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San Diego Bonsai Club Volume 46, Issue 7 July 2020 All are welcome here. Join us every second Sunday of each month -1- The Bonsai Wire ....in the Time of Covid-19 Hello Fellow Club Members, I hope you and those you love are safe, healthy, and working on creative ways to adapt to this unprecedented crisis in our lives. I know we all want to see some semblance of normal again so we can enjoy each other in person. Meanwhile, here’s some news about past and upcoming activities. Our VP of Membership, Uday, requested and received two grants totaling $2250 from Qualcomm, his employer. Qualcomm has a generous program to support nonprofits and these grants went toward the pedestal project at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Bonsai Exhibit. Thank you, Uday, for taking the time to submit for those grants. SDBC received some very nice donations last month. Maggie Crowell donated 30 assorted glazed bonsai pots and suiseki trays. While Gabe Ables donated 15 assorted plants to be used for bonsai stock. Thank you, Maggie and Gabe. Our San Diego Bonsai Facebook page is active and growing with 313 members. The Facebook page has some great pictures of members’ bonsais, interesting questions about tree care, pictorial updates on the Safari Park pedestal project, and other good information. The Facebook page is a great way to stay in touch with bonsai experts and newbies alike. There’s still lots going on with the SD Safari Park and the Japanese Friendship Garden which you can read about in this wire. I know many of you would like to know when we will be able to meet again. The truth is we really don’t know. I regularly visit the county website, sandiegocounty.gov, to see the latest information on Coronavirus Disease under Safe Reopening. Even with the information on this site, we know requirements and restriction can change overnight. Welcome to July. I hope everyone is continuing to stay safe in these trying times! As the world is starting to open up, and you start going back out in public, take care of yourselves. As the heat picks up, watch your trees. Make sure you keep them watered. Don’t let them dry out! Due to the continuing uncertain status of the State and our ability to meet in person, all classes are cancelled until further notice. Once we get the green light to start meeting in person, we will start up classes. Until then, there is great information to be found on the web at sites like Jonas Dupuich’s website and blog https://bonsaitonight.com/ , Ryan Neal’s website https://www.bonsaimirai.com/ or Bjorn Bjorholm’s website https://bjornbjorholm.com/. All three of these and many others are a wealth of information. After much thought, consideration and discussion with the other Board members, I have sadly come to the conclusion that we will not be able to have a Fall Beginners Class. Due to the continuing uncertainty of the world we live in, the ability to meet and work together and maintain the social distancing rules, it is just not feasible to carry on. The Treasurer will be issuing refunds to all that have signed up. If you paid by credit card, it will be returned to your card. If you paid by check or cash, a check will be sent to you. I look forward to when we can meet again and resume our classes! If you have any ideas that can improve our programs or have skills that you would like to share please contact me at the Monthly Meeting or at [email protected] Hello to all! Hope you are safe and in good cheer during this trying time. 8 new members joined the club since last report. Please welcome Matthew Dickson, James McCann, LaRunce Moffett, David Miller, Michelle Notrica and Matt Jillson. With these additions we now have 288 current members. 193 members who have not paid for the current year are considered in arrears and are not eligible to participate in club activities. I encourage these members to renew their membership and enjoy all the perks and privileges that the club offers. Renewals can be done online on the club website or in person during the club meeting. We accept payment by cash, check, and card. The dues remain at $30 for an individual and $35 for two members of a family. Any additional family members are $5 each. President's Message Sue Carter, President and CEO Education Bill Graham, VP Membership Udaykant Pandey, VP

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Page 1: bonsai wire july 2020 rev 2€¦ · San Diego Zoo Safari Park Bonsai Exhibit. Thank you, Uday, for taking the time to submit for those grants. SDBC received some very nice donations

San Diego Bonsai Club Volume 46, Issue 7 July 2020

All are welcomehere. Join us every second Sunday of each month

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The Bonsai Wire ....in the Time of Covid-19

