PHOENIX BONSAI SOCIETY TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Society 2 Some Things We Learned From Leroy 3 Club Sensei and Club Presidents 4 Membership Roster 5 Other Arizona Bonsai Clubs 10 Club Mentors 11 Club Calendar 13 What Are Bonsai? 16 Leroy’s Care Schedule 17 Bonsai Care in Phoenix 18 Group I, Hardy, Easy to Grow 20 Group II, Fairly Hardy 23 Group III, Difficult at Times 26 Group IV, Challenging, Difficult to Grow 28 Group V, Non-Woody 31 Club Library 35 Useful Bonsai Websites 40 Other Contacts & CA Bonsai Nurseries 42 Suppliers and Advertisers 44 On the cover is our Club Logo, a 1993 rendering by grandmaster John Y. Naka of a tree that had been designed by our teacher Leroy Fujii. The Phoenix Bonsai Society’s internet website address is http://www.phoenixbonsai.com http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/mobile.html On the website you will read about the growing and care of dwarf potted trees specifically in a desert environment, plus the most comprehensive history of this international gardening art ever compiled. 1 BOARD MEMBERS 2014 – 2015 President Frank Harris Vice-President Carol Roberts Treasurer Susie Kingston Librarian Kathleen Mosher Event Chair Val Engermann Education Committee Elsie Andrade Raffle Chair Barbara Gray Webmasters Robert Baran, Eric Zimmet Valley Garden Center Alex Gray Club Liaison FOUNDING MEMBERS Paul Matsusaki † Alice Feffer † Margaret Julian † Edna Matsusaki † Chet Hutchinson ? Joan McCarter Leroy Fujii † Edward Jacobson † Harry Roark † Mary Bretlinger † Bill Jamieson David Wright † Elsie Andrade † Deceased The Phoenix Bonsai Society was organized in 1962. The club’s objectives are: - to study, foster and encourage the enjoyment of the art of Bonsai; - to assemble and make available information on the culture of Bonsai; - to promote the collection and exhibition of Bonsai; - to acquaint Bonsai fanciers with each other. Our club history is told in Designing Dwarfs in the Desert (1997). One of the first twenty-five clubs formed outside of Asia, we proudly have membership in the American Bonsai Society. Bonsai Clubs International. and Golden State Bonsai Federation © 2014 Phoenix Bonsai Society 2 SOME THINGS WE LEARNED FROM LEROY "Learn from your trees: they are a reflection of you." First you must know the rules -- the underlying principles of your art -- and then you can break the rules. When you go to a show or demonstration, don't try to learn a lot of new things. Just learn one new thing each time. Then come back and apply that until you know it well. If you're trying to make a cascade with a branch that has been growing more upright, you can help it by tipping the container on its side for a while so that nutrients flow more easily to the tip of the cascade-branch- to-be. If you have several cascades in your collection, consciously try to redesign one or more so that they curve in a different direction: we inadvertently tend to develop trees in a particular individual pattern which can be related to which type of handedness we have. The three most important things are: material, material, material. It's a lot easier if you start with something of interest that draws your eye in, a tree with good rootage, thick trunk, quality rather than spending a lot of time trying to develop poor material, leggy, spindly, with weak or clumped roots. Develop the existing material rather than attempt to bend branches to get movement. When you see a bonsai, you should always look closely at how it was developed, how it was created. Try to figure out what the artist was trying to convey. First, keep the tree alive. Second, cut it back often. Keep your tools in good repair. Clean them and respect them. A good master is not doing his job if he's not learning from his students. The greatest compliment a master can receive is when his trees cannot be told apart from those of some of his students. -- Leroy Fujii (1925 – 1998) 3 CLUB SENSEI 1962-1970 Paul Matsusaki 1970-1998 Leroy Fujii 1962-2004 John Naka (honorary) 1998-2013 Ben Oki (honorary) 2013-present David Nguy (honorary) CLUB PRESIDENTS 2013-present Frank Harris 2011-2013 Jim McEown 2009-2011 Jamie Sims 2007-2009 Ken Roberts 2005-2007 Marcia Colliat 2003-2005 Mike Apostolos 2001-2003 Jim Claycomb 1999-2001 Ernest Hasan 1997-1999 Robert Gustafson 1995-1997 Robert Baran 1995 David Mason 1993-1995 Douglas Acker 1991-1993 Max Miller 1989-1991 Penny Schneck 1987-1989 Tom Nangle 1985-1987 Bill Mooney 1983-1985 Elsie Andrade 1981-1983 John B. Finkey 1980-1981 Tom Fleming 1979-1980 Frank Harris 1977-1979 John B. Finkey 1975-1977 Robert C. Dendinger 1973-1975 Louis H. Knaak 1971-1973 LaMont Potter 1970-1971 Atherton Bowen 1968-1970 Harry Roark 1966-1968 Paul Matsusaki 1964-1966 Bill Jamieson 1963-1964 Chet Hutchinson 4 MEMBERSHIP Dues: Single $30, Couple $40 Family $50 for three + $10 each additional member Membership is for one year. It is requested that all members pay in September. Spring joiners will pay pro-rated dues. Benefits include a copy of the latest year-book; a subscription to our quarterly newsletter; three meetings/workshops per month September through May; accessibility to our club library and that of the Valley Garden Center; first spaces in our Master Workshop; participation in Matsuri and other shows, our spring trip to Los Angeles, summer get- togethers, digs and other events; sharing the experiences and interests of the various other club members; and occasional visits from out-of-town enthusiasts. ANDRADE, Elsie CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Phoenix, AZ Laveen, AZ 602-995-3870 602-268-8532 [email protected] [email protected] BARAN, Robert DAVIS, Gary Colorado Springs, CO Scottsdale, AZ 719-201-5332 602-702-6994 [email protected] [email protected] BINGHAM, George & Carma DUTTON, Cathy Gilbert, AZ Avondale, AZ 360-789-1713 623-308-6043 [email protected] [email protected] BURSON, George & ENGERMANN, Val SAMORA, David Mesa, AZ Phoenix, AZ 480-392-3103 602-384-7172 [email protected] [email protected] FALCO, Marsha CRODDY, Bob Fountain Hills, AZ Phoenix, AZ 480-329-6692 602-997-0682 [email protected] [email protected] 5 FOSS, Ron GONZALES, Al & Beth Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ 602-488-0246 602-350-4695 Al [email protected] 480-518-4595 Beth [email protected] FOSTER, Brenda 690 E. 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