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Florida Bonsa

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Summer

Convention

Highlights

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B O N S A I S O C I E T I E SO F F L O R I D A , I N C .

VOL XXXIII NUMBER 3 ISSUE 135


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ii August 2003

Thatwasoneheckofa

TROPICALBONSAIHOLIDAY

2003BSFCONVENTION

atthe

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theopening to the

Banquet

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iiiFlorida Bonsai

From Past President Louise

To New President George

Making The Commitment

THANKS

Installation of All O cers and Trustees


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iv August 2003

The Board of Trusteesmeets

twice a year. Once, at the annual

State Convention. Second, during

the winter at the convenience of

the BOT. All meetings are open

to the membership. Items to be

placed on the agenda must be sent

to the Corresponding Secretary 45

days prior to the meeting.

OFFICERS:

President George Henderson

1st Vice President George Hutson

2nd Vice President Gene Callahan

Treasurer Ed Lippencott

Assistant Treasurer Dave Bechtold

Corres. Secretary Vladimir Foursa

Recording SecretaryCarol McKinney

Past President Louise Leister

Trustees:

Dist. 1 Lynn Fabian

Dist. 2 Steve Chapman

Dist. 3 Ray Malin

Dist. 4 Stan Orsolek

Dist. 5 Al Harnage

Dist. 6 George Hutson

Committees:

Archive Elyse Van Dyke

Education Ray Malin

Membership Tammy Malin

Publications Editor: Dick Miller

Web Master: Tom Zane

Speakers Rob Kempinski

BSF shallprovide, for the

various Societies, Clubs,

Study Groups, and bonsai

related organizations having

various names, a statewide or-

ganization to deal with com-

mon issues and needs, and to

support their programs.

Individualsacquire BSF mem-

bership as members of a localMember Club.

Other memberships include:

Member-At-Large,

Member Organization At Large,

Donor Membership, or

Special Life Membership.For membership information

contact your local club, the BSF

web site, or:

Tammy Malin

Membership Chair

905 Heron Ave.

Fort Pierce, FL 34982-6980

Email for information:

[email protected]

BONSAI SOCIETIES OF FLORIDA

TRUSTEES MEETINGS

PURPOSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MEMBERSHIP


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vFlorida Bonsai

iiConvention Photo Tour

CONTENTS

ivBonsai Societies of Florida

1Florida Bonsai

2Presidents Message

5Convention Exhibit Bonsai

4Editors Notes

4Calendar

15Bonsai Masters at the Convention

InsertEPCOT Application

20Ha

23KAWAs Joy of Bonsai

25Bonsai Society of Miamis Event

21Annual Gulf Coast Bonsai Exhibit

282004 Convention Introduction

19Morikami


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August 20031

This black and white printed

version of the magazine is pro-

vided to members of the BonsaiSocieties of Florida.

It is also available to them in

full color by Email. Notify the

Editor if you wish to have a color

copy sent to you. Some Internet

Service Providers do not provide

enough space to receive the le

which varies from 3.5 to 6 mega-

bites. The le is a PDF type. The

software, by Adobe Reader, is

available on the BSF web site on

the Publications page.

You are encouraged to try the

color version.

FLORIDA BONSAI

444 MUIRFIELD DR.

ATLANTIS, FL 33462-1206

Editor:

Richard M. Miller

[email protected]

President:

George Henderson

2308 NE 20th St.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL33305-2636

Email:

[email protected]

FLORIDA BONSAIis the

ofcial publication of the

Bonsai Societies Of Florida.

It is published quarterly, inFeb., May, Aug., and Nov., and

is provided to each member.

Be sure to visit our web site at:

http://www.bonsai-bsf.com

Web Master:

Tom Zane

[email protected]

ALL ADVERTISING RATES

HAVE CHANGED.

Contact the Editor, noted above,

for rates and conditions.

DEADLINES FOR MATERIAL

& ADVERTISEMENTS:Feb. issue . . . . . . . . Dec 31

May issue . . . . . . . . Mar 31

Aug issue . . . . . . . . Jun 30

Nov issue . . . . . . . . Sep 31

FLORIDA BONSAI IN COLOR

ADVERTISING

The cover photo is a Ben Oki

workshop at the 2003 Convention.

