Apr 2013 - Yama Ki Bonsai Society

Yama Ki Newsletter
April 2013
Hi All,
I hope this newsletter finds you in the thick of repotting and
working your Bonsai trees. Hopefully our weather is cooperating
for us and your trees are out of the cold frames and
greenhouses and on your benches! I say hopefully because as
I’m writing this it has been snowing lightly…not exactly
promising March weather!
Accent Planting
Highlights
President’s Letter
Page 1
Young Choe – Apr Mtg
Page 2
Queens Chapter
Page 3
Marty’s Presentation
Page 4-5
Colin’s Corner
Page 6
Sean’s Corner
Page 7
Bonsai Material
Page 8
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nd
Bonsai Event – April
and Event Judging
Other Bonsaï Events
Page 9-10
Page 11
Yama Ki Calendar &
Classifieds
Page 12-13
Resources/friends
Board Members
Page 14
2013 © Yama Ki Bonsai Society Inc.
So much to talk about, so much going on here in our Yama Ki
world! We have the upcoming Stamford show at the end of
April. We have MABS coming middle of April. We have a
fantastic program in the beginning of April with a very talented
artist, Young Choe, who will be teaching us how to create
accent plantings-something we need to show our trees with at
Stamford! I’d say that is great timing Mark (Mark being our VP
and program director). We have started a Queens chapter of
Yama Ki Bonsai Club! Please see our article detailing this new
chapter in the newsletter.
We started bringing you helpful articles on all things Bonsai.
Sean Smith, known for his Suiseki stones and dazai creations is
writing a monthly piece for us! We also have an article from
Colin Lewis this month! We are now including some local
advertisements for our local Bonsai professionals on the back
page of the newsletter. And let’s not forget the classified
section in the newsletter. Your opportunity to sell or trade with
fellow members your unwanted bonsai goodies! This is a great
source for you to turn over or find something you want or need;
especially now going into spring!
This Yama Ki year is shaping up quite nice! Hope to see you all
at our April meeting! And by the way, bring an Accent pot with
you in April!
See you all soon,
John
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YOUNG CHOE ~Kusamono
Accent Plantings – April 6 Meeting
Written by Mark Toepke
Spend an afternoon with Young Choe
Kusamono aka accent planting are an integral part of displaying bonsai. On Saturday,
April 6th Young Choe, a very accomplished, Kusamono Artist will introduce this unique
art of Kusamono through a PowerPoint presentation, demonstration and workshop to the
Yama Ki membership. During the workshop portion, each member will be able to create
and take home an accent plant. If you have accent pots by all means please bring them.
If you don’t have an accent pot, there will be some for sale at our meeting
Heads-up! Don’t forget that an accent planting is required for each bonsai entered
in our April Stamford Museum Show.
Young Choe’s Biography
Young Choe studied traditional art-ink painting and calligraphy-in her native Korea
before she moved to the United States. She obtained her BS in Horticulture from the
University of Maryland. While volunteering at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, she
was able to bring her artistic talent together with her knowledge of horticulture to
create Kusamono. She traveled to Japan to study this unique art form with the master
Kusamono artist, Keiko Yamane. In the world outside the Museum, she worked with
native plants at the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Plant
Materials Center in Beltsville, Maryland. Also, she was a propagation horticulturist at the
US National Arboretum.
Kusamono refers to a Japanese botanical art that developed alongside bonsai. These are
potted arrangements of wild grasses and flowers selected to suggest a season or place.
She will especially focus on grasses, wildflowers and other small ornamental plants.
Learn traditional planting methods, display techniques and how to maintain these
miniature representations of nature.
To view Young Choe's artistry, you can find pictures at:
http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/site/exh-kusamono.html
On left:
Carex pensylvanica
(Pennsylvania sedge)
Lobelia cardinalis
(cardinal flower)
Sedum species
(stonecrop)
On right:
Arisaema ringens
(cobra-lily)
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Yama Ki’s New Edition ~ Queens Chapter
Written by John Cotoggio
Several months back I posed the question to the Yama Ki board
about starting a new chapter of our club. After some discussion we
agreed to try it. We had our first meeting on Wednesday, March 13
at 7:00 p.m. at the Queens Botanical Gardens in Flushing NY.
Attendance was good for a first meeting, eleven in all. The group
consisted of young and senior people all who have said they would
be back in April! We had a fantastic discussion on all things Bonsai
and also went round the table for intros and bonsai experiences of
all in attendance. At this point I have received a number of phone
calls and emails from more people who wish to attend! I would
call this a great start to growing our club by more members than
any other time before!
Here's how it works: New members coming into Yama Ki Queens
will be full Yama Ki members entitled to all Yama Ki has to offer.
