NORTH FLORIDA BONSAI CLUB November 2020

NFBC Bonsai Events

• November 9th NFBC Meeting @ 7pm • Winter and preparing trees for dormancy

• Soil Mixing Day • To be scheduled

• December 14th NFBC Meeting @ 7pm • Holiday Party

Florida Bonsai Events

• Sixth Annual Multi-Club Bonsai Auction & Picnic in Coca FL

• November 14th, 2020 12pm - 3pm

• Live Auction & Silent Auction

• No Potluck this year but feel free to bring your own lunch, beverages will be available

• Kawa Bonsai Club forest slab workshop

• Two part workshop during their November & January club meetings

Meijer Gardens  

Grand Rapids, MI 

Meijer Gardens  

Grand Rapids, MI 

 

 

November Meeting

Our November Meeting will be a discussion about winter preparation and preparing trees for dormancy. Our trees are slowing down and the focus this month is to learn what that means so your trees remain healthy during our two months of “winter” weather. All trees have different needs and it is important to understand the differences between species so you continue to be successful along your bonsai journey.

As always, bring any tree you have questions about or would like to discuss to the meeting.

We will also begin collection dues for 2021 at the November meeting. Please consider joining or renewing early to make the BSF registration process easier.

October Events Recap A lot of trees found great homes this October we owe another big THANK YOU to Cathy Carter and Elaine Mancusi!!!!

All of Cathy’s trees from the October meeting found great homes and I have seen many pictures of trees with fresh new growth from the love and attention they have received since the meeting. I will be excited to see these trees next spring/summer when they are ready for some major work. Let’s make Cathy proud by bringing out the full potential in all this great material.

 

 

The boxwood collecting event was another fantastic opportunity to get some urban yamadori. Thank you Elaine for thinking of the club and allowing us to come get some great material. These were large OLD boxwoods that will make excellent bonsai specimins.

All active members should have received their copy of the Florida Bonsai Magazine from BSF on October 14th. For those that haven’t seen it (or had it sent to their SPAM folder) I have provided a link.

https://thefloridabonsaimagazine.com/2020/10/13/the-florida-bonsai-magazine-fall-2020/

 

 

Soil Mixing Event The club is currently out of bonsai soil. We will be scheduling a day to mix additional buckets. In the meantime please bring back your empty buckets and lids to the upcoming meetings. The more buckets we have the more soil we can make at one time.

Seasonal Advice November care follows our theme of fall/winter preparation. With cooler weather water needs will diminish and trees should be watched to prevent the roots from staying too wet.

Pruning this time of year should be minimal. Trees shouldn’t be putting on much growth due to a combination of shorter daylight hours and cooler temperature.

The temperature should still be mild enough that plants will not have to be protected in November but, you want to get prepared. Place all of your tropical plants in one area so you will not forget any if temperatures drop dramatically. Once we start seeing nighttime temperatures of 45 or below we have to start protecting for our most sensitive species (i.e., buttonwood, black olive, etc.) other tropical trees will start needing protection once the temperatures reach the low 40’s to upper 30’s. When in doubt it doesn’t hurt to be conservative.

 

 

Brevard County Multi-Club Picnic and Auction This is a great event and great opportunity to meet members of other clubs. There are lots of bonsai related items at very reasonable prices. As with any auction, you never know what you will find.

The event is held under a huge pavilion with a lot of picnic tables. Bathrooms are readily accessible and there is easy access to parking right by the pavilion. As of now masks are required.

 

 

Bonsai Classifieds If you have something you are interested in selling/trading please send pictures and contact information for inclusion in future newsletters.

NFBC Membership

- Membership is $36 for the year

o We will be starting collecting towards the 2021 dues this month

- Visitors are always welcome at meetings and events

Soil

- The cost is $25 for a five gallon bucket. Please contact an officer a few days ahead of time if you would like to have a bucket brought to the next meeting. (Currently unavailable pending next soil mixing event)

Bonsai Supplies

- Tristan has wire for sale in multiple sizes.

Trees

- Josh has bonsai and pre-bonsai available. Please contact him at joshuareubenbrown1@yahoo.com to schedule time to come take a look.

Vendors

- American Bonsai Tool (www.americanbonsai.com) is providing our club a 10% discount on products. To receive the discount use the coupon code ‘NFBC10’ at checkout. There is no minimum purchase and shipping is free on orders over $99.

NFBC Officers

Tristan Kincaid President

Bruce Washington Treasurer w/ Ron Price

George Armstrong Secretary w/ Tina Mattucci

Josh Brown Website