The THINGon page iii

The face/doll is a Daruma. It is

a Japanese

custom based

on a legendary

holy man. He

was so committed to his vows thathe cut out his eyes to avoid distrac-

tions.

The Daruma is used at the begin-

ning of a major activity to repre-

sent a commitment. The Daruma

has no pupils in his eyes. The per-

son committing paints in one eye

at the beginning of a commitment,and at the successful completion,

he colors in the other eye.


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Florida Bonsai 2

Presidents Message

I cant believe

Im your President

and Im writingthe Presidents

Message.

I have enjoyed

my time on the BSF Board as a

Trustee and then Vice President.

The opportunities I have had to

meet and work

with all the

Board members

have been a

most wonderful

experience. Now,

I look forwardto working for

you all as president. I want to

continue the programs that the

BSF Board has been working

on and start a few new ones all

aimed at making BSF a more

member and club orientedorganization.

I hope that in the future every

member of BSF will feel their

membership in BSF is just as

important as their membership

in their local club(s). In order

to accomplish this I wouldask all of you to communicate

with the BSF Ofcers and

Board and let us know how

you think we can better serve

you. You can contact me at

my new email address:

[email protected].

The following is an

interview with our

new President, George

Henderson.

Ed: How long have you been

working on bonsai?Geo:My rst exposure

with Bonsai occurred

on a birthday trip to

the Brooklyn Botanical

Gardens when I was 7. I

was immediately hooked

and have always goneout of my way to view a

bonsai collection.

Ed: About how many do you

have?

Geo: I have about 26 in various

stages of development. Im

sorry to say that since October

somebody has systematically

been stealing my trees. To date

they have stolen 11 of my better

trees and of course all the ones

in good pots.

Ed: When did you join yourrst club?

Geo: I tried to join some clubs

in California in the 70s but that

didnt work so well. I eventually

settled in Fort Lauderdale and

I ask all of you to

communicate with

the BSF Ofcers

and Board and let

us know how you

think we can better

serve you.


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August 20033

joined the Gold Coast Club in

1983.

Ed: What clubs do you belong

to?

Geo: I belong to Gold Coast

Bonsai Society, Lighthouse

Bonsai Society, Bonsai Society

of Miami, Treasure Coast

Bonsai Society and Chishiki-

Gawa Study Group

Ed: What ofces have youheld?

Geo: I have been everything

from laborer to President

Ed: Married?

Geo: Im married to the most

wonderful person in the world,

Eileen. She was just appointed,by Governor Jeb Bush, to be a

Circuit Court Judge in Broward

County. To be a Judge was a

life long ambition for Eileen so

we are both very happy.

Ed: Any Pets?

Geo: We have a great

Weimaraner named Grace.

Grace is very regal and runs the

house as the Queen she thinks

she is.

Ed: Where born?

Geo: Glen Cove, New YorkEd: Worked at?

Geo: I worked for the Bureau

of Alcohol Tobacco and

Firearms and retired as the

Resident Agent in Charge in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Ed: Future plans?

Geo: Im the President of the

Broward County Council of

Girl Scouts. I also serve on aFort Lauderdale City Advisory

Board, a Florida Bar Grievance

Committee, Girl Scouts

Legislative Network.

Ed: Biggest delight?

Geo: Retirement and Marriage.Ed: Biggest frustration?

Geo: I wish I had more artistic

abilities-although any artistic

ability would help

Ed: Any other hobbies?

Geo: I collect things and stuff.

Ed: Any thing else-of any

nature.

Geo: I want to be a really

good President and make BSF

a user-friendly organization

that provides needed goods

and services to all the clubs. Iam serious about what I said

about members feeling their

membership in BSF is of great

value. I want every member

to know that I am available

and would like their input as to

his or her needs, desires, andsuggestions for improving BSF.

BSF must meet their needs and

desires. I plan to do what it

takes to make that happen.


