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VOLUME XXXIII, NUMBER 2 ISSUE 134 MAY 2003
S p r i n g
I m p o
r t a n t
I n f o r m
a t i o n
I n s i d e
FLORIDA
BONSAI
BONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA, INC.
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You haven’t registered for the BSF convention
YET?
Time is up! And, the workshops are lling up too.
The Ramada Inn is already full.
Get registered NOW!
You can do it quickly and easily:Call Becky Bodnar at (239) 463-4102.Have credit card information handy.
Above all, Don’t take a chance on a hotel room!Call for hotel reservations:
Best Western 1-800-274-5511.
(Very short walk to the Convention Hotel)Be sure to say you are with the State Bonsai Convention.
SEE YOU THERE
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Presidentʼs Message
thankful for the great volunteers
I was privileged to work with.
Their dedication to bonsai mademy job much easier as well as a
pleasure to do. Many of these
volunteers are the grandfathers of
BSF and many will be the future
grandfathers and grandmothers
of this great organization. I have
heard people talk about great
bonsai people whom I have
never met and who now are
gone. I now have stories to tell
about the joys of working with
great bonsai people. Thank you
for treating me as one of you andhelping me along the way. Your
advice and guidance will never
be forgotten.
BSF grew
great and strong
because it grew
slowly and well
at the hands of
those before us.
Their great care and guidance
helped cement our foundation
and nurtured us along the way.
We need to remember that anorganization grows slowly. Much
talent came before us to create
this group, and their vision was
to share our art and to organize
our efforts. Times are changing
Well my
two years
have comeand gone
faster than I
like to think,
and this is my last Presidentʼs
letter before the passing of
the torch. It has been a great
experience for me to have
been President of such a ne
organization. We have shared
some troubling times in our
world and I feel our common
interest in bonsai has helped us
get through these difcult times.I have learned a great many
things and in spite of the times
have shared the
experience of
two wonderful
years in bonsai.
The greatestexperiences of
being President
of such a grand organization
were its people. These are
the people who share such an
interesting and ever changing artcalled bonsai. Our common bond
brings such a wide variety of
professional talents and beautiful
people to make a melting pot
of art and masterpieces. Iʼm
“ Let me look upward into
the branches of the towering
oak and know that it grew
great and strong, because itgrew slowly and well”
Wilfred A. Peterson
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and so is BSF. We are trying as
others before us to bring BSF
into the future and to create trees
that have the power to inspire
awe and wonder. We have seenchange and will see much more
in the future. People are not
always happy with change, but
our vision is for the good of our
art. I hope our changes made
everyone smile, and you see our
vision as we did in making these
changes. We are all part of BSF
and we all need to leave a piece
of ourselves to create the legacy
of BSF. Please contribute to our
vision and the vision of those
who came before us. Our historyis rich and BSF should be proud
of our hard working dedicated
people who do this for the joy of
bonsai. The next time someone
asks you, “what has BSF done
for me”, reply to their question,
“what have you done for BSF?”
Consider what one BSF member,
Lee Vanderpool has done for his
art and his fellow members as
noted in this issue. It is time for
others–you to step up and take
the lead. BSF is our legacy andour history is what we leave for
those who follow us in search
of the art of bonsai. It is an
organized effort to bring bonsai
to the people of Florida. I thank
you again, those who helped me
in my term, and I will see you in
my bonsai travels and continue
to help move BSF and Florida
bonsai into the future. I hope tosee you all at the convention and
annual meeting where we will
pass the torch to the next group
in our long history.
I leave you with the following
parting message and hope itinspires you in your art of
bonsai:
“It is not difcult to imagine
how, with their huge trunks
reaching upwards from their
anchors in the earth and their
branches seeming to touch the
sky, some of the worldʼs giant
and most ancient trees – whose
life spans far exceed those of
human beings – should have
seemed immortal and come to
occupy a special place withinthe greater scheme of things: to
appear in some way connected
with the forces governing the
earth, and to be able to directly
inuence peoplesʼ lives.”
From the Book Ancient Trees
by Anna Lewington & Edward
Parker
Happy trails to you all.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ofcers:
President Louise Leister
1st Vice PresidentGeorge Henderson2nd Vice President Dick Miller
Treasurer Ed Lippencott
Corres. Secretary Tom Zane
Recording SecretaryCarol McKinney
Past President Stuart Shapiro
Trustees:
Dist. 1 Dave Cuddington
Dist. 2 Eugene HowellDist. 3 Ray Malin
Dist. 4 Stan Orsolek
Dist. 5 Sally Molsick
Dist. 6 George Hutson
Committees:
Archive Elyse Van Dyke
Education Dick MillerMembership Tammy Malin
Publications Dick Miller
Tom Zane
Speakers Rob Kempinski
Board of Trustees Meetings
The Board of Trustees meets
twice a year. Once, at the annual
State Convention. Second, during
the winter at the convenience of the
BOT. All meetings are open to themembership. Items to be placed
on the agenda must be sent to the
Corresponding Secretary 45 days
prior to the meeting.
Bonsai Societies of Florida
Purpose:
BSF shall provide, for the
various Societies, Clubs, Study
Groups, and bonsai related
organizations having various
names, a statewide organiza-
tion to deal with common is-sues and needs, and to support
their programs.
MEMBERSHIP
Individuals acquire BSF mem-
bership as members of a local
Member Club. Other mem-
berships include, Member-At-
Large, Member Organization
At Large, Donor Membership,
or special Life Membership. Formembership information contact
your local club, the BSF web
site noted above, or:
Tammy Malin
Membership Chair
905 Heron Ave.Fort Pierce, FL 34982-6980
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From the Editor . . .
Gulp!
Lee! What do I do next?
I hope to do everything I can to
put out a quality magazine.
My vision is that Florida
Bonsai will be the world
renown source of information
for “tropical bonsai.” For thereaders, it will be your reference
document to keep your bonsai
healthy and beautifully
designed. Additionally, it will
be a reference for activities and
events that support your efforts
to create and sustain bonsai.
I have too often heard, “I
never knew there were such
specimens, or that Florida had
such remarkable bonsai.”
This attitude almost costus a bonsai exhibit at the
Morikami Museum. People in
other parts of the country who
want to purchase a specimen,
likewise, have no knowledge
of the potential of sub-tropicalmaterials. Additionally, they
have no idea what to do with a
tropical bonsai.
> For more, see page 20
In an effort to provide you
with the best information and
service, I am trying experiments
in an effort to make this the best
possible magazine.
All members will continue toget a magazine, as usual.
Starting with this issue, I will,
additionally, send anyone a
second copy of the same issue in
total color—via Email.
