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Jul 2nd: Adelgids - @%$#!!! If you grow Japanese black pines for bonsai, then you are most likely aware of a common and persistent pest that plagues the most diligent tree caretakers; adelgids. These tiny, almost invisible, insects feed from the sap of evergreens and are similar to aphids. They excrete a white waxy substance from their abdomens, which is generally your first sign of an infestation. Their presence can be harmless in forests where entire trees can be coated white with their excretions... read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai July 2008 Issue

Jul 2nd: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for July 2008. This issue features: June General Meeting Notes on Satsuki azaleas from Ruben Guzman July Meeting Announcement - Robert Smith and Bonsai Tool Care Adelgids - Lawrence LeClaire From the Prez - Robert Smith July Bonsai Notes Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Summer Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai July 2008 (1... read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai June 2008 Issue

Jun 11th: Here is your online - better than late - version of Fog City Bonsai for June 2008. This issue features: May General Meeting Review with Gordon Deeg June Meeting Announcement - Ruben Guzman and Satsuki Azaleas Before Decandling: Sharpening - Eric Schrader From the Prez - Robert Smith June Bonsai Notes Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Summer Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai June 2008 (1... read more »

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by Robert SmithFrom the prez

May 6th: First, I want to welcome all of our new members to the Bonsai Society of San Francisco, I hope you find our club as inviting as I did several years ago. Many of our most talented members found our club just as you after viewing our exhibit at the Cow Palace. Now, because of the guidance of our excellent teachers and members, their trees are displayed proudly as the best bonsai our club has to offer... read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai May 2008 Issue

May 5th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for May 2008. This issue features: Cotoneasters as Bonsai May Meeting Announcement - Gordon Deeg and Deciduous trees for bonsai Stop Accumulating and Start Growing - Eric Schrader Why Bonsai Exhibits Are Important From the Prez - Robert Smith May Bonsai Notes Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai May 2008 (2... read more »

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by John EdwardsWhy bonsai exhibits are important

Apr 27th: The Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Bonsai Exhibit on April 19 & 20 showed a range of bonsai material and a diversity of approaches to tree styles and exhibition styles. Fresh on the heals of a successful exhibit at the Cow Palace in March BSSF mounted a delightful display along with 6 other Bay Area clubs and the Collection North. Bonsai shows offer a golden opportunity for the curious student to see mature, groomed trees being shown at their peak... read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai April 2008 Issue

Apr 3rd: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for April 2008. This issue features: BSSF Annual Show in Review April Meeting Announcement - Eric Schrader and Cotoneasters The Story of Two Show Trees From the Prez - Robert Smith Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai April 2008 (5.4MB) read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai March 2008 Issue

Mar 4th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for March 2008. This issue features: Branch Enhancement: Grafting Junipers with Jim Gremel Bonsai Exhibit at the Cow Palace Information Bonsai March Notes Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai March 2008 (5.8MB) read more »

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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai February 2008 Issue

Feb 8th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for February 2008. This issue features: When is Three Not a Crowd? In Bonsai Group Plantings February Meeting Announcement - Grafting Junipers with Jim Gremel Bonsai Exhibit at the Cow Palace From the Prez - Robert Smith Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Winter/Early Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai February 2008 (5... read more »

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by John EdwardsPenjing exhibit at Conservatory GGP

Jan 25th: We are delighted to be opening two new Special Exhibits on Tuesday, January 29. An exciting and rare exhibit of Chinese penjing will make its debut at the Conservatory. This ancient art form originated in the Tang Dynasty around 600 AD and is considered to be the predecessor of Japanese bonsai. Ten custom-created miniature plant landscapes will be featured in the Aquatics Gallery. Dramatic stone sculptures, imported from Shanghai, are planted with dwarf, compact growing trees and shrubs to depict a natural scene... read more »

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