From Last Meeting: SUPPER ROSTER This month s tea room volunteer roster = Ruth Topp & Jan Wheeler

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1 NOTES FROM YOUR COMMITTEE. Membership fees were due on 1 July. Please pay on EFT or send a cheque We still have library books to be returned. We have a few Bonsai shirts $35.00 each 1 xx Large, 2 Large, 1 Med 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 bruceandkaye@iprimus.com.au Treasurer: Nikki Cameron bardinac@bigpond.net.au Editor: John Reynolds aegisjr@bigpond.net.au Librarians: Tim Brown and Stuart Caldwell Scott Martin s Bonsai Matsu has been established in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne to service Bonsai enthusiasts in the Greater Melbourne EXHIBITIONS Geelong Bonsai Club 9th-10th November 2013 at the Masonic Hall, Regent Street, Belmont. 9-5 From Last Meeting: Trevor Wicks talked about Refinement, care and maintenance of bonsai October 2013 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, 15 October pm start PRESENTER. Craig Wilson MEMBER DISPLAY TABLE Tree of the Month: Junipers Style: & : Any 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 This month s tea room volunteer roster = Ruth Topp & Jan Wheeler Waverley Bonsai Group 1

2 Member Trees on the Display Tables Waverley Bonsai Group 2

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4 Seasonal Notes - October This is still a time for changeable weather and it is advisable to check the trees daily when possible. Watch for the growth spurts that might need a bit more water. Leafy trees take more water but go lightly on fruiting trees. Carefully look at the wire and test to see if it is biting in. Remove the wire if the branch has set, Waverley Bonsai Group 4

5 otherwise rewire is in a different place and loosen the pitch. When the buds are growing out, it is too late to do repotting. In any case, finish all repotting before November. October is the time for a 2 nd feed but don t do feeding until the buds are growing well. Maples grow rapidly and put out long shoots. Pinch back to first pair of leaves. Remove any shoots with long internodes. You can do pruning but make sure you seal the cuts. Conifers can still be shaped. This is a good time for conifers and they will like the position to get the sunshine. For air layered conifers, this is the time to cut off last year s work and replan the new section. Nice tender leaves attract the pests, particularly aphids. Conifers can exhibit problems that need insecticide applied and again 2 weeks later. Be prepared to scrub trees to get rid of old algae and scaled bark. Seasonal Notes - November Check wires on all trees regularly as trunks and branches expand/ grow rapidly at this time of year. As new branches harden you may start to apply wire. Pinch back new growth on shoots as early shoots start to grow and elongate. More frequent pinching and nipping will promote the development of fine branches and thicker foliage pads. Maples still grow rapidly and put out long shoots. Pinch back to first pair of leaves. Remove shoots with long internodes. Now this is the start of air layering season too, so select next year s starter tree from the limbs of another and in a few weeks to a couple of months they will be ready on most species. As azaleas finish flowering, prune back to maintain shape of the tree. Repot after flowering. Junipers and cedars can be repotted now. Fertilize regularly using liquid fertilizer in conjunction with organic fertilizer. Leave repotting of natives until November/ December or even wait until early next year. With the warmer weather here ensure your plants are obtaining sufficient water. Regularly check plants for pests and diseases. Do not leave your plants on concrete or brick paving (they get too hot). For those who work on the trident maples and the corky bark elms - keep an eye on the wire. The heavier lower branches and the apex will thicken the most quickly and start to bite in. Let the wire cut in a bit and then cut it off. Then shorten those branches and that will allow the thinner branches to catch up and then do the same to those branches once they thicken. If you see slug trails on leaves, get out the spray and get the aphids under the Piccies of the Month This month we have a couple more from Diana Arnold s album and a snippet of the Giant Pohutakawa trees from New Zealand. Next Month: Some pictures of the new Singapore Gardens (from your Editor s recent visit). Waverley Bonsai Group 5

6 WAVERLEY BONSAI GROUP - PROGRAMME 2013 Month Date Demonstrator and/or topic Break Critique Display Table Style Jan 15 Margaret Wong, Zyggy Reinoga, David Werner, Bruce Wensor; various Any - Any Figs Feb 19 Dave Allen, Ramification Groups Mar 19 Craig Wilson Maples, groups Apr 16 Piers Parmenter, Fertilizers Pine Trees, Informal and Formal May 21 David Werner, Shohin and Mame Mauro Stemberger, Italian Bonsai Master. NOTE: There is a $10 one off this night fee to cover costs Jun 25 Also workshop is being held on the same day (time tba) Jul 16 Workshop Night Aug 20 Don DeLuca & Annual General Meeting (with pizza) Sep 17 Trevor Wicks- Refinement, care and maintenance of Bonsai Oct 15 Craig Wilson Nov 19 Rudi and Marlene Jerlitschka; Azalea, including Satsuki Dec 17 Bruce Warburton talk on trip (and the Christmas breakup) Autumn colour, Deciduous, Flowering, Australian natives, Saikei & Landscape Plantings, Junipers, Satsuki Azaleas, All types, Direct Bank Deposit EFT for membership. Single- $40, Family $45, Student $12, one off joining fee $15 Waverley Bonsai Group Commonwealth Bank = BSB Account Please include your name as the reference. Informal Informal and Formal Penjing All types Broom and Informal Root over Rock Waverley Bonsai Group 6