It is outrageously expensiveto print a color magazine. But
it doesnʼt cost anything to send
you a complete copy in full color
by Email.
Of course a complete magazine
is a large le, and it will take alittle while to download it.
Adobe Reader, the software
needed to open the le is
available free on our BSF web
site:
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/publications.htm. Select “Get
Acrobat Reader”, download and
install it. This will open the PDF
le of the magazine in color.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
COLOR EDITION OF THIS
MAGAZINE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL.
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EDITORIAL POLICIES
The views expressed in this publication
are those of the authors and do not
necessarily represent the views of theBONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA.
The views of others are solicited. We
reserve the right to refuse any article or
advertisement for any reason, and the
privilege of revising and/or rejecting
any article or advertisement which we
deem objectionable. Each article will
bear the authorʼs name. All materialnot carrying a byline is staff written.
Authors are requested not to submit
articles simultaneously to another
publication. No part of this magazine,
including articles, photographs, or
drawings, may be reproduced without
written consent of the Editor of
FLORIDA BONSAI and the author.
FLORIDA BONSAI
444 MUIRFIELD DR.
ATLANTIS, FL 33462-1206Editor:
Richard M. Miller
President:
Louise Leister
7 Coverdale Ct. S.
Palm Court, FL 32137
FLORIDA BONSAI is the
ofcial publication of the Bonsai
Societies Of Florida. It is pub-
lished quarterly, in Feb., May,
Aug., and Nov., and is provided
to each member.
Be sure to visit our web site at:
http://www.bonsai-bsf.com
Web Master:
Tom Zane
ADVERTISING RATES
ALL ADVERTISING RATES
HAVE CHANGED.
Contact the Editor, noted above,
for rates and conditions.
DEADLINES FOR MATERIAL
& ADVERTISEMENTS:
Feb. issue . . . . . . . . Dec 31
May issue . . . . . . . . Mar 31
Aug issue . . . . . . . . Jun 30
Nov issue . . . . . . . . Sep 31
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Phosphorous, the Key to Life and Beauty, . . . . . . . .
by Warren Hill
If you have never studied the effect and critical
need for phosphorous on you bonsai–you must
read this article. Pay special attention to the thingswe do that defeat the phosphorous we add.
1
Lee Vanderpool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lee Vanderpool, Florida Bonsai editor for 14
years—a remarkable history of service.
2
iPresidentʼs Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS
Index, Florida Bonsai Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to nd the good stuff from last year.
23Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A listing of all the really great people serving
you. Check them out, give them a hand.
28
A good year to learn something new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanity of vanities . . . 4
Morikami Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Still going . . . Some thoughts on the Bonsai
Retreat, and another Ben Oki creation.
5
EPCOT Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BSF members do it again. Great display, and a
great way to show the world Florida bonsai.
8
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv
New Ofcers 2003 - 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
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PHOSPHORUS THE KEY TO
LIFE AND BEAUTY
By Warren Hill
When planning the feeding
schedule of Bonsai, the element
phosphorus should share the top
of the fertilizer list with nitrogen
in terms of frequency and rates
of application. This important
element which is called “The
key to life”, due to itʼs direct
involvement
in most life
processes, is
a component
of every
living cell and
normally is found concentrated
in the growing tips and seeds of
most plants.
The supply of phosphorus
in a Bonsai soil can be even
more crucial than the nitrogen
supply in terms of overall plant
performance and health. The
importance of phosphorus on
vital plant parts such as rootage,
owers, seeds and the new growth
of each branch and twig can notbe overstated. As an example,
cells cannot divide unless there
is adequate phosphorus to form
the extra nucleus. Therefore, a
deciency in phosphorus causes
stunting and delayed maturity.
In addition to this, the lack of
phosphorus slows down the
conversion of sugar into starch
and cellulose. This results in a
buildup of sugar in the leaves
and stems and shows up as
purple streaks or spots. Another
phosphorus deciency symptom
is dark green coloration of
leaves and
stems. This
ab n o r ma l ly
high level of
ch lorophyl l
results whenphosphorus is decient and
nitrogen is abundant.
The effects of low phosphorus
levels in the soil is tolerated in
different degrees by the many
plant types used in Bonsai. Thecommonly asked questions such
as, “Why doesnʼt my tree have
more vigor?” or, “Why donʼt my
trees ower and fruit, I feed and
water them regularly?”
“Why doesnʼt my tree
have more vigor?” or,
“Why donʼt my trees
ower and fruit, I feed and
water them regularly?”
This article appeared in “Bonsai In
California,” Vol 15, 1981. Reprinted
by permission of the California Bonsai
Society, Inc.
> Continued on page 17
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Lee Vanderpool VolunteerAn
interview:
Lee andfriends.
Editor; How
long have
you been
working onbonsai?
Lee; Although
interested in
bonsai for many
years, I did
not have thestability to begin
my collection until planning
for retirement from the
military in 1984.
Ed; When did you join your rst
club?
Lee; November 1985. My rst
club meeting
with the
Ft. Walton
Beach
Bonsai
Society wasthe workshop for the last BSF
sponsored tour of Mr. John
Naka.
(Did I scare him off?)
Ed; About how many bonsai do
you have?
Lee; On benches, about 150.
Including the growing area,
well over 250. According
to my wife, many too many!(Ed; Your wife has a lot of
company.)
Ed; Family?
Lee; Wife, Rose, 28 years.
And, three cats
Ed; Where born? When?
Lee; Braymer, MO, 1944
Ed; Where are you employed?
Lee; Air Force at Eglin AFB.
Ed; Clubs membership?
Lee;
Presently, I am a member of:•Ft. Walton Beach Bonsai Society
•Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai
Society, ( Home club of the
BSF rst President, Mr. Ed
Potter)•Hama Matsu Bonsai Study Grp
•Bonsai Clubs International
•American Bonsai Society
•National Bonsai Foundation
Club of Thousands.
Ed; When did you become
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editor of Florida Bonsai?
Lee; July 1989. An edition was
due out in August and I made
it - talk about trial by re!
Ed; Future plans?
Lee; Retire and work on my
bonsai - the bonsai are
anticipating it
already!
Ed; Biggest
delight?
Lee; Spring
Ed; Biggest
frustration?
Lee; People who procrastinate.
Ed; Any other hobbies?Lee; No time. Bonsai is a time
consuming hobby. I need
about four more hours each
day just to keep up.
Lee displayed
his bonsai at
the EPCOT
International
Flower and
Garden
Festival
Leeʼs years of Service:
Ft. Walton Beach Bonsai Society:
•Three terms as President
•Two terms as 1st Vice Pres.
•One term as 2nd Vice Pres.