HelloFellowClubMembers,Ihopeyouandthoseyoulovearesafe,healthy,andworkingoncreativewaystoadapttothisunprecedentedcrisisinourlives.Iknowweallwanttoseesome

semblanceofnormalagainsowecanenjoyeachotherinperson.Meanwhile,here’ssomenewsaboutpastandupcomingactivities.OurVPofMembership,Uday,requestedandreceivedtwograntstotaling$2250fromQualcomm,hisemployer.QualcommhasagenerousprogramtosupportnonprofitsandthesegrantswenttowardthepedestalprojectattheSanDiegoZooSafariParkBonsaiExhibit.Thankyou,Uday,fortakingthetimetosubmitforthosegrants.SDBCreceivedsomeverynicedonationslastmonth.MaggieCrowelldonated30assortedglazedbonsaipotsandsuisekitrays.WhileGabeAblesdonated15assortedplantstobeusedforbonsaistock.Thankyou,MaggieandGabe.OurSanDiegoBonsaiFacebookpageisactiveandgrowingwith313members.TheFacebookpagehassomegreatpicturesofmembers’bonsais,interestingquestionsabouttreecare,pictorialupdatesontheSafariParkpedestalproject,andothergoodinformation.TheFacebookpageisagreatwaytostayintouchwithbonsaiexpertsandnewbiesalike.There’sstilllotsgoingonwiththeSDSafariParkandtheJapaneseFriendshipGardenwhichyoucanreadaboutinthiswire.Iknowmanyofyouwouldliketoknowwhenwewillbeabletomeetagain.Thetruthiswereallydon’tknow.Iregularlyvisitthecountywebsite,sandiegocounty.gov,toseethelatestinformationonCoronavirusDiseaseunderSafeReopening.Evenwiththeinformationonthissite,weknowrequirementsandrestrictioncanchangeovernight.

WelcometoJuly.Ihopeeveryoneiscontinuingtostaysafeinthesetryingtimes!Astheworldisstartingtoopenup,andyoustartgoingbackoutinpublic,takecareof

yourselves.Astheheatpicksup,watchyourtrees.Makesureyoukeepthemwatered.Don’tletthemdryout!DuetothecontinuinguncertainstatusoftheStateandourabilitytomeetinperson,allclassesarecancelleduntilfurthernotice.Oncewegetthegreenlighttostartmeetinginperson,wewillstartupclasses.Untilthen,thereisgreatinformationtobefoundonthewebatsiteslikeJonasDupuich’swebsiteandbloghttps://bonsaitonight.com/,RyanNeal’swebsitehttps://www.bonsaimirai.com/orBjornBjorholm’swebsitehttps://bjornbjorholm.com/.Allthreeoftheseandmanyothersareawealthofinformation.Aftermuchthought,considerationanddiscussionwiththeotherBoardmembers,IhavesadlycometotheconclusionthatwewillnotbeabletohaveaFallBeginnersClass.Duetothecontinuinguncertaintyoftheworldwelivein,theabilitytomeetandworktogetherandmaintainthesocialdistancingrules,itisjustnotfeasibletocarryon.TheTreasurerwillbeissuingrefundstoallthathavesignedup.Ifyoupaidbycreditcard,itwillbereturnedtoyourcard.Ifyoupaidbycheckorcash,acheckwillbesenttoyou.Ilookforwardtowhenwecanmeetagainandresumeourclasses!IfyouhaveanyideasthatcanimproveourprogramsorhaveskillsthatyouwouldliketosharepleasecontactmeattheMonthlyMeetingoratwfgraham3rd@gmail.com

Hellotoall!Hopeyouaresafeandingoodcheerduringthistryingtime.8newmembersjoinedtheclubsincelastreport.PleasewelcomeMatthewDickson,JamesMcCann,LaRunceMoffett,DavidMiller,MichelleNotricaandMattJillson.Withtheseadditionswenowhave288currentmembers.193memberswhohavenotpaidforthecurrentyearareconsideredinarrearsandarenoteligibletoparticipateinclubactivities.Iencouragethesememberstorenewtheirmembershipandenjoyalltheperksandprivilegesthatthecluboffers.Renewalscanbedoneonlineontheclubwebsiteorinpersonduringtheclubmeeting.Weacceptpaymentbycash,check,andcard.Theduesremainat$30foranindividualand$35fortwomembersofafamily.Anyadditionalfamilymembersare$5each.

