Milwaukee Bonsai Society $50 Non-Refundable Deposit to 414-299-9229 Absorbs Some Or All of the Travel Jack Douthitt
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September 2007 2007 MBS Schedule Masterclass - 2008 forming… SEPTEMBER By Michelle Zimmer September 4- Club meeting MBS CLUB SHOW A new 1 year “masterclass” will September 15 - 9AM-Noon start in 2008. All club members PUBLIC WORKSHOP with intermediate or advanced skills who want to increase their September 29-30 knowledge, work on techniques, Master’s classes improve horticultural skills and have fun learning in a group OCTOBER environment are invited to join. October 2 - Club meeting - Master’s CLASS FINALE This will be a series of three or four all-day classes, taught by an NOVEMBER artist skilled in design and November 6 -Club Meeting- teaching. The three artists being WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION considered are Ted Matson, Jim November 16-18 Doyle and Marty Schmalenberg. Milwaukee FOLK FAIR The cost will be between $200 Bonsai Society and $360 per student depending DECEMBER on the number of students and December 4 - Holiday Party P.O. Box 198 the teacher selected. The Brookfield, WI students who make a firm 53008-0198 commitment ($50 non-refundable deadline (September 15th.) deposit) will elect the teacher and Others can fill out a decide on the details. The questionnaire and return it with a Information Line Milwaukee Bonsai Society $50 non-refundable deposit to 414-299-9229 absorbs some or all of the travel Jack Douthitt. expenses of the artist. An informational meeting to Members of the 2004 three year answer questions and pick up a NEXT MEETING masterclass with Ted Matson questionnaire will be held prior September 4 - 7pm need not fill out a questionnaire, to the Club Meeting at 6:15 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church but must pay a $50 non- on Tuesday, September 4, 2007- refundable deposit by the see you there! President’s Message This is also the time to begin looking for items ! that you wish to sell at the November meeting's Hello to everyone, White Elephant Auction. Trees, Stands, Pots, Accent plants and other bonsai related items This is the first Fall issue of 2007 and with it will be offered at auction. So as you begin to comes my hope that your trees have survived think about winter storage space you can the heat and rains of August. consider what needs "to go." Remember that my "JUNK" might be your "TREASURE!" I'm sure that you will join me in congratulating all of the entrants of our bonsai shows at the It's almost Fall Color Exhibit time at the 2007 Wisconsin State Fair. This year's exhibits were International Folk Fair. Plan now to show a tree awesome and all three judges were impressed and become involved as a volunteer tree sitter. with the quality of both trees and presentations. As always I look forward to seeing everyone at Thank you all so much for donating tree sitting the next meeting, until then… time and trees to make this year's State Fair exhibits show the general public the art of Enjoy your Bonsai, bonsai. A big thank you as well to everyone who helped Jean make the Martin Schmalenberg workshops and Club Demo successful. Ron F., Allen K. and Jack D. brought trees to share and provided Martin with material for a very entertaining and Election of 2008 Officers informative evening. The following have agreed to run for office for the vacant positions As we enter the fall bonsai season it's time to in 2008. How about you? You don’t prepare trees for the September Club Show. Bring your tree, stand and accent plant to the have to be an expert bonsai-ist. church before 6:45 PM in order to set up before We’re looking for candidates with the judging begins. Please mark everything energy and ideas. with your name to avoid confusion at the end of 1st Vice President - Joe H the evening. Also please bring the common 2nd Vice President - Allen K and scientific name of your tree when Treasurer - Laura L registering. Director - Jerry N September also offers us a chance to volunteer The following have agreed to to help new bonsai enthuasists style trees at the continue in their current positions MBS Public Workshop. A volunteer sign-up list President - Jean S will be available at the meeting. This is always Secretary - Susan a nice way to help create bonsai and meet new Directors - Michelle Z & John M people who share our interest. Please consider adding your name to the list of candidates. Contact Our October meeting will feature a presentation of trees from the Members of the Master’s Jack at [email protected] or Class. We will have an opportunity to see the you can be nominated from the results of three years of bonsai study, work, floor at the September meeting. agony and joy under the direction of Mr Ted Voting for officers will occur at the Matson. This is a definite date to mark on October meeting. your calendar! ! Congratulations to this year’s State Fair