The 7th Annual Winter Silhouette Bonsai

Show was held December 7th & 8th in

Kannapolis NC. It was a great event with

Demos by world-class bonsai artists

William Valavanis, Owen Reich, Tyler

Sherrod and Rodney Clemons.

The display was really something special. I

have included a few photographs of my

favorites and full professional photographs

can been seen at www.winterbonsai.net.

NORTH FLORIDA BONSAI CLUB

January 2019

NFBC Officers

Tristan Kincaid President

Bruce Washington Treasurer w/ Ron Price

George Armstrong Secretary w/ Tina Mattucci

Josh Brown Website

2019 News

• A big welcome to the new NFBC officer team

• Meeting Monday January 14th @ 7:00 PM

• BYOT workshop/critique

• Either bring a tree you are struggling with or a tree that you would like to show off

• Schley’s Bonsai is hosting a 2019 Winter Event Jan 25-27

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• Feb/March will be pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizer

• NFBC will be hosting BSF visiting Artist Jim Doyle in Feb/March

http://www.natureswaybonsai.com/jim-bio/

The following members have paid their dues for 2019.

Bruce Washington John Terry Tristan Kincaid Josh Collins

David Ruth Josh Brown Alan Fess Tina Mattucci

George Armstrong Linda Kandetski Ryan Northrup Sandra Northrup

George Reed Ron Price Joe Stumpf Dave Sanders

If your name is not on the list and you have paid your dues, please contact one of the club officers.

It is not a stretch to say that the last holiday party was one of the best NFBC has had! The food everyone

brought to share was fantastic and there was more than enough to go around. I personally might have partaken

in seconds and thirds and somehow ended up with a cake to take home (thanks Linda!). I am still not sure what

was in the “crack dip” but it was definitely a crowd favorite... (I still need that secret recipe).

There were quite a few trees, pots, and tools

available for sale or trade. This seemed like a

popular idea and we might need to incorporate

it into future meetings.

The tree decorating was very well done and Ron

really upped the ante with his stunning Ilex

Schillings. There were red jeweled accents that

complemented the tree perfectly along with

presents, lighting, music, and a Santa Claus in his

likeness. Not to be outdone, Tristan presented a

gorgeous camellia in full winter bloom which

was also decorated for the season. Tristan put

up stiff competition by Ron edged him out by a

few votes. Thank you to all who participated

(Ron, Tristan, Josh B., Ryan, and Sandra)

Have Bonsai will travel

Start thinking about some of the 2019 southeastern bonsai events

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival March 6

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rd in Disneyworld

Bonsai Societies of Florida Convention “Traditional Meets Tropical” May 25-27

th in Orlando, FL

US National Shohin Bonsai Exhibition June 21-23rd, 2019 in Kannapolis, NC

Demos @ Winter Silhouette Bonsai Show Some excellent work by Bill Valavanis (assisted by Sean Smith)

Equally amazing work by Tyler Sherrod (assisted by Matt Reel)

Free Soil Components Available

Joe S. has donated four different soil components/top dressings. They are available FREE of charge for any interested club members. Email Tristan (yodasworkshop@aol.com) if you are interested.

3.5 gallon of an EXCLUSIVE preview at our clubs Shohine/Mame mix. It contains the same three ingredients our regular club soil uses, It’s just smaller particles for your smaller trees. Not recommended in pots larger than 6in. Nearly 5 gallons of DRYSTALL a pumice product for horses. It works fine for bonsai trees too! Nearly 5 gallons of Crimson red. Good for top dressing or adding some weight to your soil for trees that like to move.

Nearly 5 gallons of Crushed granite.