All existing Yama Ki members are more than welcome to attend a
Queens meeting if they so desire. All members will now have the
opportunity to attend two monthly meetings---a great benefit to
now have two meetings a month for those of you who cannot get
enough Bonsai in one meeting!
I have expectations of 25 - 30 new members coming into Yama Ki
Queens over the next several months. This would be the largest
influx of new members Yama Ki has ever experienced.
Combining this with our expanded newsletter, Stamford Bonsai
Show, and the fantastic programs we are bringing you for 2013
make for a wonderful time to be a Yama Ki Bonsai member! You
can also expect 2014 to bring many more wonderful programs for
you!
Please continue to read the newsletter, as you never know what
we’ll be bringing you next!
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MARTY S Presentation ~ Yama Ki’s
March Meeting
Written by Lavanya Muller
Marty asked club members to consider the essence of Bonsai’s appeal. If we could
say in one word what we find appealing about bonsai, what would that word be?
Some of the club members’ answers were: creativity, nature, poetry, coolness,
story, age, fun, design, and beauty.
Marty paraphrased a few ideas from a book by Seiji Murimae, entitled Wabi, and
then encouraged us to consider how these thoughts relate to the practice of the art
of bonsai. [Wabi-sabi is a comprehensive Japanese aesthetic that includes
impermanence and imperfection. Characteristics of the wabi aesthetic include
asymmetry, roughness or irregularity, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty,
intimacy, and appreciation for the integrity of natural objects and processes. –
thanks to Wikipedia]
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“Bonsai comes from a meeting of the human spirit and nature.”
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“Bonsai cannot exist except by giving itself up to human hands.”
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“The essence of bonsai is elegance.”
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“Bonsai is more uncomfortable the more it is offered as a masterpiece.”
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“You must have true affection for your trees.”
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“There is nothing more disagreeable to creativity than boundaries imposed
arbitrarily.”
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“Do not become a captive of form.”
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“There has to be room for individuality in bonsai.”
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“True beauty comes from freedom.”
In the ensuing discussion, Marty encouraged us to learn from our mistakes. On the
subject of “the rules of bonsai,” he said that we do need to learn the techniques
and the horticulture first. But when we come to the point of displaying our bonsai,
we must remember that we are not displaying our knowledge of technique. We have
to have an emotional connection to our trees.
Continuing the information exchange about deciduous trees that we began last
month with Colin Lewis, Marty reminded us that on a deciduous tree it is important
to remove larger branches in order to encourage smaller branches to grow, thus
improving the ramification of the tree. Not only does the trunk of a tree need good
taper, but each branch should taper as well, hence the need for careful and
consistent pruning.
[After that, Marty began to assess and assist with the design of members’ trees.]
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March Meeting Photos
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Colin’s Corner
This month’s article by Colin Lewis:
Reverse Feeding Pines
Nitrogen free fertilizers, such as 0-10-10, divert a tree's energy from vegetative growth (new shoots and
foliage) into strengthening roots, setting flower buds, and increasing girth by expanding and hardening young
cells. For this reason they are commonly used in bonsai and in general horticulture as a late season feed for
most deciduous broad leaved, flowering and fruiting species. However, few people realize that you can
reverse the timing of nitrogen-free fertilizer for most pines to great effect, particularly pines with
unacceptably long needles.
Most pines are programmed for one flush of growth per year: the candles grow, needles lengthen and harden
off, and that's the end of the season's growth until next spring. (Japanese black pine, Virginia pine and pitch
pine are notable exceptions to this trend - they regularly produce more than one flush of growth in ideal
conditions.)
Pinching the young extending candles early in their development is one way to reduce needle length, as is
withholding water, keeping the soil barley moist. Cutting candles hard back or even removing them
completely is the normal way to induce adventitious buds. But you can't always do both, and if you try, the
double shock may be too much for many pines to tolerate, especially on an annual basis.
Not to worry, both of these desirable responses (short needles and adventitious bud production) can be
induced and enhanced by feeding regularly with a nitrogen-free fertilizer throughout spring and early summer,
while the pines are in active growth and candles and needles are still expanding.
The lack of nitrogen will keep needles short and dense. Candles will extend much less than normal, keeping
internodes short and compact. (Many small shoots from last year's adventitious buds will not even need to be
pinched.) The buds that naturally form at the candle tips or where candles have been cut or pinched will be
smaller than normal, in turn producing smaller candles and needles when they open next year.
In late summer and fall, there's no need to divert energy away from vegetative growth with pines, simply
because there's not going to be any, no matter how heavy you feed regular balanced fertilizer. But - if given
liberal doses of all-round fertilizer in the second half of summer through fall, pines will begin to initiate new
growth buds wherever they can, and this process will continue well into winter as the nitrogenous nourishment
as still active in the tree. Buds will be more prolific in all the places where you would expect to see them - the
base of pinched candles, last year's internodes, etc. - plus they will begin to pop out on older wood in places
where you would not normally expect.