•Three terms as Secretary
•Editor of Club newsletter 1986-
2003
•Host club Convention Chairman
for BSF ʻ89
Pensacola Gulf
Coast BonsaiSociety:
•One term as
Secretary and
newsletter
editor
BSF Ofces:
•District 1 Trustee - 1988-89•Chairman of the Editorial
Committee - 1989-2003
•Assistant Archivist for BSF -
1990-2003
•Chairman Nominating
Committee - 1996 and 1998
•Corres. Secretary - 2000-2001
•Convention Workshop Chairmanfor BSF ʻ01 and BCI ʻ02
Bonsai Clubs International:
•Advertising Manager for Bonsai
Magazine - 1990-1998
•Ambassador for Ft. Walton
Beach Bonsai Society - 1990-
2003That it adds up to about
86 man/years of service. While
Lee still lives and still holds
some of these positions, he is
only now learning how to say no.
Lesson to all readers: You
might consider itʼs your turn tocontribute. You can do it.
Say, Thank you Lee at:
I902 Middle Drive
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547.
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One traveling master made an
impression. Walter Pall seemed
to get our attention with the blowtorch? Everyone seemed to be
startled and impressed with his
burning of the dead wood with a
small butane torch.
I know I was.
Have you ever read or seen thefollowing:
“Remove all
loose and de-
cayed bark from
inside the folds of
the trunk. Burn-
ing the area with
a blow torch will
make it easier to
remove plus aid
in preservation.
Clean off the
surface and applylime sulphur to
the entire trunk.”
Who said that?
John Naka
When?Vol. 15, 1981, Calif. B.S.
If you havenʼt tried this you
need to. Just be careful. This is
In a recent issue of a major
bonsai magazine, (I could notnd when I need it.) I noted the
remarkable
discovery
by the
author, that
it was theshade that
encouraged
root growth
f r o m
branches.
H o w e v e r. . .
In the winter issue of Florida
Bonsai, 1979, Joe Samuels
wrote an article that “shade” is
the secret of drop roots from the
branches.
What else is new? (Even this
question seems to have been
asked a long time ago.)
It was written, a loooong time
ago:
“The thing that hath been, it is
that which shall be; and thatwhich is done is that which
shall be done: and there is no
new thing under the sun.”
“The words of the ʻPreacher,ʼ
the son of David, King of Jeru-
salem.” Eccl. Cptr. 1, Vr. 9
It was a good season for learning/relearning.
a great way to treat new carved
shari or jins. It sterilizes the
immediate area, puts a beautiful
nish on the wood, and makes it
look like natural weathering.
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It will be a while, but you need
to see the great job Ben Oki
did on a humungus ilex. Spent
half the demonstration time
getting it into the pot. As of this
writing there are buds and leaves
throughout most of the trunks,
and looking for more.
As hot as it has been for therst half of March, it is hard to
remember how cold it was and
for how long. We had serious
cold damage, causing exceeding
anxiety for those who work on
them. So far we havenʼt lost
anything, and all damage seems
to be roaring back with new
growth.
Our experiment in January
with our Bonsai Retreat was a
qualied success. We learned
a lot. What we need is more
people learning-something.
Boy, did we
have an early
spring! Then
we got cold
nights again.(?)
Everything is busting out.
Thanks to Kawa, Treasure
Coast, Palm Beach, CentralFlorida, and BSF for donating
new rock stands for major
bonsai exhibit displays. Get you
club on board, and put out your
stand. This has been advertised
throughout the last coupleissues, no need to repeat them
here. If you have a question,
call. In July
the donation
r e q u i r e d
to “name”a bonsai
stand goes
from $500
to $5,000.
Those stands
are great,
and really improve the exhibit.
Another demonstration of BSF
support for a great bonsai display
at the Morikami Museum.
From The Morikami
“Critique” Attendees
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I guarantee you never had an
experience like it.
The purpose of the Retreat was
to hear from people interested inbonsai–and educate them and
the public. How many places
do people ask for your input and
really listen? I mean listen with
an easel and pen taking down
all input and translating it forthe Board of Trustees of BSF.
There is no way the Board can
do what you want if you donʼt
express it. You really need to
take advantage of opportunities
to express what you want and
need to improve your bonsai
experience.
The best thing
that could happen
to provide
this service tomembers is
for the local
clubs to take
the opportunity
to take the lead
in such an event. Those of uswho work at the Museum will
provide the facility and workers
to make it happen. This is an
invitation to all clubs, especially,
Gold Coast, Light House, and
Clearly the problem was
advertising and informing people
about what could happen.
The Retreat was an effort bythe volunteers to provide a venue
for people interested in bonsai. I
must add that the Morikami staff
put in a lot of hours as well, and
provided a lot of assistance—we
could not have done it withoutthem. (They learned as well.)
Thanks to BSF, we had
Ben Oki do a workshop and
demonstration all open to the
public. We had facilitated
discussion sessions. There
were vendors there to sell and
assist novices with their bonsai.We had an exhibit critique with
experts doing the evaluation.
And there was a Hiaku walk—
you must try this. Done right,
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Stop by. If you can arrange it,
make it some Friday morning
when we are working. If your
club is interested, I would be
happy to coordinate their visit
at any time and provide as much
assistance as I can.
Think of this as your exhibit.
Without BSF there would be
nothing there!
Dick Miller
Palm Beach
to run withit. (Broward,
Miami, and
T r e a s u r e
Coast as
well.) The
Museum staffhas indicated
they would
like to
provide for the Bonsai Retreat,
or whatever you want to call it,
at an earlier date, like November
or December. Any suggestions?
The summer will see the
addition of several new stands
for bonsai display. Likewise,
the development and coming
out of three or four bonsai thatare now in training. We always
have room for contributions. We
have run out of room for loaned
bonsai. Sorry.
Photos courtesy of Harold Kahn
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Once again, members of
BSF have had the opportunityto exhibit truly quality bonsai
to thousands of people at the
Walt Disney Epcot Japanese
Pavilion during Disneyʼs annual
International Flower and Garden
Festival. For the past 10 years
BSF has loaned up to 20 trees
each year in a win-win working
partnership with Walt Disney
World.
As requested in the August
2003 issue of Florida Bonsai,
many members submitted an
application and photos of their
bonsai to be candidates for
the annual display at Disneyʼs
Festival. The BSF Epcot
committee assisted in selection
of the nal bonsai to be presented
to the Disney organization. This
year twenty bonsai were selected
and are on display from April
25th to until June 8, 2003.
Additionally, BSF members
are involved in bonsai “TipsFrom the Pros” presentations at
the Festival each Tuesday during
the 6-week festival period.
