Mohawk Hudson Bonsai Society Celebrating 40 years of bonsai September 2008 Volume 40 Number 9 Also on line at www.pfmbonsai.com SEPTEMBER IS FULL OF BONSAI EVENTS: LOTS TO SEE AND DO SEPTEMBER 14-15 PETER ADAMS AND JIM DOYLE SEPTEMBER 27-28 40TH ANNUAL MHBS BONSAI SHOW SEE THE CALENDAR FOR OTHER NON CLUB EVENTS THE ADAMS AND DOYLE MHBS WEEKEND AT MUTH S It is a double masters weekend with BYO workshops with Adams and Doyle PARTICIPANTS MUST BRING THEIR OWN WIRE, TOOLS AND TURNTABLES ALONG WITH BONSAI MATERIAL AND LUNCH. PAULINE IS PROVIDING DRINKS AND DESSERT. Peter Adams will be using the 2 day special format for a maximum learning weekend for the 8 registrants NO OBSERVERS: A full weekend of intensive learning with Peter Work on trees Peter s drawings A five year plan for the bonsai will be sent to participants after the workshop If you worked with Peter before, be sure to bring you bonsai from past workshops for updates The workshop is limited to 8 people. The fee is 85 per day and will be paid directly to Peter. If you are registered, you are expected to pay. At this time these people are registered: (if you need to cancel at this point, find a replacement or pay the fee). There is one opening, call Pauline to fill the space. Adriano M; Ann B; Jon S; Joann R; David P; Dorothy R; Tom K Jim Doyle s BYO will take place at the same time. Participants may bring in several trees to work on at this workshop. Jim is a terrific bonsai stylist and a patient teacher of the art. We highly recommend him for both beginners and experienced bonsaists. There are openings both days for his workshops. Workshops will be held Saturday all day and another set Sunday Morning. Sunday at 1 Jim will do a demonstration with the result to be raffled. Observers are welcome at Jim s workshops. Call Pauline for a place in Jim s Workshops. The workshops will be at Muth s. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING SOME BONSAI IN TO SHOW OFF TO OUR VISITING MASTERS. Directions to the Muth s are at www.pfmbonsai.com.
THE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Show set up at Faddegon s on FRIDAY September 26 at 2-6 PM. If you can help set up call and let Adriano Manocchia (adriano@tsmandco.com) (518-677-5744) know. Trees may be brought either Friday or Saturday. If you only come on Saturday bring in bonsai from 8 AM to 9 AM ONLY. The nursery is on the south side of Route 7 in Colonie just west of the turnoff for the Albany International Airport. Our show will be in the front of the main display greenhouse just behind the gift area. This is to the left as you enter the nursery shop. Be sure that bonsai and accent plants and stands are clean and in top condition for the show. Be sure to have the correct name for your trees for the display. Iris would appreciate it greatly if you emailed or phoned her with your bonsai list now so that proper name tags will be available. (IrisCohen@aol.com) The show committee will place the bonsai. THERE IS A NEED FOR BONSAI AT ALL LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT. Bring extra stands to the show if you have them as not all members own stands and we would like a stand or matt under each tree. Members may sell bonsai and bonsai items at the show with the club getting 10% commission on sales. You may bring trees to work on during the show. We will also select 3 bonsai and 3 back up trees to go to MABS during the show. Please wear your MHBS shirt at the show We must provide coverage throughout the show. This year you may also bring a tree or two and your tools so you can work on bonsai during the show. The public enjoys seeing us work. Bring your lunch with you and drinks and perhaps munchies to share. PLEASE to do your part: Print the poster at the end of the newsletter and put it in places that will promote our show. From our President David P: Dear members of the MHBS: The annual club show is scheduled for September 27 and 28 at Faddegon s Nursery with set-up on the 26 th. As many of you know, Pauline will be out of the country at that time. That, in turn, means that her trees (and her stands) will not be available for our show. Which, in its turn, means that: a) Other members of the club will need to display more of their trees or b) We should plan on having a much smaller show than usual. When this was discussed at the July club meeting, those who were there felt that a) was the better option, by far. That being said, those of us who are organizing the show have a felt need to get an idea of who will be displaying trees so we can begin to plan the use of space. To help us, we ask that club members indicate either to Adriano Manocchia (adriano@tsmandco.com) or David Payton (dpayton@nycap.rr.com) how many trees you are willing to include in the show and each tree s name (so we can make up identifying signs). Remember, too, that each member is responsible for providing a display stand for his/her trees. We who are organizing the gig would also like to know three additional bits of information: 1. Who can help with set-up on the 26 th in the afternoon, early on the 27 th and take down on the 28 th. 2. Who is willing to be available to staff the show and answer visitors questions on the 27 th and 28 th and what times he/she will be available.