President's Message Sue Carter, President and CEO

Education Bill Graham, VP

Membership Udaykant Pandey, VP

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Iwouldliketoremindallreadersthatyoumusthaveactivemembershiptobeabletoparticipateinclubactivitiessuchbeginners’classes,workshops,andaccesstosaletableduringshows,bustrip,ClubPicnicsetc.

TheSafariParkhasnowreopenedtovisitorswithsomerestrictions!VisitorsarenowabletostrolluptothePavilionandhaveexpressedtheircomplimentstothevolunteersaboutthebeauty,theimprovements,andthecomfortoftheirleisurelyvisitsthere.ConstructionofthenewbonsaipedestalsattheSafariParkBonsaiPavilioncontinuesinspiteoftherecentheatwave.

Aftercompletingthefirst20outof44bonsaipedestals,theconstructionteamtookaone-weekbreakthenbeganworkonthenext8pedestals.Workhasproceededsmoothly,andweshouldcomecloseto

completingthe8pedestalsonJuly14.Thetwopedestalbasesinthepicturewillholdaveryheavyfive-footrockslabfordisplayofMelbaTucker’selmforest.WecelebratedBastilleDaybycompleting8morepedestalsfortheSafariParkBonsaiPavilion,includingsettingtheextra-largeandheavystonetoptodisplayMelbaTucker’selmforest.

Usingourhydraulicliftcarts,wemanagetominimizeliftingthistopwithmusclepower.Weusedtheliftcarttosetthetoponthe38”highpedestals,thenweusedthecarttolifteachendofthestonetoapplyadhesivetosecurethetoptothepedestalblocks.

...andfinally...

Wehaveallofourmaterialssecuredfortheremaining16pedestalsandwewillbeginclearingtheoldwoodenbonsaibenchesfromthenextsectionof6pedestalsonJuly14.Outoftheremaining16pedestals,8arelargepedestalswhicharealittleslowertobuildForthefirstsixmonthsof2020,SDBCPavilionVolunteershavedonatedalmost2000hourstotheSafariParkPavilioneventhoughthefacilitieshavebeenclosedforthelastcoupleofmonths!ThegroupofPavilionvolunteerswhohavedonated470hoursinJunealoneincluded:JuliaChow,Sally&SteveDischinger,Cathy&MarkEdgar,ChuckFasilis,SonyaHolmquist,JayaKaelberer,JohnJackson,Jim&SueKirchmer,CarlaMarasco,SandiMarasco,Charlie&SylviaMosse,‘lynStevenson,DennisWagner,andKenZito.TheParkhaslimitedourdaysandnumbersatthePavilion,butthevolunteershavetakenadvantageoftheirdesignatedtimesonTuesdays,Fridays,andSaturdays.ApartofthePavilionwasclosedoccasionallywhilesomeconstructionwascontinuingbutthatconstructionisnowfinished.WhatabeautifulPaviliononceagain!OurlimitedvolunteertimesarecontinuinginJulyasweawaitfurtherdirectionsfromtheZoo-SafariPark.Thegenerosityofourcoregroupofvolunteersiscontinuing.Wecanneverthankthemallenough!

Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion ‘Lyn Stevenson, Liason

Mark Edgar, Construction Crew

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Thenewenclosure,createdtoprotectourcollection,inthebonsaidisplayareaisnearingcompletion.Thetreeswillbebackondisplaythisweek-end!Thedisplayareahasbeenreconfiguredtoworkwiththeenclosure,andtherewillbesomenewtreesneverpreviouslydisplayed.

TakeadvantageofourgreatSanDiegoweather,walkthroughthisexquisiteandpeacefulgardenandmeditateonallthebeautyandlifeinthe

trees.ChecktheJFGwebsite-niwa.org-forthelatestinformationondirections,ticketcostsandgardenprotocolasthesehavechangedbasedonrecentgovernmentguidelines.TheGardenisopenfrom10amto6pmwiththelastentranceat5pm.