Looking ahead, The BSF
Epcot Committee would like to
see more exhibit applicationsfrom other parts of Florida,
so watch for the application
information for 2004 in the
upcoming August 2003 edition
of Florida Bonsai Magazine.
Having oneʼs bonsai art atEpcot is an honor, and we are
very proud to show the world the
bonsai, pictured in this issue, and
thank those who took the time to
prepare and nurture these trees
and transport them to and from
Epcot. Thanks also go to the
BSF personnel that administered
and coordinated this event with
Disneyʼs horticulture staff.
Peter WoodBSF/EPCOT
Exhibit Coordinator
BSF and Disney: A Win-Win Partnership
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BSF Does it
again.
Welcome toEPCOT
2 0 0 3
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Height: 36
Width: 26
Pot: 18 x 14 x 4.75
Rob Moak
Shimpaku
Juniperous sinensis sargentic. 1953, In training since 1993
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
c. 1988, In training since 1993
Height: 28
Width: 27
Pot: 14 x 10 x 4
Joe Winkler
Height: 38Width: 27
Pot: 24 x 18 x 4.5
Mike Rogers
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
c. 1953, In training since 1999
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Juniper
Juniperous procubens nana
c. 1935, In training since 1985
Height: 48
Width: 28
Pot: 26 x 16 x 2
Morikami Museum
Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
c. 1853, In training since 1998
Height: 39
Width: 45
Pot: 36 x 22 x 7.5
Rob Kempinski
Willow Leaf Fig
Ficus salicifolia
c. 1976, In training since 1979
Height: 35
Width: 43Pot: 25 x 21 x 3
Jim Smith
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Arboricola
Schefera arboricola
c. 1983, In training since 1997
Height: 24
Width: 60
Pot: 35 x 24 x 4
Jim Moody
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
c. 1973, In training since 1995
Height: 35
Width: 54Pot: 30 x 25 x 4
Jim Van Landingham
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
c. 1933, In training since 2000
Paul Pikel
Height: 36
Width: 13
Pot: 21 x 18 x 5
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Fukien Tea
Carmona microphylla
c. 1903, In training since 1989
Height: 36
Width: 26
Pot: 17 x 12 x 4
Jim Moody
Laurel FigFicus microcarpa kingman
c. 1983, In training since 1995
Height: 19
Width: 30
Pot: 23 x 16 x 2.5
Mike Rogers
Chinese Tallow Tree
Sapium segiferum
c. 1973, In training since 1997
Height: 45
Width: 33
Pot: 23 x 16 x 5
Rob Kempenski
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Green Island Ficus
Ficus macrocarpac. 1973, In training since 1995
Height: 50
Width: 36
Pot: 27 x 20 x 7.75
Mike Rogers
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
c. 1967, In training since 1989Height: 36
Width: 26
Pot: 17 x 12 x 4
Tom Waldo
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
c. 1989, In training since 1993Height: 34
Width: 29
Pot: 22 x 18 x 2.25
Rob Moak
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Trident Maple
Acer buergeranium
c. 1973, In training since 1995
Height: 50
Width: 36Pot: 27 x 20 x 7.75
Rob Moak
Please note the condition of these trees. Some are shown
as they were photographed last year, some in the EPCOT
exhibit. The best photo was used to see the best of the tree.
Take your pictures early this year, as noted in the coming
August issue. Your bonsai may not look as good in the
middle of winter, and not be selected for the exhibit.
Letʼs see some great pictures from every club.
If your schedule doesnʼt let you go that day, let someone
else transport your bonsai to EPCOT. Truckpool.
Height: 30
Width: 26
Pot: 13 x 10 x 4.5
Carla Winkler
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
c. 1988, In training since 1995
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These questions often reect
the frustrations many feel when
caring efforts are made and theirresults are disappointing due to
poor plant performance.
Upon investigation, the cause
of these problems many times
turn out to be an imbalance in
the soilʼs nitrogen/phosphorusratio. This can be caused by the
over reliance on single element
fertilizers such as blood meal
or hoof and horn (nitrogen) or,
a “locking up” of the existing
phosphorus by the combinationof excessive levels of iron and
a low pH level, (below pH
6.0). The product produced by
this combination is called “iron
phosphate”. The phosphorus
after being changed to thismaterial becomes insoluble and
therefore unavailable to the plant
so that deciencies commonly
result.
If you must feed your tree
extra iron to counteract thechlorosis brought on by alkaline
soils I recommend feeding
extra amounts of phosphorus.
Of course the ideal solution to
this problem would be to lower
the pH to the near neutral to
slightly acid condition by some
means other than iron chelate.
(The most favorable pH forphosphorus availability is pH
6.5 to 7.0.)
In regards to the extra iron,
only trace amounts are needed,
so there is usually more than
enough for the plants needsin the near neutral pH range
with normal feeding. Problems
also occur with phosphorus
availability under mildly
alkaline conditions. In the
range of pH 8.0 and slightlyabove the phosphorus reacts
with the abundance of calcium
that is usually present and
forms low-solubility calcium
phosphates. This again causes
deciencies unless extra amounts
of phosphorus are added to the
feeding schedule.
Strangely enough, at pH levels
of 9.0 or above phosphorus
availability is not a problem.
Strongly alkaline conditions
usually indicates large amounts
of sodium are present instead
of calcium. The combining of
phosphorus and sodium creates
sodium phosphate which is
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highly soluble and therefore
available for plant intake.
However, the other problems
created such as poor soil
structure, low oxygen levels, and
other nutrient deciencies far
outweigh what advantages one
would get from the increased
phosphorus levels in these high
pH sodic soils.
From the above discussion it
becomes obvious that most of the
phosphorus deciency problems
stem from itʼs interaction with
other elements in the soil solution.
It is usually advantageous to
apply phosphorus fertilizers
in concentrated bands in the
pot rather than mixing them
throughout the soil. This
procedure makes the phosphorus
less vulnerable to being dissolved
rapidly and then precipitated inless soluble forms.
The choice of which fertilizer
to use to fulll the phosphorus
requirements generally depends
on three factors.
I. Type of plant
2. Soil reaction (pH)
3. Soil formula
Since phosphoric acid is
instrumental in forming the
plants reproductive parts such as
owers and fruit, it is important
that Bonsai such as wisteria,
crabapple, apricot, plum, and
pomegranate (just to mention a
few) receive additional amounts
of phosphorus in relation to
the amounts normally supplied
in a “balanced” fertilizer such
as cottonseed meal. Other
trees such as conifers and the
deciduous species rely heavily
on phosphorus for promoting
healthy new growth and a
vigorous root system. The
procedure of applying extra
phosphorus to the new soilduring repotting promotes the
rapid recovery of the damaged
roots and greatly hastens the
return of the plants overall
stamina and vigor. (Emphasis
added-Ed.)Flowering plants that are
grown in a soil that has a high
organic content such as azaleas
generally do not need the extra
phosphorus feeding schedule to
perform well. This type of soilnormally has a high level of
organic-phosphorus that is able
to supply much of the plants
needs, a well balanced acid
fertilizer will usually sufce
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under these conditions.
