NOTES FROM YOUR COMMITTEE. Next workshop with Craig Wilson, please contact Nikki Cameron. A beginner s workshop is planned for November so please contact Bruce A or Zyggy. WAVERLEY BONSAI GROUP NEWSLETTER Waverley Garden Club Bonsai Group PO Box 926, Mount Waverley, Vic 3149 Email: brucewensor@outlook.com Web: http://www.waverleybonsaigroup.org President: Bruce Argaet 0417 058 053 shoku_bruce@hotmail.com Vice Pres: Zyggy Reinoga 0404 041 883 zygmuntt@bigpond.com Secretary: Bruce Wensor 0431 773 446 brucewensor@outlook.com Treasurer: Lyn Redmond lynred53@gmail.com Editor: John Reynolds aegisjr@bigpond.net.au Librarians: Barbara Cheevers and Stuart Caldwell November 2015 Date: Tuesday, 17 November 2015, 8.00 pm start PRESENTER: Marcela & Quentin from the Native Bonsai Group (3 rd Tuesday of each month) The show benches were a little light last month, so please all bring something as the points awarded over the next 2 weeks, will be the last for this year. Annual fees overdue members please pay in cash at the meeting EXHIBITIONS Nov 14-15 Geelong Bonsai and the inaugural Azalea Show @ Bonsai Art Nursery From Last Meeting: Victor Byrdy (and a few helpers) Literati Style Venue: rear hall, St John s Church, cnr Virginia & Alexander Streets, Mount Waverley (Melway ref 70 D1) MEMBER DISPLAY TABLE (see last page) Tree of the Month: Satsukei Azeleas Style: Broom and Informal & Your choice: Your choice So, there are two categories: 1. Tree of the month and the style bring in that type and style as your first alternative 2. Your choice 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 Supper roster for the month is: Sue O Brien & one volunteer Waverley Bonsai Group 1
Member Trees on the Display Tables As always, please respect the member trees and ask for details rather than handling them yourself. Waverley Bonsai Group 2
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Madame Treasurer Here s Lyn Redmond, our Treasurer at work on the entry desk. She smiles when she gets your yearly subscriptions in the tin. 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 Waverley Bonsai Group 4
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 leaves above. Ants are a tell-tale too as they feed off aphids Seasonal Notes December 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 grow rapidly and put out long shoots. Pinch back to first pair of leaves. Remove shoots with long internodes. As azaleas finish late flowering, prune back to maintain shape of the tree. Repot shortly after flowering. Cryptomerias are OK to prune into shape in the November March period. Trim out the vertical shoots and keep the crown trimmed to invigorate the lower branches. Drooping ends can be wired to shape and dense growth needs to be trimmed out to keep insects away. Pinching the shoots when they are still young is the main task over summer. Fertilise from Nov-January. Young Zelkovas and Elms can be pruned in December. Mature ones are defoliated. Fertilize regularly using liquid fertilizer in conjunction with organic fertilizer Leave repotting of natives until January/ February Ensure your plants are obtaining sufficient water. Put water trays under the trees to keep the moisture and humidity moderated. If you are worried about trays filling and over-watering, drape a wick of cloth or tying-stocking out of the pot and let it siphon out (to a tree below?). Regularly check plants for pests and diseases Again, do not leave your plants on brick paving or tin shed roofs (they get too hot). Special Notes: Never pinch back azaleas with your fingers. Always clip them. Brian Sampson s Bonsai book is available at the meetings for purchase @ $50.00. Special Trees Waverley Bonsai Group 5
WAVERLEY BONSAI GROUP - PROGRAMME 2015 Month Date Demonstrator and/or topic Break Critique Display Table Style 20 January 4 club members speaking on, making pots, propagating & collecting bonsai Any - Your choice Any Figs/ Ficus 17 February Mark Ludlow from Masters Apprentice Nursery - Cascades Your choice Groups 17 March MEMBER WORKSHOP NIGHT Maples Your choice Group 21 April 19 May Chris Xepapas who runs Heritage Bonsai Tasmania and is the VP of the Bonsai Society Southern Tasmania. Chris is also a Level 2 National Bonsai Demonstrator AABC VT. He will talk on Conifers Jeff Merriel & a number of the Committee, will be speaking about their project trees 16 June Member workshop 30 June Mauro Stemberger, Bonsai master from Italy Slide night with Jason, who travelled to Japan in February, & 21 July took in Bonsai nurseries 18 August Marg s Garden show piccies + the AGM and birthday dinner 15 September Sept. Demo with Trevor Wicks 20 October Victor Byrdy demonstration on Literati style Satsuki Azaleas 17 November Marcela & Quentin from the Native Bonsai Group Your choice All types 15 December Ali - who creates different Bonsai (+ a plate for dinner) Your choice 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 063 151 Account 1008 4248. Please include your name as the reference. Pine trees Your choice Autumn Trees Your choice Informal and Formal Your choice Deciduous Your choice Informal Not for judging Your choice Your choice Flowering Informal and Your choice Formal Australian Natives Your choice Penjing Sakei Landscape Your choice Your choice Junipers Your choice All types Broom and Informal Root over Rock Waverley Bonsai Group 6