OnJune20,weheldourinauguralFacebookLivesessionfeaturingFredMiyahara,oneofourlong-timeclubmembers.Fredisourresidentpineexpertandhappenstobeanationallyrecognizedexpert.HehastraveledtoJapanfortrainingandworkedwithsomeofthemostnotablebonsaiteachersintheUS.Whileagreatteacher,Fredremainsastudentofbonsai. ThesessiontookplacefromFred’sfrontyard.Fredcoveredthetopicofgeneralpinecareand,specifically,needlede-candlingmethods.Hesteppedusthroughthetheorybehinddifferentneedlede-candlingmethodsusinghissmallpinesandayardpinetodemonstratethetechniques.Healsomadehissessionabitofabonsaihistorylesson,sharinghisthoughtsonnumerousteachersandindividualswhohelpedtoshapethebonsaicraftintheUS.

WeextendaspecialthankstoFredforhiswillingnesstohelpourclubduringthistime.Ifyouhavenotyetwatchedthevideo,itisavailableontheclubwebsiteviathelinkbelow. http://www.sandiegobonsaiclub.com/ Weplantohavemoreeventsofthistypeinthecomingmonths.

Proper,effectivewateringisoneofthemostdifficultthingstoteachandlearnintheplantarenaandisevenmorecomplicatedwhendealingwithbonsai.Itappearsstraightforwardanduptoapointitis……justaddwatertothesoilandallisgood?Wronganswer.Evenveryexperiencedbonsaistshavetothinkastohowtheyarewateringbecauseofthenumerousvariablesthatneedtobetakenintoconsideration.Wealllearnhowtodothison-the-fly,butstillneedtodoublecheckwithameterand/ortheold-schoolfingerandeyetest.Sincewateringissomultifaceted,thisarticleislimitedtothesetwosubjects:SuggestionsforwateringinhotweatherandHowtoprotecttherootsandpotsfromexcessiveheat.HotweatherWateringTomitigatetheshortcomingsofissueswithdifferentsoilmixes,bonsaicontainersshouldbewateredatleast3timesperwatering.Justbecausewatercomesstreamingoutofthebottomofthecontainerdoesnotmeanthesoilparticleshaveadequatelyabsorbedenoughwater,especiallytheverydryparticleswhichcanbesodryastobecomehydrophobicascanbeseenwithnewsoils.Oldsoilmix,oldnurserysoilleftbehind,orfieldsoilleftbehindcanalsobecomesodryastoalsorepelwater.Sometimestheseoldsoilpocketscanalsobecometoowetleadingtorot.Eithertoodryortoowetequalsnorootswhichmeanslesstreevigorbutmostimportantly,whenthesoilparticlesarenotadequatelysaturatedwithwater,theydryoutfasterandsaltcanaccumulateabitfasterwhensoilisnotproperlyflushed.Mostpeoplewaterwithanozzleofsomesort.OvertheyearsIhavetriedandseenalltypesused.ThebonsaiwateringtoolssuchasMasakuni,oronethat’ssimilar,arethebest.Onegetsgoodevenflowandcoverageand,withavalveonthehoseend,onecanregulatethepressure.Turningthenozzlesothatthespraygoesupfirstandthencomesdowninnicesoftrainisthebestwaytoevenlyapplywaterwhilereducingsoilerosion.Duringhotweatherwhensoilsdryfastandfurious,doingthisatleastthreetimeswithseveralminutesinbetweenapplications