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Florida Bonsai 4

A

Bonsai Events Calendar

S

O11-12th Bonsai Society of Miami2003 Annual Bonsai Show

1st More Harveys Sale

20th Kawa Joy of Bonsai

20-21st Jupiter Bonsai Event

30 & 31st Harold Harveys Sale

(See Sep 1 also)

ugust:

eptember:

ctober:

All scheduled items have more

information in subsequent articles

Be patient. The format may

change here and there, but I will

settle down with something decent.This is the convention issue with

lots of pictures, so there is not

much advice. I learn a lot by

reading magazines like Bonsai

Today, ABS, and BCI. I like the

centerfolds more than some of the

articles. I may not have a tree likethose, but little bits of ideas lodge

in my head and it helps me to deal

with unusual and ugly trees.

Now if you really want to see the

pictures let me know. If you send

me your email address I will Email

you a le in full color. You can

even print out the pages you want.

Even better. Now, the electronic

Email issue has links in it, and you

can go directly to the web from

your issue of Florida Bonsai-that

is neat. If you like, you can go to

a source on an issue, or to see our

advertisers sites. Click the addressand you go directly to that site.

(Just in case it occurs to someone-

dont tell me you clicked this

magazine with your nger and it

did not go to the web.)

Speaking of Center Folds, we have

one in this issue. Tear it out andhang it somewhere conspicuous.

Just slip it off the staples, dont

tear it. Pete Woods covers the

material so well I wont repeat it.

Dick Miller, Editor in training

Editors Notes

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August 20035

BSF 2003EXHIBIT

FRIDAY MAY 23 Exhibit Grand OpeningWine & Cheese

INVITATION ONLY

SATURDAY MAY 24 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

SUNDAY MAY 25

Black PinePinus thunbergiana

24/23/10

JuniperJuniperous procombins nana

29/27/2

PRESIDENTS Award

Norm Nelson Award


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Florida Bonsai 6

Dwarf OliveBucida spinosa

30/32/4

No. code 30/32/4 is height/width/trunk

Australian PineCasuarina equisetifolia

38/35/6 (Pot 40 x 14 x 4)

ButtonwoodConocarpus erectus

22/36/12


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August 20037

You nd them, the type wouldbe bigger than the photos.There are, more than one:

Willowleaf cusButtonwoodFukien TeaAn IxoraA Neea raft, andAbout 5 weed accent plants

GreatS

tands!


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Florida Bonsai 8

Trident MapleAcer buergeranum2.5/4/2.5


23/9/1

If there were anEditors award, this

would be it. Too badyou cannot see the leafsize, ramication and

detail on this micro-mame.


PyracamelesPyracameles vilmorinii

21/31/4


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August 20039

Sea GrapeCoccoloba uvifera

36/36/9


20/13/5

FicusF. Philipinensis24/40/forest


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Florida Bonsai 10

Bald CypressTaxodium distichum

34/21/11

Green Island FicusFicus Macrophylla

24/18/5

Australian Pine

Casuarina equisetifolia26/26/7



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August 200311

Willow Leaf FicusFicus Salicifolia

12/20/6

Black PinePinus thunbergiana

25/18/7

RaintreePithecollobium tortum45/40/6


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Florida Bonsai 12

Divi DiviCeasalpinia coriaria

21/28/Multi

Bahama BerryNashia inaguensis

11/12/5

FicusFicus Philipinensis

26/40/6


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August 200313

Bald CypressTaxodium distichum

21/33/20

FicusFicus Benjimina

21/45/6

IlexIlex vomitoria shil lings

11/11/3


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Florida Bonsai 14

Willow Leaf FicusFicus Salicifolia

34/34/misc

Sweet PlumSargentia theesans

18/18/2.5

Willow Leaf FicusFicus nerifolia

20/15/4


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A challenge:

The next time you

have the privilege of

attending a conven-

tion visit the materialsstorage room. Look

around and try to

imagine that mess

being turned into

individual dramatic

works of art!

The convention had a

great array of Masters

Ernie Kuodid a remarkable job

on this Australian Pine mak-

ing one mistake at a time. His

explanation is that using power

tools you make 100 mistakes at a

time-your hands only one.

Suthin Sukosolvisitexplains

the why and how on this small

tree to a student.