3. Who is willing to bring a tree or two to work on during the day for demonstration purposes. Again, we ask that you please share this information with either Adriano or David now. In advance, thanks for all your help.david Payton ANNUAL PICNIC A GREAT SUCCESS MHBS thanks to Adriano and Teresa for hosting the annual picnic. We all enjoyed their beautiful display area for their bonsai and kusomono. The food brought by all the members was fantastic as usual. Thanks also to Dan Moskwa for his donations to the club. We will be adding them to future raffles. September Outdoors Pauline Muth Fertilize only with Potash by this time. Watering decreases, but watch carefully for drying out with fall winds. However trees with fruit on them require a good supply of water to keep their fruit. Remove the fruit before storage later as the fruit will attract bugs and fungi. As leaves fall, I sweep them up and remove them. A dust buster works well for this. Most of the wire is removed. Check all remaining wire to prevent damage from late summer growth. Work on pruning of pines to encourage bud back is started this month. Continue to remove all weeds from pots. Start cleaning pots in anticipation of winter storage. Although storage is months off, it the temperatures are much nicer now than in December. Enjoy the beginnings of fall color at the end of the month. It is time to think about the winter storage area. Many of us use unheated sheds or a garage to store the bonsai. If you are planning on building a pit for winter storage, this is probably the last workable month for the project. We have built a new storage building so I will need to take care this first winter of use. I also stock up on Safer or Concern soaps so I can wash all the trees before taking them into the greenhouse or putting them in winter storage. Fairly locally you can attend the International Bonsai Fall Symposium in Rochester NY this September. Link is in our calendar. Also think about going to the first Naitonal Bonsai Show next month in Rochester. Link also in the calendar. Be sure to take your best trees to our club meeting to show off all your hard work! Time to show off at the club show at the end of this month. September Indoors Frost can come as early as Labor Day here. So the greenhouse is clean and ready for winter. I give away a lot of cuttings that have filled the greenhouse in the summer. As the temperatures drop various bonsai and brought into the greenhouse. All tropicals come in on Labor Day or close there after. All bonsai are washed in a soap solution and rinsed before I bring them in. The tropicals will all lose their leaves in the short days and cooler temperatures. Putting up yellow sticky tabs helps to catch bugs that come in with open vents and doors on warm days. Clean up fallen leaves and fruit. The temperature is set for a minimum of 45 degrees F until December 21 st when it is increased to 50.
Light gardens are clean and ready for tropicals and semi-tropicals. Remember to replace old light bulbs just because they still work does not mean they have the same energy out put for your plants. Replace every 6 months of use at least. Semi tropicals can remain outside until their leaves drop and then bring into the greenhouse or light gardens. Good examples in our climate are elms, maples, pomegranates, and hornbeams. They will leaf out in the greenhouse in January or February or under lights in December. Remember to plan to start fertilizing again when the plants begin to leaf. BONSAI HERE AND BEYOND 2008 CHECK OVER THE WORKSHOPS OFFERED IN 2008 AND EMAIL OR CALL ADRIANO (518) 677-5744 TO REGISTER. CALENDAR 2008 for MHBS and beyond green are non mhbs events DATE PROGRAM HOST September 5-7 September 13-14 International Bonsai Symposium: Deciduous featuring Maples Peter Adams 2 day study session Jim Doyle WS and demo at Muth s none Pauline Muth September 24-28 BCI/IBS Convention in Italy none September 28-29 40 th Annual Exhibit at Faddegon s Club Members October 11-12 1 st National Bonsai Exhibition http://www.internationalbonsai.com/nb e08/ October 26 Pine BYO Workshops Voorheesville Dave and Noel November 23 December Carving Techniques; Easterbrook; 6 people work... we watch and learn 3 OPENINGS Voohreesville NO MEETING-----DINNER MOVED TO JANUARY none Ed P Bonsai Links of Interest American Bonsai Society www.absbonsai.org COME TO BOISE JUNE 2009 Bonsai Clubs International http://www.bonsai-bci.com/ MABS http://www.midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.com/ National Bonsai Federation https://www.bonsai-nbf.org/ President David Payton Vice President Adriano Manocchia Secretary Joann Ryan Treasurer Mike Curthoys Officers MHBS 2008 518 356 3299 dpayton@nycap.rr.com (518) 677-5744 adriano@tsmandco.com (518) 462-2107 jryan022@nycap.rr.com 518 371-3668 curthoys@hotmail.com Items for publication in The Twig may be sent to Pauline@pfmbonsai.com
SEPTEMBER 27-28 FREE 10-5 Saturday 10-4 Sunday Demonstrations & Bonsai Exhibits Bring in your bonsai for advice Faddegon s Nursery 1140 Troy-Schenectady Road Latham NY 12110 Information: 518 677 5744 Adriano Adriano@tsmandco.com