Most Bonsai growers are
familiar with packaged bonemeal (steamed) as a common
source of phosphoric acid,
however, the alkaline reaction
of this fertilizer should be
considered when planning your
feeding schedule. If you live ina part of the country that has
an acid build-up problem then
of course this high pH product
could work to your advantage in
helping to counteract the excess
acidity.
If you live in the drier areas
such as the southwest that
usually have an excess of
calcium and sodium in their
waters and soils, then bone meal
would not be recommended due
to the alkalinity factor. (Beware
of our lime stone rich Florida
soils-Ed!) The better choice for
this set of conditions would be
superphosphate which has a near
neutral pH reaction in the soil.
Precise formulas and amounts
of phosphorus to be used are
difcult to give due to the many
variables involved. However,
as a rule of thumb, I wouldsay that for most conifers and
deciduous trees equal amounts
of nitrogen and phosphorus
would be adequate. In the case
of owering and fruiting trees
the ratio would be closer to two
parts phosphorus to one part
nitrogen. Plant response and
personal experience will provide
each grower with the best ratios
and quantities for their unique
set of cultural conditions.
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This is basically a magazine
for our members. If we can
have a respectable instrumentof learning, maybe everyone
will want one. For sure, if the
magazine is of enough value,
you wouldnʼt be so stupid as to
let your membership lapse.
First, donʼt think for a minuteyour new editor is any smarter
than the last one.
Second, if you depend on me
to author the articles this effort
is lost before it
begins. We can
learn from each
other, and the
more points of
view we have,
the better our
knowledge.
Additionally, we know you
and your club are out there
doing great things. And, if you
are like ours, you are looking
for ideas and programs. Or, at
least you donʼt want to re-invent
everything-there are others who
have good ideas.
Above all, if you want this
< Continued from page iv editor to improve, you have got
to give me feed back. Email is
so easy. Zap me with your ideas
and corrections as soon as you
think of them. Tell me what you
want more of, less of, or keep it
the way it is-just right.
Likewise, every time you
harvest, prune, design, pot or
repot-you learn something.Share it-please.
If you see a good article
somewhere else, let me know.
You can copy it and send it to
me, I will get
pe rmiss ionto reprint it
if I can. If
you know
someone who
has good
ideas andtalent, get
them to write it down-or write
it down for them. Pictures will
take the place of 1,000 words-
send me a couple thousand.
It would be great to publicize
what is going on in your club.
Anything! Especially, when
you have an event. Every issue
can include a calendar of events-
It would be great if everyonegot their magazine by Email.
No printing or mailing costs.
You could move or go on
vacation and always get your
magazine—three weeks earlier.
There are many benets.
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wherever they occur. I like to go
to the Miami Club fall event at
the Fairchild Tropical Gardens,
and there are a lot of clubs closer
than me. It is worth the trip-all
others need to know is when.
(And a map to nd the place. A
place to stay might
be good for some.)
As soon asyou have an
event scheduled
let me know, I
will publicize it.
REMEMBER, there is a delay in
getting the news out-this thing isonly published quarterly. (Thank
goodness.) What that means is,
if you have anything in Fall, it
must be in by the end
of June to get it in the
August issue. There
is a November issue,
but that is a little late
for an October event.
Not only do I need
time to get it in, you
want people to put it
on their calendar so
they have the date
reserved.
All this is a benet-
no charge. Such a Deal!
One more thing, I am restricted
by funds. If you know anyone
who can advertise here, let me
know. We want this magazine
to have some class-but, we need
money to do it. This magazine
format is the least expensive,
thrust me, I
checked.
Give me
some slack-and,
support. Which
means patience,
and feedback.
Thanks,
Dick Miller, Editor-in-training
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determine if you can download a 12
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11 Aaron B. Vol.
12 Kerry H. Vol.
13 Herb G. Vol. 14 Gary L. Vol.
15 Evelyn K. Vol.
16 Marvin S. Vol.
17 April C. Lt Hse BS
18 Vlad F. Lt Hse BS
19 Dick M. Vol.
Attending::
1 Ben O. Master
2 Chuck E. Adv. Comm
3 Jim M. Adv. Comm 4 Jim S. Adv. Comm
5 Jim V. Adv. Comm
6 Randy K.Garden Super.
7 Ron K. Vol.
8 Lenore C. Vol.
9 Stewart S. Vol.
10 Harold M. Vol.
Index to the picture on page 5
With Email, you can
print only the articles
you want. You can le
the issues on a disk. You
can make it any size, and
in color.
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As a result of the recent elections, the following is a list of the
newly elected ofcers:
President . . . . . . . . George Henderson, Fort Lauderdale
1st Vice President. . . . George Hutson, Cape Coral
2nd Vice President Gene Callahan, St. Cloud
Treasurer: . . . . . . . . Ed Lippincott, Fort Walton Beach
Assistant Treasurer . . . Dave Bechtold, Fort Walton Beach
Corresponding Secretary. .Vladimir Foursa, Palm Beach Gardens
Recording Secretary Carol McKinney, Coral GablesTrustee, District 1. . . . Lynn Fabian, Niceville
Trustee, District 2. . . . Steve Chapman, Gainsville
Trustee, District 3. . . . Ray Malin, Ft. Pierce
Trustee, District 4. . . . Stanley Orsolek, Tamarac
Trustee, District 5. . . . Al Harnage, LecantoTrustee, District 6. . . . George Hutson, Cape Coral
These people will be installed during the BSF 2003 convention at
the annual banquet, Sunday, May 25th.
Give them your support. One of the best things you can do is give
them feedback about what you want BSF to be.
