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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 Eric SchraderThe Bennett Juniper
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Jul 24th: I had the chance to visit the Bennett Juniper, the largest western juniper currently living. The tree is located in the Stanislaus National Forest, approximately 12 miles on back roads from highway 108, east of Sonora, CA. The Forest Service has a handout which provides many details which I will reproduce here: Background The Bennett Juniper (Juniperus Occidentalis) is named after Clarence Bennett, a naturalist who devoted himself to the study of this specific species...  read more »
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by Eric SchraderI went hiking so you don’t have to
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Jul 24th: I love hiking, and I love being out in the wild; the time that I manage to spend putting one foot in front of another is almost as good as the time I spend wiring my trees :-) Over the fourth of July I went hiking in the Sonora Pass area. My main goal when I am hiking is to find trees that will inspire my bonsai designs. These can be anything from the blue oaks that I saw on the drive up there to those gnarled windswept bushes that are white pines at tree line...  read more »
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by Eric SchraderHiking around California
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Jan 31st: I have been going to the gym all winter in preparation for the coming hiking season. In the past I have managed to go on a few short hiking trips each spring or summer. These serve as inspiration for bonsai styling since I try to go places where I think that I will encounter high mountian trees or other interesting specimens. If anyone from the club is interested in going please let me know. I would love to bounce destination ideas off people and I think it would be fun to have a group of more than two people on a hike...  read more »
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