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Seasonal/Special Information

Club Calendar and Other Events

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Kusamura Club Calendar
July 2010 - Tree Improvement Workshop

August 2101 - Club Garden Tour
Redwood Empire Bonsai Show and Nursery Visit ____________________________________________
Refreshment
The follow members are requested to bring refreshments to the appropriate meeting date:

July: Dennis Abler and Richardo Archila
August: Pot Luck - Garden Tour
September:

Hospitality
July: Jerry Carpenter
August: None
September:

Club Garden Tour – Sunday, August 8 – Our garden tour will be at the home of Dave and Rita Curbow (615 Cheshire Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087), Jim Thompson (41 King Street, Redwood City, CA 94062), and John and Sandy Planting (898 Coleman Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025). The tour will begin at the Curbow residence at 1PM, proceed to 2:15PM at, and end at the Planting residence by 3:30 or 4PM. Car-pooling is encouraged where possible. Perishable foods should be kept on ice in coolers or if you like can be dropped off at the Curbow residence where they’ll be refrigerated and brought to the Planting residence. This is a potluck event and you are encouraged to bring a dish that can be served to the group. We need a coordinator to help with things like drinks, and getting kitchen supplies from the shed for this event. Food will be served in the dining room and the back porch.

At the Planting’s there will be an opportunity to purchase trees from Nancy Eaton’s wonderful collection—recently donated to Kusamura. All sales will benefit Kusamura. Helen will be taking cash and check only for purchases. The collection contains some wonderful examples of many species, excellent nebari, and trees that need some canopy work.

August 28, 2010 - Redwood Empire Bonsai Show and Sumigawa’s Nursery Visit – Car pool drivers are needed, please contact Jerry Carpenter if you are willing to drive and have some room for others. We will leave from the Planting residence about 8AM to get to the nursery of Sumigawa's, then off to the show.

Other Events

Aug 28-29 Santa Rosa, California Redwood Empire Bonsai Society (REBS): 27th Annual Show at the Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple Avenue. (Opposite the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.) Hours are Saturday, 10AM-5PM and Sunday, 10AM-4PM. Over 200 trees on exhibit, large vendor area, members' sales area, raffles and a silent auction. Demonstration both days at 1:30PM by Kathy Shaner. Free admission and parking. Contact Bob Shimon at 707-884-4126 or shimon@mcn.org for further information.

October 28-31 Santa Clara, California Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention XXXIII: “New Face of Bonsai.” The “New Faces” will shape the Art of Bonsai for years to come with the guidance and vision of these new teachers, and the GSBF 2010 will be the able to receive the new visions of bonsai and participate in the future of Bonsai. The July/Aug issue of Golden Statements will contain convention registration information. For more information visit http://www.gsbfconvention.com

More Events
(from Golden State Bonsai Federation)

http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/lake-merritt/NewHome.htm
*Collection-Connection is available via subscription for $5 from the GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. The newsletter keeps you informed of valuable information on tree culture and other educational tips. A copy is mailed to Kusamura monthly or visit the BGLM website.

Meetings, News and Special Events

July 16, 2010 7-9:30PM
Workshop
Tree Improvement Workshop

This is not your usual tree improvement workshop! It’s a “What Would You Do With This Tree?” program. Most of us have a tree that we’ve been working on but we’re not quite sure what the next step might be. Or you have a tree that you have no idea how to style. This month’s program is two-fold: first, to get you help with a problem tree; second, to open a question and answer session that involves not only the club’s experts, but also gets those with less knowledge or training thinking about what they’d do with each tree. See the article in the center of the newsletter for more info.

Show and Tell
Various species of interest.

NEWS
Club Trees For Sale – Lonnie has a large
number of club trees that are for sale. Dave
Curbow is in progress of photographing these
specimens. These plants could also become good landscape plants. Price is ranging from $50 to $100.

E-news? – This subject is up for
discussion again. A couple months ago we first asked if there are any members that wanted to have the club newsletter delivered electronically. The response is very low, only three (or four) members signed up for the E-news. We understand that E-mail addresses and phone numbers are private information and it
should not be released without your permission. E-mail Bang Vo: bangvo@comcast.net if you would like to receive our club newsletter via e-mail.

2010 Board Of Directors
and Officers

President: Jerry Carpenter
Vice President: Michael Greenstein
Recording Secretary: Dave Curbow
Treasurer: Helen Reist
Correspondence Secretary: Bang Vo
Past President: Charlene Fischer
Returning Board: Jane Iki, Janet Refvem, John Planting
New Board Members: Jim Thompson, Mark O'Brien, Stephanie North

Last Updated July 10, 2010.
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Last Updated July 10, 2010. Copyright © 2010, 2009 by Kusamura Bonsai Club. All Rights Reserved. Articles reprinted here with permission granted to the Corresponding Secretary.

Last Updated July 10, 2010.
Copyright © 2010, 2009 by Kusamura Bonsai Club. All Rights Reserved. Articles reprinted here with permission granted to the Corresponding Secretary.