Bonsai Societies of Florida Newly Elected Ofcers
for2003 through 2005
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INDEXto
FLORIDA BONSAI
Volume XXXII (2002)
Compiled by Thomas L. Zane
Subject, Author, Title Issue No: Page No.Bold type = pictures/drawings
Accent Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:13-16
ADVERTISERS
BSF 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:40, 3:45 Bonsai by the Monastery . . . . . . . . 1:16, 2:18, 3:44, 4:45 Dragon Tree Bonsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:17, 3:43, 4:44 Fort Walton Beach Bonsai Society 1:18, 2:52, 3:43, 4:31 Great American Bonsai Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:61 Jupiter Bonsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:18, 2:12, 3:43, 4:30 Mechanical Coordinators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:30
Meehan, Edw. M & Sons . . . . . . . . 1:17, 2:53, 3:44, 4:45 Nature’s Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:16, 2:3, 3:2, 4:31 Patricia Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:53
BSF BSF Annual Meetings and Conventions BCI/BSF 2002: 1:19-27, 29-32, 36-49 , 2:26-28, 3:5-30
BSF 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:40, 4:13-25 BSF Exhibit of Bonsai at EPCOT . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-36 BSF President’s Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:4 Board of Trustees 2001-2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:58-60 General Membership Annual Meeting July 5, 20024:40-44 Index to Florida Bonsai Volume XXXI . . . . . . . . 2:37-40
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Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:44-52 Silent Auction at BCI 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:25, 4:25
BCI 2002 Convention “Bonsai In the Sun” . . . . 3:5-6
BSF Exhibit of Bonsai at EPCOT . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-36Basics of Art Through Bonsai, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19-23Ben Oki at Morikami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:3-5Ben Oki in Ft. Walton Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:33-35Best Florida Bonsai Material I Have Ever Read, The2:23-24Birmingham Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:41-43Bonsai Fun Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:4-12
Bonsai Intensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:57Bougainvillea Bonsai - The Tropical Azalea . . . . 1:8-13Cruise, The - BCI 2001 Bonsai on Board . . . . . . . . 1:6-7DAY, Joe Selected Bonsai from the Rob Moak Collection 3:34-38EMERSON, Pat Basics of Art Through Bonsai, The . . . . . . . . 2:19-23EPCOT Exhibit 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4-6Everybody, Anybody, Somebody & Nobody . . . . 1:15Exhibit, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:21-24FABIAN, Ed Birmingham Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:41-43 Cruise, The - BCI 2001 Bonsai on Board . . . . 1:6-7FABIAN, Lynn Ben Oki in Ft. Walton Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:33-35 Cruise, The - BCI 2001 Bonsai on Board . . . . 1:6-7 Ft. Walton Beach Reaches Thirty . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50-51Ft. Walton Beach Reaches Thirty . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50-51Greetings from the Visiting Artist Chairman . . . . 2:29Gulf Coast Tri-City Bonsai Show . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13-14
HARRIS, Frank Preparing Your Trees for the 2003 EPCOT Flower andGarden Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:31-33Here is a Riddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:49, 2:24How to Straighten Bonsai Wire the Easy Way . . . . 3:39
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JONGEWAARD, Jean Gulf Coast Tri-City Bonsai Show . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13-14KAHN, Harold Ben Oki at Morikami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:3-5
KEMPINSKI, Rob Bougainvillea Bonsai - The Tropical Azalea . . . . 1:8-13 Greetings from Visiting Artist Chairman . . . . 2:29 More Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25-30Kunio Kobayashi Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:9-12LEISTER, Louise Accent Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:13-16
Bonsai Fun Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:4-12 EPCOT Exhibit 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4-6 Miami Show and Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:32-37 Mike Rogers Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10-12 More Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25-30 Solita Rosade, BCI President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7-8 Terry Ward Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:17-18Miami Show and Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:32-37Mike Rogers Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10-12MILLER, Richard Best Florida Bonsai Material I Have Ever Read .. 2:23-24 How to Straighten Bonsai Wire the Easy Way . . 3:39 News from the Morikami Museum . . . . . . . . 1:52-56 Your Club Can “Own” A Bonsai Stand . . . . . . . . 2:15-18MOAK, Rob Accent Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:13-16 Exhibit, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:21-24 Suiseki and Viewing Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:19-20More Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25-30News from the Morikami Museum1:52-56, 3:40-42, 4:38-39
North Carolina Arboretum, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:26-29ORSOLEK, Stanley Bonsai Intensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:57OSGOOD, Charles Everybody, Anybody, Somebody & Nobody . . . 1:15Overcoming Cub Inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7-12
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Preparing Your Trees for the 2003 EPCOT Flower andGarden Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:31-33
ROTHSCHILD, Marv North Carolina Arboretum, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:26-29
Selected Bonsai from the Rob Moak Collection . . 3:34-38SGROI, Mick Overcoming Cub Inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:7-12SMITH, Jim Accent Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:13-16 More Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25-30 Suiseki and Viewing Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:19-20
Solita Rosade, BCI President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:7-8
SPECIES OF PLANTS (Major mention, photo orillustration) Australian Pine (Causaurina equisetifolia) . . . .1:Cover Azalea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:27, 34, 36 Bougainvillea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:8-13, 2:32, 3:24 Boxwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:33
Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:36, 53, 2:33, 3:22, 4:2, 34, 36-37
Chamaecyparis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:39 Crepe myrtle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:9 Cypress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:47, 2:13, 3:22, 24 Elm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:42, 3:35-36, 4:7 Ficus 1:37, 41, 43, 54, 56, 2:35-36, 3:21-22, 29, 4:6, 35 Forest or Group Planting . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:14, 3:22 Fukien tea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:54, 2:13, 34, 3:22 Holly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:44 Jade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:24 Juniper (Shimpaku) . . . . . . . . 1:38, 3:Cover, 36, 4:10-12
Maple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40, 54, 4:Cover Neeia buxifolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:4, 23 Pine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:45, 3:23, 27, 35, 37-38, 4:37 Podocarpus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:22, 28 Raintree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:55 Redwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:46
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Schefera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:56, 3:24 Sea grape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:23 Serissa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:48 Surinam cherry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:24, 29
Xylosoma bahamensis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:Cover
Suiseki and Viewing Stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:19-20Tater People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:14Terry Ward Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:17-18VAN LANDINGHAM, Jim BCI 2002 Convention “Bonsai In the Sun” . . . . 3:5-6
Your Club Can “Own” A Bonsai Stand . . . . . . . . 2:15-18ZANE, Thomas BSF Exhibit of Bonsai at EPCOT . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-36 Bonsai Fun Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:4-12 Index to Florida Bonsai Volume XXXI . . . . . . . . 2:37-40 Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:44-52 Mike Rogers Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10-12 More Exhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:25-30
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SOCIETIES OFFICERS REPORT JANUARY 2003
Tammy Malin
905 Heron AvenueFort Pierce, FL 34982-6980
Email: [email protected]
DISTRICT 1
TRUSTEE Dave Cuddington (850) 894-0540
7140 Beech Ridge TrailTallahassee, FL 32312-3642
Email: [email protected]
Fort Walton Beach Bonsai Society
P.O. Box 224, Shalimar, FL 32579-0224
Email: [email protected]
Meets Okaloosa County Extension Bldg.125 NW Hollywood Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, FL
1st Tues. and the 3rd Thurs., at 7:30 p.m.