Ben Okicame up with one

of his most creative transfor-

mations on this monster Bald

Cypress.

There is no way to express

the value and learning experi-

ence at these conventions


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Florida Bonsai 16

We have

some of the

worlds mostunique speci-

mens, and the

experts who

know this ma-

terial, and what

to do with it.

Jim Smithcontinues to

show us his

magic with

Willowleaf Ficus.

That #1 tree is about

the size of his arm. Jim

did this forest for a

demonstration.

Mary Madisonand

Buttonwoods-what

hasnt been said. What

trees! What talent!

This was Marys

Buttonwood workshop.

Lots of people went away

very happy, with a tree to

remember.

Mike Cartretthas been

all over the State and

Country showing people

how and why. Here he

demonstrates what can be

done to a Jabotakaba-it

was a unique solution. The

lucky bidder got this one in

the banquet auction.

NEVER underestimate the ingenuity and talent of

our own Florida Masters (In random order)


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Then there isEd Trout.

Here is EdNo, Ben,

No, Edwell, they do

work well together.

These pictures are ofEds demonstration on an

enormous Pyracameles.

You can see-that is

a big one. This toomade a good auction

bonsai at the banquet.

Another good lesson

on what to do with a

complicated speci-

men. (I also learned

that the Pyracomelesvilmorinii is a hybrid

cross between Pyracantha and Osteomeles. Now you know too.)

Ed is one of the best artists in Florida. His efforts for BSF, the many

clubs throughout the State, and the Morikami Museum are outstanding.

Jim Vanlandingham,

signed on to assist JimSmith, and we saw and

learned a lot from Jim V. as

well. A great communica-

tor, and terric demonstrator

on his own, if your club has

not tried him for a program

your are missing a goodone.


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Allen Carver,

stepped in cold turkey

for Jim Moody, who

was ill at the time,and could not do the

workshop. Here he is

giving advice on a very

strong Bucida Spinosa

in the workshop.

Dont forget that

name. You will see a

lot more of Allen. Heis a very talented, creative artist, and knows his trees. This group got a

good lesson on tempering your design and timing on a tree depending on

its characteristics, both botanical and structural.

Ernie Fernandezwas busy on the third

oor styling trees. No one told me he

was doing this. But, I heard the grinder

straining when I got off the elevator.When I went into the room, most of

what I saw looked like the picture below,

ground up wood everywhere. When I

looked up there he was styling an enor-

mous tree-or what was left of it.

See more of Ernie when you go to the

Fairchild Garden in October.

Information about the program sponsored annually by the Bonsai Soci-ety of Miami follows in this issue.

There is nothing more effective for learning about bonsai, acquiring

the materials and tools you need than attending conventions. If that

isn t enough, you get to make and meet good friendsand have fun.


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put it back. Eat your hearts out.

Our inventory of exhibit class

bonsai is growing, and we contin-ue to look for contributions. We

have room for one or two loaners,

but we dont want to get overload-

ed with them.

Shortly, we should have the last

ve newly donated bonsai stands

erected. The contractor will begin

working on another project for themuseum. When he does he will

do the rock bonsai stands.

We are planning

another bonsai

retreat, probably

before the end of

the year. Next

month

we

will

provide more information.Likewise, we will tell you more

about the outstanding achieve-

ments of these two men in

the next issue.

Stop by, be our guest

expert. Provide us with

your opinion, critique the

bonsai.Or, we can enlist you,

we always have weeds to

pull, branches to prune,

trees to repot.

It is your exhibit.

From The Morikami

Things at the

Morikami Bonsai

exhibit are quiet.Of course if bonsai growing made

noise, you would hear the exhibit

ten miles away. Things are grow-

ing like crazy. Nothing like warm

rain and long days to make them

take off. Additionally, repotting is

the activity taking most of our time

these days.

With our new facilities, and a

jury rigged mist system,

we have been 0 for 15

repotting. All is going

well.

The BSF sign honoring

people who have donethe major lifting for BSF

has been revitalized.

Now it has two live honorees

on it, Dr. C. Eschenburg, and Tom

Zane. Both were honored at the

2003 BSF Convention Banquet.

Remarkable what they have done.

