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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 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 LeClaireFrom the prez
Jan 3rd: 2008, promises to be a great year for Bonsai enthusiasts. Our vice president, Lawrence LeClaire, has scheduled exciting demonstrations for our January and February meetings. Three of our excellent sensei, John Boyce, John Edwards and Tim Kong will each prepare a forest planting using different kinds of trees, which will be auctioned at the end of the meeting January 10th. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the art of designing a forest planting and don’t forget you could become the winning bidder for a new bonsai...  read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai June 2007 Issue
Jun 11th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for June 2007. This issue features: May Meeting Notes - Kathy Shaner & Yasuo Mitsuya Transform a Juniper June Meeting Announcement - Wiring & Review: a Workshop Before Decandling: Sharpening - Eric Schrader Bonai, Some Pointers for you Journey - John Boyce From the Prez………….John Edwards Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Summer Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai June 2007 (2...  read more »
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by John Edwardsfrom the prez.
Apr 26th: April 2007 started off with the first BSSF sale at the County Fair Building since 1996. And a successful sale it was. “A typical day at the Cow Palace” according to Tim Kong. In just half the time and with certainly fewer buyers the club managed to make a healthy profit after expenses. Checks to individual members for your respective sales should be sent out soon. April also saw eight new members taking the Bonsai Fundamentals class with many returning for a full house third Thursday workshop...  read more »
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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.
Jul 26th: With six to eight weeks more of growing time left in the summer I’m continuing to watch my trees grow. Regular feedings, pinching new growth where apropriate and given the current cycle of warm weather attempting another round of defoliation on maples and elms (probably the last for this year). My junipers continue to fill out and need some thinning as well as a redwood that has just exploded with growth...  read more »
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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.
Jun 27th: Summer is officially begun on the calendar and in the daily cycle of sun and fog and cool temperatures for those of us on the western side of the bay. Though it may be gray overhead our trees continue to grow and their needs for water, fertilizer and trimming continue at an accelerated pace. Now is not the time to slack off. Check your pots daily for watering needs and if you have not already committed to a regular program of feeding sit down with a calendar and mark at alternating weekends to feed all your trees through mid September...  read more »
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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.
May 23rd: The spring weather is giving way to our summer pattern and depending where you live that could mean anything from hotter and dryer to cooler, overcast and windy. It is a good time to take a careful look at your trees and see how they are adjusting to the changing season in your particular place. Don’t take anything for granted. Watering for example. It is not so simple as it sounds and different trees will have different needs...  read more »
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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.
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Apr 26th: Everyone wants to know what is the way to having beautiful bonsai trees. And I would answer that you must know the trees you grow, their needs and characteristics, how and when to prune and shape them, when to water and spray for pests, when and how to root prune and repot, how to select an appropriate pot to put them in and how to cultivate and maintain them to keep their size and beauty. Additionally you must study other trees both in nature and the work of others on bonsai material...  read more »
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by John EdwardsFrom the Prez.
Mar 21st: The 2006 show is concluded and will be remembered as a testament to the dedication, cooperation and creativity of our membership. Over one hundred trees were on display. Many thanks go out to all those who helped plan and assemble one of our strongest shows in memory. It is important to note that this show does not simply happen. It takes the efforts of many members and many months of planning to make it happen...  read more »
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