(Dark in July, August, and December)
President: Edgar Hund (850) 678-7553 [email protected]
VP: Fran Picker (850) 682-9188 [email protected]
Secretary: Nancy Picker (850) 682-9188 [email protected]: Ed Lippincott (850) 651-8998 [email protected]
Hama Matsu Bonsai Study Group
P.O. Box 224, Shalimar, FL 32579-0224
Email: [email protected]
For more information contact Edgar Hund (850) 678-7553
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Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai Society
579 Man OʼWar Cir., Cantonment, FL 32533-6521
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Gulf Breeze Public Library
1060 Shoreline Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL1st Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
President: Larry Jongewaard (850) 492-1305
VP: Jean Jongewaard (850) 492-1305
Secretary: Mike Hart (850) 932-0570
Treasurer: Thekla Morris (850) 476-4080
Tallahassee Bonsai Society bonsaiP.O. Box 3652 , Tallahassee, FL 32315-3652
Email: [email protected]
Meets: LeMoyne Art Education Center
417 E. Call St., Tallahassee, FL
2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
President: James Houston (850) 893-7442 [email protected]
VP: Dave Cuddington (850) 894-0540 [email protected]: Sandra Hedrick (850) 539-6879 [email protected]
Treasurer: Sandra Hedrick (850) 539-6879 [email protected]
DISTRICT 2
TRUSTEE Eugene A. Howell (321) 255-4064
3367 Lake View Circle, Melbourne, FL 32934-8377
Email: [email protected]
Bonsai Society of Brevard
3367 Lake View Circle, Melbourne, FL 32934-8377
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Melbourne Main Library540 E. Fee Avenue, Melbourne, FL
3rd Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m.President: Dave Williams (321) 984-0646
VP: Regie Perdue (321) 984-5355 [email protected]
Secretary: Eugene Howell (321) 255-4064 [email protected]
Treasurer: Violet Allen (321) 724-0582
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Central Florida Bonsai Club
P.O. Box 147. Christmas, FL 32707-0147
Email: [email protected]
website:http://www.geocities.com/cfbonsai
Meets Orange County Ag Center2520 E. Michigan St., Orlando, FL
2nd and 4th Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
President: Mike Rogers (904) 736-9947 [email protected]
VP: Gini Robinson (407) 568-6478 [email protected]
Secretary: Dennis Fair (407) 574-8560
Treasurer: Maggie Teal (407) 323-6585 [email protected]
Gainesville Bonsai Society
P.O. Box 15383, Gainesville, FL 32604-5383
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Doyle Connor Bldg.
1911 SW 34th St., Gainesville, FL,
1st Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
(Dark July and August)
President: Scott Gross (352) 335-0841 [email protected]
VP: Steve Chapman (352) 331-1561 [email protected]
Secretary: Steve Chapman (352) 331-1561 [email protected]
Treasurer: Jill Kirkpatrick (352) 336-0555 [email protected]
Kawa Bonsai Society of Daytona Beach
P.O. Box 11861, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-1861Email: [email protected]
website:http://members.aol.com/KawaBonsai/index.html
Meets: Flagler County Extension Ofce
150 Sawgrass Road, Bunnell, FL 32110-4325
3rd Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
(Dark July, August, & December)
President: Chris Billingsley (386) 672-4300 [email protected]
VP: Louise Leister (386) [email protected]
Secretary: Thomas Zane (386) 761-4256 [email protected]
Treasurer: John OʼNeill (386) 441-4937 [email protected]
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Marion Bonsai Society
P.O. Box 4164, Ocala, FL 34478-4164
Email: [email protected]
Meets: AG Center
2232 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala, FL
1st Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
President: Marion Burke (352) 854-1896 [email protected]
VP: Isabel Stalow (352) 528-3952 [email protected]
Secretary: Steve Chapman (352) 331-1561 [email protected]
Treasurer: Barbara Chapman (352) 331-1561 [email protected]
North Florida Bonsai Club
P.O. Box 1027, Orange Park, FL 32067-1027
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Mandarin High School
4831 Greenland Rd.., Jacksonville, FL
1st Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. (Dark July and August)
President: Josh Collins (904) 272-2384 [email protected]
VP: Henri F. Vermeulen (904) 268-0907 [email protected]
Secretary: None
Treasurer: Glynda McNew (904) 922-6577 [email protected]
DISTRICT 3
TRUSTEE: Ray Malin (772) 466-0054
905 Heron Avenue, Fort Pierce, FL 34982-6980
Email: [email protected]
Asagao - Southeast Study Group4777 Center St., Jupiter, FL 33458-4131
Email: [email protected]
For information contact Charles Michelson (954) 476-6791
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Bonsai Society of the Palm Beaches
P.O. Box 6115, Lake Worth, FL 33466-6115
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium
531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
President: Ray Smith (561) 582-6739 [email protected]: Vladimir Foursa (561) 436-1501 [email protected]
Secretary: Carolyn Carver (561) 746-5074 [email protected]
Treasurer: Allen Carver (561) 746-5074 [email protected]
Treasure Coast Bonsai Society1755 74th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32966-1340
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Saint Lucie County Agricultural Center
8400 Picos Road, Fort Pierce, FL
2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. (Dark July)
President: Stuart Denton (772) 287-1203 [email protected]
VP: Ernest Johndrow (772) 286-0815 [email protected]: Barbara Poglitsch (772) 287-5356 [email protected]
Treasurer: Ray Malin (772) 466-0054 [email protected]
DISTRICT 4
TRUSTEE: Stan Orsolek (954) 726-5145
7834 NW 78th Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321-2995 Email: [email protected]
Bonsai Society of Miami
PO Box 330665, Miami, FL 33233-0665
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Fairchild Tropical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Rd.., Miami, FL 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
President: Randy Brooks (786) 489-1092 [email protected]
VP: Luis Rayon (305) 551-0134 [email protected]
Secretary: Toby Diaz (305) 829-5220
Treasurer: Bob Benaim (305) 274-4251 [email protected]
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Broward Bonsai Society
486 NW 69 Terrace, Margate, FL 33063-4309Email: [email protected]
Meets: Flamingo Gardens
3750 Flamingo Road, Davie, FL
3rd Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
President: Ken McIntyre (954) 435-0053 [email protected]
VP: Robert Gonzalez (954) 432-8450 [email protected]
Secretary: Pamela McIntyre
Treasurer: Patty Shay (954) [email protected]
Chishiki-Gawa Bonsai Study Group
2308 NE 20th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305-2636
Email: [email protected]
For information contact George Henderson at (954) 630-8365
Gold Coast Bonsai Society
11721 Spinnaker Way, Cooper City, FL 33026-1233
Email: [email protected]: Plantation Community Center
5555 Palm Tree Road, Plantation, FL
2nd Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m.
