From Last Meeting: Bruce Argaet presenting trees for show (and member critiques on individual trees for the show).

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1 NOTES FROM YOUR COMMITTEE. Annual fees due (1 July), in a named envelope, family $45.00 single $40.00 (correct amount please) cheque or direct deposit (details last page of newsletter). They are now OVERDUE. WAVERLEY BONSAI GROUP NEWSLETTER Waverley Garden Club Bonsai Group PO Box 926, Mount Waverley, Vic bruceandkaye@iprimus.com.au Web: President: Margaret Wong Marg.g.wong@gmail.com Vice Pres: Bruce Argaet shoku_bruce@hotmail.com Secretary: Bruce Wensor brucewensor@outlook.com Treasurer: Nikki Cameron bardinac@bigpond.net.au Editor: John Reynolds aegisjr@bigpond.net.au Librarians: Barbara Cheevers and Stuart Caldwell August 2014 Next Meeting (3 rd Tuesday of each month) Venue: rear hall, St John s Church, cnr Virginia & Alexander Streets, Mount Waverley (Melway ref 70 D1) Date: Tuesday, 19 August pm start PRESENTER. Annual General Meeting. & JoAnn and Zyggy about their Singapore trip MEMBER DISPLAY TABLE Tree of the Month: Australian Native Style: Penjing & : your choice August meeting is the AGM, with one Committee person required. Please contact Bruce, if you wish to nominate. Early notice our Treasurer Nikki, is stepping down after this current year, so you have 12 months to think about this position. It makes cents. EXHIBITIONS Saturday, 16 August - Albury Wodonga Bonsai Display at Peards Albury, Borella Rd, Albury August - AABC Convention, Gold Coast Qld. 4-5 October Bonsai Soc of Vic, Box Hill Town Hall. 1-2 November Ballarat Bonsai Exhibition Robert Clark Centre, Wendouree. 1-2 November Goldfields Bonsai Show, Ray Bradfield Rooms Castlemaine. 8-9 November Geelong Bonsai, Geelong Masonic Centre Regent St, Belmont. From Last Meeting: Bruce Argaet presenting trees for show (and member critiques on individual trees for the show). So, there are two categories: 1. Tree of the month and the style bring in that type and style as your first alternative 2. any other trees at all that you think might be worthy. No excuse for not bringing in something because anything is OK to display. SUPPER ROSTER Malcolm Dodd & Josh Coates Waverley Bonsai Group 1

2 Member Trees on the Display Tables Waverley Bonsai Group 2

3 Waverley Bonsai Group 3

4 Individual Tree Critiques - From the members Waverley Bonsai Group 4

5 Seasonal Notes - August This is a busy time of the bonsai year, as trees are root pruned and repotted before the buds burst. Prepare for potting by sorting your pots; ensure they are clean, choose which pots to use for which trees. For deciduous trees, the ideal time for repotting is when the leaf buds start swelling but are not yet opened into new leaves. Maples develop new growth very quickly. Mulberries and liquidambers are usually very early in sending out new shoots; zelkovas and beeches later. Cedars, spruces and pines tend to be early; cryptomerias later. Most blossoming and fruiting trees are best potted after flowering, but sometimes leaves emerge during the flowering period repot before leaves emerge, even if during flowering. Use the swelling of new buds as a guide to ideal potting times, but there are some variations: Cotoneaster late spring to summer Flowering Quince best in autumn Chinese Elm may be root pruned later Figs late spring (October to February) Azalea spring, after flowering Eucalypts summer Serissa later in spring Juniper anytime Most deciduous trees can withstand quite drastic cutting of roots and even bare-rooting. However beech, hornbeam, oak and conifers should not be bare-rooted as they have mycorrhiza (a beneficial parasite) on their root systems. Trees are generally top-pruned in conjunction with root pruning. Do not fertilise directly after root pruning and potting trees, as this may burn roots. Start fertilising these trees once they have recovered from the re-potting and are growing strongly again. This can vary from a month after re-potting or until late summer. Trees that have not been root pruned can be fertilised with a weak solution as soon as new buds burst and leaves begin to unfold. After repotting, wait a few weeks before attempting to wire a tree, to avoid damaging fine roots just emerging. Do not wire new shoots until the wood begins to harden. Deciduous trees may need more water as they come into new growth, so adjust watering. Water thoroughly but do not over water Autumn to winter is an excellent time to shape, re-style and redesign any of your trees, especially with deciduous trees. The bare branches allow you to see your tree s framework and any defects. Plants that have been repotted should not be fertilized for about 4-6 weeks and I usually place the plant in a sheltered area for most of that period of time. Seasonal Notes - September/ Spring The last of the trees are root pruned and repotted before the buds burst. Trees are generally top-pruned in conjunction with root pruning. After repotting, wait a few weeks before attempting to wire a tree, to avoid damaging fine shoots just emerging. Do not wire new shoots until the wood begins to harden. Plants that have been repotted should not be fertilized for about 4-6 weeks and usually place the plant in a sheltered area for most of that period of time Maples develop new growth very quickly. Most blossoming and fruiting trees are best potted after flowering, but sometimes leaves emerge during the flowering period repot before then, even if during flowering. Shape conifers and deciduous trees as long as growth is not apparent. Add wiring to set the shape but monitor for any signs of cutting in as the growing season proceeds. Start fertilising these trees once they have recovered from the re-potting and are growing strongly again. This can vary from a month after re-potting or until late summer. Scott Martin s Bonsai Matsu has been established in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne to service Bonsai enthusiasts in the Greater Melbourne Brian Sampson s book is available for $ Waverley Bonsai Group 5

6 WAVERLEY BONSAI GROUP - PROGRAMME 2014 Month Date Demonstrator and/or topic Break Critique Display Table Style 21 January Ryan Marshall- demonstration of a group planting of figs on/over a rock Any - Any 18 February Joe Morgan Paylor: Growing and Maintaining Deciduous Trees Figs Groups 18 March 8-9 March Robert Kempinski 18 March Steve Jarrold & Quentin Valentine Maples Group Pine trees Informal and 15 April Trevor McComb from Bonsai Art Formal 20 May Ali Hassam - demonstration 17 June WORKSHOP night Bruce Argaet presenting trees for show and critique on 15 July individual trees for the show 19 August AGM. JoAnn and Zyggy talk of their Singapore trip 16 September Tien and John from Bonsai Sensation Conifer for Bonsai 21 October 18 November Barry Cairns- Satsuki Azalea 16 December Single- $40, Family $45, Student $12, one off joining fee $15 cash or cheque or Direct Bank Deposit /EFT for membership. Waverley Bonsai Group Commonwealth Bank = BSB Account Please include your name as the reference. Autumn Trees Deciduous Flowering Australian Natives Sakei Landscape plantings Junipers Satsuki Azaleas All types Informal Informal and Formal Penjing All types Broom and Informal Root over Rock Waverley Bonsai Group 6