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by Robert SmithNotes on Collecting Equipment
Mar 24th: When headed into the wilderness or just into a neighbor's backyard to collect material for bonsai, you should be prepared with the right equipment. Old junipers and landscape trees have had a head start reaching their roots deep into the ground and are not prepared to leave quietly. With a few collecting trips on the schedule for the BSSF, we would like to offer a few suggestions on what to bring along on your trip...  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 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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