(Special workshops and events as announced.)
President: Charles Michelson (954) 476-6791 [email protected]
1st - VP: Stan Orsolek (954) 549-0408 [email protected]
2nd - VP: Mike Sullivan (954) 432-1418 [email protected]: David Baruch (954) 349-9771 [email protected]
Treasurer: George Henderson (954) 630-8365 [email protected]
Lighthouse Bonsai Society
9085 Green meadows Way, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-5741
Web site: www.lighthousebonsai.com
Meets: Boca Raton Community Center
150 NW Crawford Blvd., Boca Raton, FL
3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
President: Vladimir Foursa (561) 436-1501 [email protected]
Vice Pres. Larry Duke (561) 793-6045 [email protected]
Secretary: Stan Orsolek (954) 726-5825 [email protected]
Treasurer: Bill Storke (561) 395-7389 [email protected]
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DISTRICT 5
TRUSTEE: Sally Molsick (727) 360-6483
12500 Capri Circle, Apt. 301,
Treasure Island, FL 33706-4972
Email: [email protected]
Buttonwood Bonsai Club of Crystal River
4671 N. Tallahassee Rd., Crystal River, FL 34428-6334
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.buttonwood.0catch.com
Meets First Presbyterian Church 1501 SE Highway 19, Crystal River, FL
3rd Friday of the month 9:30 a.m.
(Dark July - September)
President: Clay Gratz (352) [email protected]
VP: Al Harnage (352) 527-3263 [email protected]
Secretary: NoneTreasurer: Carol Bednarski (352) 686-6170 [email protected]
Hukyu Bonsai Society of Tampa
7211 Flowereld Dr., Tampa, FL 33615-2121
Email: [email protected]
Meets: TECO Operations Center
2400 E. Sligh Ave., Tampa, FL 3rd Friday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
President: Howard Yancy (863) 682-2361 [email protected]
VP: None
Secretary: Catherine Varn (813) 949-7778
Treasurer: Catherine Varn (813) 949-7778
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Laubsch Bonsai Club (Safety Harbor)
1622 Dale Circle N., Dunedin, FL 34698-4618
Meets: Rigsby Community Center
77th Ave & 2nd Street, Safety Harbor, FL 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
President: Carl Bowles (727) 734-0027
VP: None
Secretary: Mary G. Griswold (727) 441-9594
Treasurer: Mary G. Griswold (727) 441-9594
Sho Fu Bonsai Society
6245 Muriwood Ct., Sarasota, FL 34243
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Waterside Retirement Estates
4540 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota, FL
1st Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
President: David Ebinger (941) 359-1205 [email protected]
VP: Stephen Ackerman (941) 377-4442 [email protected]
Secretary: Carrie Ebinger (941) 359-1205 [email protected]
Treasurer: Treva Kurtz (941) 371-0295
Suncoast Bonsai ClubP.O. Box 1623, Pinellas Park, FL 34664-1623
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.inertia.org/bonsai
Meets: Church of Christ Annex Building
6045 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL
4th Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
President: Mick Sgroi (727) 522-1879 [email protected]
VP: Don Burnett (727) 786-1924
Secretary: Jim Holbrook (727) 539-8539 [email protected]
Treasurer: Peter Schultes (727) 867-5967
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DISTRICT 6
TRUSTEE: George Hutson (239) 549-0408
3410 SE 18th Avenue, Cape Coral, FL 33904-4408
Email: [email protected]
Bonsai Society of Southwest Florida
P.O. Box 2691, Ft. Myers, FL 33902-2691
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Saint John the Apostle Church
3049 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33901
3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
President: Bob Leopold (239) 549-3520 [email protected]
VP: Martha Goff (239) 275-5960 [email protected]
Secretary: Becky Bodnar (239) 463-4102 [email protected]
Treasurer: Harry Hetrick (239) 543-3724 [email protected]
Ichiban Bonsai KaiP.O. Box 4959522nd, Port Charlotte, FL 33949-5952
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Port Charlotte Cultural Center
2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, FL
4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
(Dark December)
Also: Demonstrations at Powellʼs Nursery
6366 Elliot St., Punta Gorda
2nd Saturday of month at 10:00 a.m.
President: Tom McCullough (941) 697-8835
VP: None
Secretary: Rick Johnstone (941) 426-7687
Treasurer: Ruth Arnold (941) 743-4238
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MEMBER SOCIETIES AT LARGE
Azalea City Bonsai SocietyP.O. Box 9591, Mobile, AL 36691-9591
Email: [email protected]
Meets: Mobile Botanical Gardens
Pat Rhyan Drive, Langan Park, Mobile AL
First Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
President: Art Kerstein (251) 660-0739 [email protected]
VP: Brandon George (228) [email protected]
Secretary: Joe B. Day (251) 344-5873 [email protected]
Treasurer: Mary Ann Benmis (251) 666-4057 [email protected]
South Georgia Bonsai Club
534 Marjorie Place, Macon, GA 31204
Email: [email protected](No information at time of printing.)
If you cannot nd the front,
“Find the back,” is Nakaʼs tack.
But, when I turned the tree
around,
Itʼs another front, I found.
(That goes way back; but, some
things are too good to lose.)Reprint: Marge Pierce
Winter Park, Fall 1978
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DRAGON TREE BONSAI
(561) 463-6633 3663 S.W. Honey Ter.
Bonsai by the Monastery
9 - 5 Monday - Friday
Tokoname Pots
Korean Mica Pots
Books, Videos, Accessories
Japanese Pottery, Tools, Wire
Visit our new website
www.bonsaimonk.com
Largest selection of Bonsai Pottery in the USA!
Greenhouse StoreMonday - Saturday
Phone: 770.918.9661
FAX: 770.760.09892625 Hwy. 212 SW Box H
Conyers, GA 30094
Orders/Catalog: 1.800.778.POTS
bonsaimonk com
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Edw. M. Meehan & Sons
QUALITY JAPANESE
BONSAI SUPPLIESFour Grades of ToolsBonsai Tool KitsBonsai Wire & Tools
Jin & Potting ToolsPotting Supplies
Visit our website at www.bonsaiking.com
Write or call for Catalog
1 - 800 - 747-7134666 Leslie Avenue
Wood River, IL 62095
Authorized Dealer for
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Distributor for Mica Pots
Club field trips to nursery are welcomed by appointment.
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Phone: 561-746-5074Fax: 561-747-6628
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PHONE (386) 424-0096
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