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BSSF General meetings are on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30pm. The members’ workshop is the following Thursday, 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm. BSSF Board meetings are held on the Fourth Monday at 7pm. All of the meetings occur in the Hall of Flowers (Strybing Arboretum) at the corner of Ninth Ave and Lincoln Way. Enter through the parking lot at Tenth Ave and Lincoln and walk along the south side of the building to the club room.
by Lawrence LeClaireSeptember General Meeting - Auction, Auction, Auction!!!
Sep 9th: Come to our annual auction where you will find excellent plant material and bonsai supplies at great prices. This is also a great opportunity to clean out your collections of extra plant material. Donate it to our auction and help out the club. Plan to your bring your material between 6:30-7PM. Preview, wine, and food 7PM-7:30. Auction begins promptly at 7:30. See you there read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireThird Thursday Member’s Workshop
Aug 19th: Make plans to stop by the Free Third Thursday Workshop on August 19. The workshop begins at 7PM. Summer work! Experienced members of the club will be on hand to give their suggestions and help out. See you there!
Bonsai notes for December - uh, wait a minute- August? Can you believe how cold it is here? If your weather is like mine, then you have been experiencing one of the coldest San Francisco summers in recent memory... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireAugust General Meeting - Carving Deadwood - Tools and Tricks of the Trade with Tim Kong
Aug 12th: Tim Kong will be leading our August General Meeting about carving deadwood on bonsai. Carving deadwood on your tree highlights your artistic abilities and promotes the appearance of age on your trees. Carving your tree requires personal knowledge of how Mother Nature styles exposed wood on trees in harsh environments. It also requires that you know how to recreate those process at home on your trees... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireJuly General Meeting - Japanese Black Pine Development with Lawrence LeClaire
Jul 8th: Lawrence LeClaire will be leading our July General Meeting about Japanese black pine development. The meeting will cover seed collecting, germination, early care, and long term development. A demonstration of candle cutting will be performed. Members with Japanese black pines who need hands on assistance with their trees should bring them along . A young Japanese black pine will be raffled to the membership... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireJune General Meeting - John Boyce and Japanese Maples
Jun 10th: As a reprise to our 50th Anniversary Celebration, John Boyce will lead our June Meeting. John will be demonstrating the bujin style with a tall and elegant Japanese Maple. John is well known around the area for his knowledge of bujin and a founding member of the Bonsai Society of San Francisco. The meeting begins at 7:30PM at the County Fair Building read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireThird Thursday Member’s Workshop
May 20th: Make plans to stop by the Free Third Thursday Workshop on May 20. The workshop begins at 7PM. Last chance to polish up your trees for the show. Experienced members of the club will be on hand to give their suggestions and help out. See you there!
Here in the Bay area, we have been fortunate to have a great combination of bright sunshine and soaking rains this May. By now, your trees should be in full growth mode... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireMay General Meeting - Steve Jang
May 13th: Long time BSSF member Steve Jang will be giving a demonstration at our May General Meeting. Steve will be discussing some of the finer points of bonsai with the club. His demonstration material will be raffled at the end of the meeting. We will also discuss the logistics of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, Show and Sale. Please come ready to sign up to volunteer. Volunteer sign up sheets, bonsai sales information, and invitations will present at the meeting... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireApril 2008 General Meeting - Olives
Apr 8th: Olives!
April General Meeting Notes...
Olive trees in bonsai were on the menu for our April meeting. After a brief introduction accompanied by bread and olive oil, our long time member Tim Kong addressed the membership on the culture of olives for bonsai.
Olive trees are ideal specimens for bonsai. Besides being hardy, drought tolerant, and fast growing, the small leaves, interesting bark, and buttressed trunks are perfect features to create dramatic bonsai... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireThird Thursday Member’s Workshop
Mar 18th: Make plans to stop by the Free Third Thursday Workshop on March 18. The workshop begins at 7PM. Last chance to polish up your trees for the MARCH 2010 show. Prepare your moss and top dressing. Also, don’t forget, now is the time to start prepping for our May Show as well. So, bring a couple trees by the Hall of Flowers and get advice from advanced members of the club.
March! Spring is here! If you haven’t finished your repotting chores, time is running out... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireMarch 2010 General Meeting - Accent Plantings
Mar 11th: In preparation for our March and May shows, our March General meeting will be an accent planting workshop. Jeanette Arnold will be our workshop leader and BSSF will provide accent pots and plants for you. Please bring $5 to help cover the costs of materials. For those of you who made pinch pots, bring them to the meeting for planting read more »
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