqueforwiringbonsai,RyanNeilhasYouTubevideosthatgointogreatdetailonthesubject.HebreaksdownnotonlytheHowbuttheWhy.ItisoneofthebestprimersI’veseen.HerecommendsstartingwithhisbriefStructuralWiringvideo.
SanDiegoBonsaiClubislookingtofilltheBonsaiWireeditorpositionfortheremainderof2020.Thereare5moreeditionsscheduled.TheWireeditor’sresponsibilitiesincludecollectingthearticlesandpicturessubmittedbythenewsletter’scontributors,thenformattingthecontentintotheexistingnewslettertemplate.Thewritersarepromptaboutsubmittingtheirarticlestomeetthedeadlines,sotheeditordoesnothavetodoanywritingorgeneratingcontent.Somere-arrangingofmaterialandcorrectionsareusuallynecessary.TheJuneandJulyversionsofthenewsletterareinstraightMicrosoftWordformat-nothingfancy!Ittakesabout3-4hourstoputtheWiretogether.Themostdifficultpartisgettingthecorrectplacementofthepictures!JayaKaelbererhasfilledinaseditorfortheJuneandJulyissues.ThisisinadditiontoherdutiesasSDBCtreasurerandheractiveparticipationasavolunteeratSDBCSafariParkBonsaiPavilion.Thankyou,Jaya,forkeepingthisimportantcommunicationtoolgoing.Ifyouhavebeenthinkingofvolunteeringfortheclubandthisjobsoundslikeagoodfitforyou,[email protected]
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