Summer is almost gone. Time to stop feeding nitrogen to deciduous trees and protect them from Indian summer hot days. Evergreen trees can still continue growing, many through the winter, but in general your feeding schedule should begin to slow down.

Our annual club auction is held each September. We rely on donations of trees, pots and other bonsai related materials to make the auction work. All members are urged to comb through their collections for trees they do not have the time or inspiration to continue working on or pots that they have no tree for and donate them to the club auction.

Please bring only healthy trees. Sickly or infested trees will not be accepted. Any clean up of weeds etc. which helps enhance the value is very appreciated. The funds raised at this annual event help to fund our educational programs through out the year. Also the redistribution of materials provides many members with good material to work on at reasonable costs.

This is a win-win for all members and deserves participation of all members. The club will provide refreshments to make the evening pleasurable and John Boyce our club auctioneer emiritus will provide an informative running dialog on all the items to be auctioned. If you haven’t been to a BSSF event in a while or you attend every one this is the one not to be missed.

Club board elections will be held at the November meeting and there openings on the board. Please consider participating and helping to guide the future direction of the club. For a small amount of your time you can have a great impact.

2010 will be the 50th anniversery of BSSF and we are hoping to plan a celebration. If you have any ideas or can help out please speak to me or any of the club’s board members.

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