We will cover that in future inter-

views.

We now have two pieces of

equipment that should

turn everyone green. A

hydraulic lift table with a

very heavy duty turntable.

With this combination,one old geezer can pick

up any bonsai we have,

move it, and adjust the ta-

ble to the perfect level for

pruning the bonsaiand


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Florida Bonsai 20

SALE of a Life TimeThe Personal Collection Of Harold Harvey

You dontwant to

miss this!

August 30, 31 & September 1

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

530 Lake Avenue

Orlando, FL 32801

[email protected]

407/425-4742

Bonsai

Pots

Stands

SuisekiStands

Miscellaneous

A FEW SAMPLES

40 More pictures, Inquire [email protected]

The Personal Collection Of Harold Harvey

EVERYTHING PRICED TO SELL


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August 200321

The Annual Gulf Coast

Bonsai Exhibit

at the atrium of the

Westwood Retirement Center on

May 10, 2003.

Hosted by the Ft. Walton BeachBonsai Society, the Pensacola Gulf

Coast Bonsai Society and Azalea

City Bonsai Society of Mobile alsoparticipated. Over 60 trees were

shown and the vendors did a

brisk business.

Fukien Tea Penjingby Mr. Zhao

Bald Cypress

Jasmine


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Florida Bonsai 22

Nursery Stock

Pre-bonsai

Soil

Wire

Pots

Tools

Stands

Large/small Bonsai

J

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B

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Wholesale to the trade.

Retail, Demos, and Workshops, for

Bonsai Clubs, by appointment only.Call for information. 561/746-5074

Visit our web site:

http://jupiterbonsai.com

If you received the Email color issue, you can click

the web site for direct access.

Fall Schedule:

Sept. 20 (Sat.)10-1:00 Three Ring

Demonstration.

Phoenix grafts of various

kinds

1-4:00 Workshop

Phoenix Grafts

Details on materials,

featured presenters, and/orschedules will be posted on

our website in Sept.


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August 200323

http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/calendar.htm

Saturday, September 20, 2003, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the

Flagler County Extension Ofce,

150 Sawgrass Road, Brunnell, FL

(Located West of US 1, Just North of SR 100 overpass)

The Kawa Bonsai Society is sponsoring a full dayforthe bonsai enthusiast or the bonsai curious.

Specially featured will be alternating demonstrations

by bonsai artists:

Guy Guidryfrom New Orleans, Louisiana, andMike Rogersfrom DeLand, Florida.

Come and see Guy and Mike work on magnicent trees,

Amble through the exhibit of members bonsai,

Watch a PowerPoint program or two,

Take your chances at the rafes, and

Find answers to your bonsai questions.

If you have a question about your own bonsai material,

bring it along and one of our members will be glad

to give you assistance.

Vendorswith bonsai, pre-bonsai, pots, and tools will be available.Hot dogs and beverageswill be available.

Come, spend an hour of spend the day.

Admission $10.00For more information visit the BSF websites calendar,http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/calendar.htm or

Email: [email protected]

If you have the Email version of this magazine, you can

CLICK HERE to go directly to the BSF website calendar.

Joy of BonsaiKawa Bonsai Society

Presents

their Second Annual

Day of Bonsai Fun

KAW

ABONSAISOC IETY

P.O. Box 11861Daytona Beach, FL 32120-1861


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THE BONSAI SOCIETY OF MIAMIPRESENTS

This year our annual

show & sale will be held

on October 11 & 12that FairchildTropical Garden (FTG). We invite

you to share our joy in our trees.

The primary show will be a

world class exhibit of some of

the nest bonsai trees

in South Florida.

Creative displayswill astound you

with a variety and

quantity of trees, three-man

trees to mames.

Demonstrations, thru out

the day, both Saturday &

Sunday, by renown bonsaiartists, are free. Check our website

for schedule & artists.

Beginners will nd basic

styles and techniques on display

at the Educational Exhibit with

illustrations and example trees.

Vendors fromnear & far will

be offering their

wares and advice

for the bonsai

enthusiastfrom the

accomplished to beginner.