Japanese Friendship Garden Barbara French-Lee, Liason

Neil Auwarter, Curator

Club Events Ignacio De La Torre

Water - Not just H2O in the pot Charlie Mosse

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willassure,not100%guarantee,thatthesoiliswellwatered.Effectivewateringofhardrootballsduringhotweatherisachallenge.Herearetwoadditionalmethodsthatareeasilydonetohelppreventdryspotsintherootball.Onemethodistomoistenthesoilsurfacefirsttohelpbreakthesurfacetensionofthesoilsurface.Next,driporslowtricklewaterontothesoilsurfacefor15-45minutesdependingonthesizeoftherootball,thenwaternormallywithyournozzle/wand.Thesecondmethodistophysicallyimprovethesurfacepercolation.RyanNeilhasanexcellentvideodetailinghow.WehavedonethisattheJFG,andothersrecommendthisaswell.Carefullyremovethesurfacesoilsurfacewithasmallrake,chopstickandbroom.Removeabout1/8”to3/4”ofsoilfromthesurfacedowntoloosersoil.Thedepthdependsonthesizeofthecontainer/rootballandthedegreeofcompaction.Thesurfacerootswillbeaffectedbutthatwillonlybeaverysmallpercentageoftherootsystem.Thisremovessalts,accumulatedorganics,brokendownandcompactedakadamaandotherfinesthatcausewatertorunofftoofast.Replacethesoilwithfreshbonsaisoilmix.Thewaterwillnowpercolateproperlyintothesoilmoreeffectivelywettingthesoilunderneath.Ifyouhavesmallertreesinthekifu,shohinandmamesizes,sometimessubmergingthemisthebestwaytogo.Iuserainwaterforthisprocess.Every3to4weeksI’lladdamixtureoffishemulsionandkelpattheminimumrecommendedconcentrationtothewater.Fullfeedingisnotrecommendedintheheatbutaplantshouldnotbeunderfedeitherasthatweakensthetree.Thepotsaresubmergedintothewaterforseveralminutes,sometimeslongerwhentherootballisveryhardanddense.Whenthebubblesstopcomingoutthattellsmethesoiliswellsaturated,exceptinextremecases.JonasDuPuichandothersrecommendupto15minutesforsometrees.Whenthetreeisremovedfromthewater,allowittodrainatanangle.Shallowpotscanholdexcesswater,soit’sstronglysuggestedtotiltthem90°(holdthesoilifneeded)andyouwillfindthatmorewaterwilldrainout.Anotherhandywaytohelpsmalltreesandaccentplantsistoeithergetashallowtray,oruseanurseryflatlinedwithplastic,thenaddalayerofsandorpebblesinthebottom.Youcanaddwatertothetraytokeepthehumidityuparoundthetreesbutkeepthewaterlevelbelowtheroots.I’vesetupseveraltraysthiswayanddrilledatinyhole(1/16”-3/32”)inthetray.Iwaterthetreesandallowthewatertoriseabout1/3ofthewayupthepot.Thesmallholeallowsittodraininabout3minutes.Onecaution,ifyouthinkyouhaveadiseasedplant,removeitfromthetray.Thisusuallyisnotaproblembutjustbeaware.

Thereislotsofdebateonwhethertooverheadwaterplantsonhotdays.Researchandpracticalexperienceshowthereisnoharmtotheplant,anditdoesbenefitincoolingtheplant.Ifthesoilisalreadywet,onlylightlymoistenthesurfaceofthesoilandpotandthefoliage.Donotwatertheplantunlessitneedsit.Toomuchwaterinhotweathercaneasilycauserootproblemstodevelop.Recentarticlesandbookshavestatedthathealthytreescanwithstandheatbetter.Soproperfertilizing,goodsoilandkeepinginsectsundercontrolworkasa“team”tohelpyougetthroughheatspikes.Toreducewateringneedsandkeepthepotcooleronecanusesomeofthesuggestionsbelow.• Addbarkorgraveltothesoilsurface.Onedoesneed

tomovethecoveringawayabittocheckforsoilmoisture,butitwillreducewaterneedsbyblockingdirectsunlightandreducetheeffectsofthewind.Gravelworksbestforthissinceitdoesnotreadilywashaway.IuseDGscreenedto¼”+or-.Thelightcolorofthelocalriverbedgranitealsoreflectssomeheat.

• Placingsphagnummossonandintothesurfacesoilwillreducewaterevaporationbyreducingtheeffectsofthewindandsun,increasingmoistureretention.Soilerosionisalsoreduced.Thethicknessofthelayerdeterminesthedegreeofeffect.Overlaplongerstrands,keepingitinplacewithhomemadewirestaplesorscreenofsometype.

• Installingdrainagescreenorgutterscreenontopofthesoilreducesmoistureloss,soilerosion,andIfoundbychancethatmossgrowthisimprovedunderthescreen.ScreeninghelpstokeepthesphagnummossinplaceandlastlyhelpskeeporganicfertilizerchunkslikeBioGoldinplacewhenwateringandkeepsthemfrombeingtakenbyanimals.