winners! (Y=Youth [Mahone Middle School], N=Novice, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced, O=Open) Show #1 - Ron Fortmann - Judge Blue Ribbon Award Winners (cont) Award Of Merit Kris Ziemann- Juniper Procumbens Nana I Ken Krueger - Cork Bark Elm - A Pam Woythal - Hill Hornbeam - A Blue Ribbon Award Winners Red Ribbon Award Winners Sydney Cochran - Ficus Salicifolia - Y Jorge Rossette - Ficus - N Megan Hobbs - Norfolk Island Pine - Y Kris Ziemann- Green Island Ficus - I Makenzie Jones - Chinese Elm - Y Jerry Niemiec - Trident Maple - I Ken Krueger - Cork Bark Elm - A Michelle Zimmer - Japanese Hornbeam Grove Red Ribbon Award Winners - O Makenzie Jones - Ficus Nerifolia - Y White Ribbon Award Winners Kayla Clair - Chinese Elm - Y Susan Lindell - Golden Gate Ficus - I Houston Sanders - Ponderosa Pine - A White Ribbon Award Winners Susan Lindell - Ficus Benjamina - I Kayla Clair - Cotoneaster - Y Michelle Zimmer - Korean Boxwood - O Sydney Cochran - Buddist Pine - Y Matt Peterson - Chinese Elm - Y Show #3 - Rich Helminiak - Judge Matt Peterson - Privet - Y Best of Show Jack Douthitt- Show #2 - Tom Longfellow - Judge Smooth Leaf Elm - O Best of Show Kris Ziemann- Korean Awards Of Merit Hornbeam - I Scott Hurula - Boulevard Cypress - A Awards Of Merit Pam Woythal - Ron Fortmann - Shimpaku - A Japanese Larch - A Kris Ziemann - Michelle Zimmer - Itoigawa Shimpaku - I San José Juniper - O Ron Fortmann - Blue Ribbon Award Winners Japanese Larch - A Jack Douthitt- Smooth Leaf Elm - O Scott Hurula - Boulevard Cypress - A Blue Ribbon Award Winners Pam Woythal - Shimpaku - A Michelle Zimmer - San José Juniper - O Kris Ziemann - Itoigawa Shimpaku - I Ron Fortmann - Japanese Larch - A John Moore - Juniper - I Kris Ziemann- Korean Hornbeam - I Tony Plicka - Golden Gate Ficus - I Ron Fortmann - Japanese Larch - A Rita Luedke - Ponderosa Pine - A Pat Basich - Ficus Benjamina - N Ron Fortmann - Narrow Leaf Ficus - A Red Ribbon Award Winners Carolyn Sanders - New Zealand Christmas Joe Nemec- Juniper Sargenti - A Kris Ziemann- Buttonwood - I Tree - N Jim Toepfer - Wisteria - I Red Ribbon Award Winners (cont) Awards of Merit Show #2 Jim Toepfer - Japanese Maple - I Scott Hurula - Hinoki Cypress - A Jack Douthitt - Pygmy Maple - O Jack Douthitt - Boxwood - O Ron Fortmann - Jean Sher - Boxwood - A Japanese Larch - A John Moore - Green Island Ficus - I Pam Woythal - Kingsville Boxwood - A Tony Plicka - Boulevard Cypress - I White Ribbon Award Winners Joe Nemec - Fukien Tea - A Joe Nemec - Schefflera - A Jean Sher - Gingko Biloba - A Jim Toepfer - Japanese Juniper - I Michelle Zimmer - Jim Toepfer - Juniper on rock - I ! San José Juniper Kris Ziemann - Grape - I ! - O Rita Luedke - Gingko - A Award of Merit Show #1 Ken Krueger - Cork Bark Elm - A Ron Fortmann - Japanese Larch - A Awards of Merit Show #3 Scott Hurula - Kris Ziemann - Pam Woythal - Boulevard Cypress - A Itoigawa Shimpaku - I Shimpaku - A Bonsai from your backyard FEEDING Every two weeks throughout the growing season. Spiraea REPOTTING Every two years in Spring as buds extend. Use basic soil mix. Spiraea is a genus of around 80 species of deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs found in PRUNING Spiraea produce numerous long rocky places, thickets and woodland. Widely arching shoots from old wood in Spring and distributed in northern temperate regions of these need to be pruned back hard or Europe, Asia and North America including removed to keep shape. After this, pruning Mexico. Spiraea have alternate leaves that should be stopped to allow flowering to occur. are entire, toothed or lobed and in many species are decorative. After flowering, prune back repeatedly to shape through the remainder of the season. Two Spiraea species are commonly used for Deadhead spent flowers. Once branches have bonsai, S.japonica and S.thunbergii. hardened and lignified they become very brittle; wire whilst shoots are still young. Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica is a clump forming, PROPAGATION Take greenwood cuttings in deciduous shrub with erect shoots, native to Summer and hardwood cuttings in Winter. China and Japan where heights of around 6’ are reached. It has ovate, sharply toothed, PESTS AND DISEASES Trouble free though dark-green leaves to about 4” long. In mid- to mildew can be a problem in warm, damp late-Summer, it bears bowl-shaped, pink or conditions, if so provide a position with white flowers in terminal corymbs to about 8” better air-circulation. across. As a popular garden shrub, Spiraea japonica STYLING Suitable for informal upright, has a large number of varieties which carry slanting and cascade forms in extra-small to varying leaf and flower colors. medium sizes. Particularly suitable for clumps or root connected bonsai. Spiraea thunbergii S. thunbergii is a dense, bushy, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub with arching branches and slender, lance-shaped, sparsely-toothed, light-green leaves to 1-1/2”.