This is just the place to

purchase those much

needed specialty items: tools, pots,soils, etc. and trees.

Additionally, you may choose

to enjoy the glorious Fairchild

Tropical Garden, 83 acres of

varied venues. The tram ride is a

great way to get an overview of the

garden and its history.DATES: Friday Oct. 10th7pm

Bonsai Supporters

Preview Party:

Sat & Sun Oct. 11/12th

9:30am 4:30pm

Show & Sale

LOCATION: Fairchild Tropical

Garden 10901 Old Cutler Rd.,

Coral Gables. Phone: 305-667-1651

ADMISSION: Free with Garden

admission

Additional Info:

Phone: 305/389-3243

For a map, and schedule

of activities & link to

FTG: Check the BSM

website:

BONSAI AT THE GARDEN

2003

http://www.bonsaisocietyofmiami.org


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An Introduction, Part 1

Collecting Workshop Material

By Gene Callahan

Jim Vanlandingham, Dave

Williams and myself took our

annual collecting trip to North

Florida the end of January,

2003. We do this every year,

but this year we were collecting

trees for the 2004 Conventionbeing held in Cape Canaveral.

The Bonsai Society of Brevard

and The Treasure Coast Bonsai

Society are jointly hosting the

convention. More information

will be published in the next

three issues of Florida Bonsai.

We took

Jims motor

home and van,

which worked

out great.

We normally

camp out or stay in

a motel. There was

ample room for the three of

us and we were warm for a

change. Jim did the cooking

and we had some great meals. We

stayed four days and went to the

Enchanted Forest, which consistsof thousands of stunted bald

cypress. A sight that makes Bonsai

enthusiasts green with envy. Of

course, its a federal landmark and

no collecting is allowed.

We arrived Monday afternoon,

set up the motor home, and went

scouting for trees. We knew what

was in the area,

and found what we

were looking for;

large Ti-Ti trees

and Hornbeams.

We returned to

the motor home,

by a river. At this

time of the year,

we were the only

campers.

The next

morning we

started collectingand what a haul. Ti-Ti 12 to

15 inches at the base, and

Hornbeam 4 to 6 inches!

These were the best trees we

have found in ve years of

collecting here. The trees will

have a year and a half toroot, bud, grow branches,

and acclimate to the area before

the Convention.

(Note: nd the beer can in these

pictures for scale/size)

Who would want a

big fat ol trunk like

that?

(Ed. I saw it rst!)

45 days later

In a pot 2/27/03

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This will be the best material you

will nd at a Convention.

Mike Cartrett has always wanted a

large Ti-Ti;

these shoulmake him

want to tak

a workshop

instead of

conducting one. We have

enough trees for a

workshop for bothspecies and some for

the rafe.

The Ti-Ti is a

fabulous tree for

Bonsai. It has very

small leaves and deepgrooves in the bark. It is an

evergreen and can be grown

throughout Florida. Jim Moody

has a very large one that he has

had for years down in Jupiter.

Ive had some for ve years, and

Jim Van Landingham for almost

ten years. I don t know why it is

not more popular in the Bonsai

community, however, I bet after

this Convention they will be.

There are large and small leaf Ti-

Ti. The small leaf is common to

where we got these and the large

leaf is common in the Pan Handle

area.

The Hornbeams have great

muscling and spread at the base.

On all our previous trips, we never

got any that compare with these.

The Hornbeam also grows through

out Florida. This workshop

should be priority for

everyone.

While Dave and

I collected the

Hornbeams

Wednesday

afternoon,

Jim stayed

in the

van andpeeled the shrimp for supper. We

had shrimp and oysters that night.

There was no roughing it on this

trip.

We got back late on Thursday

evening and, as know, collectingthe trees was just the rst phase.

We now had to pot the trees. We

put them in my pond until the

potting operation on Friday.

The next morning we started

potting. It was the coldest morning

of the year at 26 degrees, and

stayed below freezing until almost

noon. Jim had a hood over his

head and all the clothes he could

nd. My wife said he looked like

an Eskimo. We did the potting in

45 days later

In a pot 2/27/03


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