• Wrapthepotwithwhitefrostprotectioncloth.Theclothwillallowthewaterandfertilizertopassthroughthematerialintothesoil.Theentiretreeandpotcanbecoveredwiththismaterialonreallyhotdaysifyoucannotgetthetreeintosomeadditionalshade.TheclothisavailableatHomeDepot,TheGreenhouseMegastoreandotherplaces.Itisbecomingmorepopularformanyplantpurposes.

• Wrapthepotwithaluminumfoilbutleaveitopenenough,oratleastopenable,toallowforwatering.I’veseenthisatTakShimazu’snurseryworkingveryeffectively.Wearsunglasseswhenwatering.

• StyrofoamisaneffectivecoverforsunandwaterasmanyhaveseenatRoyNagatoshi’snursery.Cutthe

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foamintoequalhalveswithaholeforthetrunkandnebari,thenplacearoundthetree.Thehalvescanbeheldinplacewithsomenails,homemadewirestaplesorwrapwireorgreentie-tapearoundthefoamandpot.Youwillneedtoremovethefoamforwateringorcreateholesinthefoamforwater.Thisrequiresmoreworkthantheothermethodsbuthassuperiorinsulatingvaluewhenitishot.

• Onemustkeeptheplant/potcoolenough.Duringtheheatspikeof2018,Iwasawaysothesestepstoprotectmyplantswerenottaken.ThetreesinfavorablespotswereOK.Thetreesintoomuchsunforthe1140daywithoutprotectionsuffered,notgrowingfortheremainderoftheyear.Onejuniperdidnotgrowuntilthenextspring.Becarefulnottooverwaterinjuredtrees.Theydonotuseasmuchwateruntiltherootsrecoverandthetreestartsgrowingagain.Thiscouldbeafewweeksormanymonths....bepatient.Aheatspikeintothelow100’sisroutineinmyarea,114°wasanewexperience.

Lessonlearned.Itiswisetotaketheextrastepstokeepthetreesandpotsprotectedfromsunandheat.Fromexperienceandtalkingwithothers,90°+(dependingonthehumidity)isagoodtemperaturetostartthinkingaboutprotection,atleastforthesmallertreesandmoreheatsensitivetrees.Ifyoudonothaveshadeclothoveryourgrowingarea,movingtheplantstemporarilytoashadyspotorsimplyputtingthemunderthetablesforafewdaysworks.Also,usingthefrostprotectionclothasatemporarycoverisveryworkable.Bottomline:Knowyoursoiltohaveabetterideaonhowtoeffectivelywaterduringhotweathertoassurethoroughwateringoftheentirerootball.Sheervolumeofwaterisnotalwaystheanswer.Protectcontainerfromdirectsunduringheatspikes.AdditionalSources:Threeexcellentarticlesonwateringbonsaiwereposted7/10,7/14and7/17onJonasDuPuich’swebsite.https://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/10/watering-conifers/ and https://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/14/watering-deciduous-bonsai-part-1/,andhttps://bonsaitonight.com/2020/07/17/watering-deciduous-bonsai-part-2/.YoucanalwayspostquestionsontheSDBCFaceBookpageandgetanswersfrommembersathttps://www.facebook.com/groups/119048901440758.Thereismuchinformationandinsightwithintheclub.

AnexcellentsourceonwateringisMichaelHagedorn’sbook,BonsaiHeresy,justpublishedwithuptodateinformationonmanytopicsandmyths.Youcanfindthisonhiswebsiteathttps://crataegus.com/portfolio/the-bonsai-garden/orotherbooksources.RyanNeilcoversthesubjectthoroughlyonhiswebsiteatBonsaiMirai,ifyouareasubscriber.Seehttps://bonsaimirai.com

