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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 LeClaireDecember General Meeting - Holiday Party and Potluck!!!
Dec 11th: Our Holiday Party/Potluck will be held in Recreation room of the Hall of Flowers. Plan to bring a favorite holiday dish to share. Setup will start for the party at the Hall of Flowers on December 11 at 6:30 PM (note later time). Wine and one entree will be provided by the club. Club members are asked to bring one dish to share with everyone. There is a food heating facility, but you’ll need to bring heating dishes, a trivet and serving dishes... read more »
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by Eric SchraderFree Members’ Workshop - 3rd Thursday
Nov 20th: Bring those trees into workshop for help from experienced club members. Third Thursday workshop is your free opportunity to take advantage of all the skill and experience of the members of BSSF!
November is a time to really start getting things done. Pull needles on black pines, and then wire. Cut needles off of other pines if you are unsure about pulling. Test to see if pulling causes a large wound, if it does cut the needles that you want to remove... read more »
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by Eric SchraderNovember General Meeting - Marco Invernizzi Workshop
Nov 13th: This year, as for the past few, Marco Invernizzi will be doing a workshop for us for our November general meeting. Member's are encouraged to attend the evening session to watch work in progress under the tutoring of a master. The sessions will be in our normal room and start in the afternoon. For more information contact Lawrence LeClaire read more »
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by John EdwardsOctober meeting and general fall bonsai maintenance
Oct 26th: Our October General Meeting was an informative and inspiring program on apricot trees as bonsai specifically but also generally on fall maintenance for fruiting and flowering trees. Jay MacDonald who is a member of our club, Marin Club and several others offered a comprenhensive assesment of what it takes to grow these trees which are highly prized for their beautiful early spring foilage. And in the case of one of Jay's trees, which he brought for illustration, summer fruit... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireAugust 2008 General Meeting - Iron Bonsai Challenge II
Aug 14th: The August General Meeting of the BSSF was our 2nd Annual Iron Bonsai Challenge. Master of Ceremonies Tim Kong called the action as our own Eric Schrader, Lawrence LeClaire, Robert Smith, John Edwards, and Steve Jang worked furiously to create bonsai from nursery-grown junipers in record time. Work was limited to 2 hours, so our artists had to clip quickly to complete their creations.
At the beginning of the meeting, our artists selected assistants from the audience to help with the work... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireJuly 2008 General Meeting - Bonsai Tool Care and Sharpening
Jul 10th: A fine crowd filled the Hall of Flowers meeting room for our workshop on tool care and sharpening led by Robert Smith. BSSF members brought along their bonsai tools for one-on-one instruction from Robert and other experienced members. Robert began the workshop by discussing the fine points of maintaining your bonsai tools such as tool quality, maintenance, and sharpening materials.
Bonsai tools are vehicles for creating and working with your trees... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireJune General Meeting - Ruben Guzman and Satsuki Azaleas
Jun 12th: Ruben Guzman was our guest for the June BSSF general meeting. Ruben was invited to the Hall of Flowers to share his experience about growing Satsuki azaleas for bonsai.
The techniques to train Satsuki azaleas for bonsai are very different from raising pine or maple trees. First, azaleas are shrubs, not trees. Trees are top dominant and shrubs are laterally dominant. This means that the weakest growth of an azalea occurs at the top and the strongest growth is to the base and lateral branches of the plant... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireBonsai Basics Class May 31
May 31st: BSSF will be holding a Bonsai Basics Class May 31 from 10AM - 2PM. Each participant will be given two trees and instruction by BSSF member Tim Kong. Lunch will be provided. The fee is $65.00 plus club membership. Please contact Lawrence LeClaire (415-200-8967) if you are interested in attending this class and for more information read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireGordon Deeg and Deciduous Trees for Bonsai
May 8th: For our May General Meeting, Gordon Deeg made an appearance to speak to members about the general culture and care of deciduous trees as bonsai. As you can imagine, this topic is quite encompassing, however Gordon covered some of the basic deciduous tree growing habits and highlighted a few of the many popular species that adapt well to bonsai culture.
As a demonstration, Gordon brought along a young trident maple and prepared it for its future growth as a bonsai... read more »
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by Eric SchraderApril 2008 General Meeting - Cotoneasters
Apr 10th: April General Meeting
Cotoneasters are ideal candidates for small bonsai. Their stems are packed with small leaves and back-bud over the entire trunk. As an added bonus, they produce hundreds of small flowers in the spring that lead to bright red berries the rest of the year. For our April General Meeting, Eric Schrader led members with a workshop/program devoted to using cotoneasters as bonsai. Eric supplied the club with several one gallon cotoneasters of different varieties with compact leaves and variegated foliage... read more »
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