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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai April 2009 Issue
Mar 31st: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for April 2009. This issue features: March General Meeting Notes - Bonsai Display April Meeting Announcement - Jim Gremel and Yamadori-style Junipers April Collecting Trip Photos from the Show! Guidelines for the April Sale The Trouble with Root Aphids Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai April 2009 (0...  read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireAdelgids
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 August 2007 Issue
Aug 2nd: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for August 2007. This issue features: July Meeting Notes - Suiseki: A Skyline of Small Mountains August Meeting Announcement - Tim Kong and Ficus July Field Trip to Sonoma County Pine Pitch Canker - What it means to me - Eric Schrader Pieces of Bonsai - Sharp Tools and Bonsai Cuts - John Boyce From the Prez - John Edwards Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements Your Late Summer Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF Download Fog City Bonsai August 2007 (5MB)  read more »
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by Aaron N.Bonsai and infections, pests, and environmental illnesses
Mar 29th: In March we had the pleasure of Dr. Robbie joining us from U.C. Berkeley. Dr. Robbie is a well respected plant disease specialist and he shared his passion for all the things that plague our trees. Note that Dr. Robbie and the U.C. Berkeley staff have a plant clinic on the 1st Saturday of every month from 9am to 12pm in the Berkeley Arboretum. Please bring samples in zip-lock bags. The trouble we encounter with our trees can be split up in to two types: those caused by the environment (these are non-infectious) and those caused by organisms...  read more »
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