Tuesday 16 July 2013

NEWSLETTER Chris Allnutt is coming this July

Hi All,
Lots happening this month. To start the ball rolling we have Chris Allnutt here on the 20th and 21st July. The Olive dig is on Sunday 4 August. It is re-potting season too, a busy time for many.

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Look forward to seeing everyone at the coming events.

Cheers


From The President 
Hi All,
I haven’t got an article for you this month as time has gotten away from me. This is mainly housekeeping for our next meeting and our visitor Chris Allnutt. On Saturday afternoon, we’ll start Chris’ presentation at 1.30pm. We want to be on time so please try and be there by that time. The Committee will have a quick meeting before.
On Sunday morning, we will be having a workshop with Chris so if you have a tree to work on, please bring it. Pines are not the only thing that Chris will be talking about. The workshop will start at 9.00am. Here again, we wish to start on time so it is preferable if you can arrive a little earlier and be set up by 9am. There is no charge. Chris is very generous with his time. It would be good if you could bring something along for Saturday/Sunday afternoon and morning teas.

The Dig: The dig is Sunday 4th August. We are meeting at Chris Helyar’s place – 79 Simmons Street. There is plenty of parking there and on the way out. We may be able to car pool if people wish to. The dig is at Yanco at the back of the Agriculture School. Besides tools, you will need to bring your own lunch, drinks etc. I’ll have a dig list available next weekend.

Winter Maintenance: I'm leaving for Queensland early August and will be away for about a month. As August is the main month for re-potting my deciduous trees, I am trying to get them all done before I go as it will be a bit late when I get back. I will have to wait for spring to see the results.

If you haven’t already done so, winter is the best time to look at your deciduous trees and tidy them up, and review the structure of the tree. The evergreens can be done later if you haven’t the time to do the lot now. What you can also be doing now is preparing your soil mix, check pots and in general have everything ready for your re-potting.

Ladysmith: We have been asked by the Ladysmith Community Hall Committee to put on a small display in early November – on one day only, a Saturday. More about that later but, with Spring approaching, we would appreciate your selection of a tree for the display. Also keep in mind that we will have another tutor coming for our November meeting. More details later.

Cheers


A Little about our demonstrator Chris Allnutt
Chris has a broad background as both a student of bonsai and teaching students of both Imperial Gardens Bonsai and the School of Bonsai. He holds a Certificate in Horticulture – Nursery Studies from Ryde School of Horticulture, passing out with an Award of Excellence for Best Achievement in Practical Studies. Chris has attended two world bonsai conferences and travelled China, Korea and thrice to Japan on bonsai
tours. These days he prefers to work with minis, as they are more challenging than larger trees.
Source: Bonsai by The Harbour flyer 2013—http://www.cbs.org.au/pdfs/events/bfa%
20seminar%20flyer%2013.pdf Accessed 15 July 2013
Photo Courtesy of Japan Journey’s Album BCI Grand Bonsai Tour 2011 Facebook page—
Accessed 15 July 2013 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
fbid=10150422003748695&set=a.10150419443363695.377791.178417873694&type=3&theater

Items required for the dig
Please note the list below is an indication of what's required, in no means are all these items necessary.
1. Water (both for yourself and the trees), and possibly a little extra to clean up afterwards.
2. Sun tan lotion, Hat
3. Comfortable boots, sturdy shoes, gum boots
4. Food for the day
5. Toilet roll
6. Wet hessian / newspaper to wrap the root ball in after collecting.
7. Black bags, to cover the roots once wrapped to retain moisture.
8. Styrofoam boxes with holes. Available from Duffy Bros.
9. String
10. Knife
11. Handsaw to remove large branches.
12. Small handsaw to cut roots.
13. Tree sealer
14.Wiltpruf (to seal in moisture, to slow down transpiration)
15. Lopers to cut roots / branches (extremely useful)
16. Gloves
17. Hook (for example a bent screw driver) to loosen soil / stones between roots.
18. Spray bottle
19. Small spade
20. Axe (must be sharp)
21. Pick
22. Crowbar (to remove rocks)
23. Backpack to carry tools in
24. Chain saw
There was some talk about a BBQ—Sausage sizzle camp style. We can chat more about it this weekend.

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