Treasurer's Report - the Fine Print Jaya Kaelberer

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Wearerunningnegativeincomeforeachmonththisyear.Normallythisiscoveredbyourmajorfundraisers-theSpringShow,theSafariParkBonsaiPavilionSilentAuctionandtheLakePowayPicnicwhichtogetherusedtobringinabout$7kofincome,butthisyearhasbeenverydifferent.Withoutthe$14kwithdrawalfromSDBCchecking(SDBCexpense)andthecorresponding$14kdepositintoPavilionchecking,wewouldhavebeenat-$3,436asofm/eJune.Ouronlysourcesofincomehavebeenmembershipduesanddonations(forthePavilionPedestalProject).Fortunately,wehaveadecentbankbalancethatwillhelpusweatherthisCOVIDcrisis-fingerscrossed!IsubmittedtheSalesTaxReturnforthe2ndquarterof2020(April,May,June).GOODNEWS-Wehadnosalestaxobligationin2Q2020!BADNEWS-Wehadnosalesthisquarter.

TheSDBCboardheldaZoommeetingonJuly7.Thefollowingitemswerediscussed,andactionstaken,asneeded.• TheJFGisofferingfreeadmissiontoSDBCmembers.

Susanwillchecktoseeifthatincludesfamilymembers• TherewasadiscussionwithBillaboutthefacebook

fortheSDBC.BillwillcheckwithErictoseeifthereisaloginnumber.

• Billencouragedthatmorepeoplewouldpostonthefacebooksothatwecangetmoreactivity.ShowingdifferentaspectsofBonsaitreessothatpeopleaccessingthisfacebookpagecangetmoreexcitedaboutdoingBonsai.

• TherewerediscussionsofthelivedemonstrationbyFredworkingonJapaneseBlackPines.Thereweremanycommentsbyboardmembersabouthowthisfirstvideodemonstrationwaswelldone.

• TherewerediscussionsofhavingaplantsalesometimeinthefutureattheJFG.Wedecidedthatit’ssomethingtoconsiderbutsometimeinthefutureifsituationswiththeCoronavirusgetsafer.

• TherewerediscussionswithUdayabouttrimmingdownouremaillistsremovingnonactivemembers.Wenowhaveapproximately300paidmembersand180unpaidmembers.Wehavebeensendingout

approximately700emailsineachemailblast.Udaywillworktotrimthislist.

• Therewerediscussionsonhowwecangetpeopletobecomecurrentontheirannualmembershipdues.

• IgnaciowillwriteupareviewofFred’spresentationfortheJulywire.

• BillGrahamdiscussedthatwewillcancelall2020classesandtheclubwillrefundthesepaymentsbacktothesepeoplewhosignedup.

BonsaiDetailWiring-YouTubeBonsaiBeginnerSeries-StructuralWiring-YouTubeIfyouhaveeverhadaquestionaboutthepropertechniqueforwiringbonsai,RyanNeilhasYouTubevideosthatgointogreatdetailonthesubject.HebreaksdownnotonlytheHowbuttheWhy.ItisoneofthebestprimersI’veseen.HerecommendsstartingwithhisbriefStructuralWiringvideo.

SanDiegoBonsaiClubislookingtofilltheBonsaiWireeditorpositionfortheremainderof2020.Thereare5moreeditionsscheduled.TheWireeditor’sresponsibilitiesincludecollectingthearticlesandpicturessubmittedbythenewsletter’scontributors,thenformattingthecontentintotheexistingnewslettertemplate.Thewritersarepromptaboutsubmittingtheirarticlestomeetthedeadlines,sotheeditordoesnothavetodoanywritingorgeneratingcontent.Somere-arrangingofmaterialandcorrectionsareusuallynecessary.TheJuneandJulyversionsofthenewsletterareinstraightMicrosoftWordformat-nothingfancy!Ittakesabout3-4hourstoputtheWiretogether.Themostdifficultpartisgettingthecorrectplacementofthepictures!JayaKaelbererhasfilledinaseditorfortheJuneandJulyissues.ThisisinadditiontoherdutiesasSDBCtreasurerandheractiveparticipationasavolunteeratSDBCSafariParkBonsaiPavilion.Thankyou,Jaya,forkeepingthisimportantcommunicationtoolgoing.Ifyouhavebeenthinkingofvolunteeringfortheclubandthisjobsoundslikeagoodfitforyou,[email protected]

SDBC Board Meeting Jack Graham

Things to watch, read, digest

Looking for a Newsletter Editor

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