This all makes sense, since late summer through fall and into winter is when pines normally produce and set
buds for next year. But the adventitious buds you have induced by 'reverse fertilizing' won't be fat extension
buds that burst into thick vigorous candles in spring. They are newly-formed emergency buds that have been
produced from scratch, so they will be relatively small, in balance with the smaller buds that the nitrogen-free
spring and summer feeding helped to induce at the ends of the current year's candles.
Thus our 'reversed fertilizing' regimen not only encourages small needles, short internodes, adventitious buds
and dense, compact foliage this year, but also next.
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Sean’s Corner
This month’s article by Sean Smith
Spring is in the Air!
“Haru” is the Japanese word for spring, and as bonsai hobbyist now is the real start of
the so called bonsai season, very soon buds with the swelling candles will start to
elongate, and before we know it we will be watering every day.
Of course with spring on its way, it is also time to plan out the upcoming exhibits your
club we do this coming year. If there is one thing I have really noticed over the years
travelling to Japan as well as Europe, I could not help to notice how well the bonsai are
prepared for and exhibition, every single detail is covered with a well-planned exhibit,
the pot, display table wiped clean every nook and cranny is cleaned, as well as the
accent container, this is very important and make the overall exhibit clean and pristine.
We all know how bonsai should look for the exhibit, clean well groomed and wired and
free is any dead leaves or needles of flowers.
Let's start with your bonsai container, if your bonsai will be shown in an unglazed pot,
great care should be taken to make sure your pot is clean, the best way to wash your
container is just good old soap and waters with a soft cloth. (if your pot is an antique be
very gentle in washing it) another good tip is to also wash the underside of the pot,
often little creatures like to make homes in the back corners of our bonsai pots. As you
wash it, also have a look at the tie in wire; make sure it is up tight against the bottom of
the container, it can be unsightly seeing the wire hanging down, or scratching your
display table.
Rinse the pot and let it air dry, the next step should be mossing the surface of the soil, a
little trick I picked up on in Japan is to apply some baby oil to the rime of the pot before
starting the moss, it can be tricky apply oil to the pot with the moss so close to the
edge. Speaking of oil, there really is no need for expensive Japanese camellia oil; beside
the Japanese Masters all use baby oil, it much cheaper and smells nice. It's important to
rub the oil into the pot, a few drops of oil goes a long way, you don't want the pot shiny,
be sure to rub it off with a dry clean rag.
So your bonsai is ready for the exhibit? What else do you need to make your bonsai stand
out, it does depend on the exhibit its self, how much space you and to display you
bonsai, are there any guide lines you must follow? Most local bonsai exhibits use a 2 or 3
point display, bonsai, accent or art object and a scroll, so take some time to think about
a few things, such as the time of season, so if the season is Haru, you sure don't want to
have a scroll with falling snow, always remember the season and tie everything together
as one season, it's really just common sense.
I have just covered a few important facts that should help everyone get started, always
do your best with what you have; it does not have to be expensive to look nice. I feel
this is a very important subject to cover; I would love to get into more detail, however
just like you I have lots of re potting to do and pots to clean.
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Choosing Bonsai Material
Written By John Cotoggio
As we approach spring and some of the upcoming Bonsai
Shows, many of us get the urge to buy trees! We wait
patiently for repotting season and the time when we can go
shopping at local nurseries or our local bonsai nursery for
bonsai material.
Unfortunately, that material acquired from your local
nursery, doesn’t always wind up making proper bonsai
material for us. A lot of this material has just come out of
winter storage and some of it may not even be alive
although it is green. Some of it will not be good material
because it does not have the required nebari (base root) or
proper branch structure to build on. Unless you are buying a
deciduous tree that will bud pretty much everywhere
(maple, elm, or hornbeam), branches are important! Many
times I have seen people buy this material only to have it
die! I myself have had the same misfortune during my
earlier years of learning.
I have seen countless bonsai friends spends lots of money on
trees that do not have a future as bonsai. It takes some
strength and patience to learn not to do this, but in the
long run your collection will improve tremendously.
So where to buy good material? This is a question most of us
have asked. Well, bonsai shows always have a number of
vendors. There are a number of good to very good Bonsai
nurseries within a few hours' drive. And you would be
amazed at the quality most have, as well as the reasonable
pricing. This material is usually grown specifically for our
bonsai needs and maintained towards a future bonsai. I
would rather buy one good-to-great tree each season than
several poor ones. Buying one tree at a higher price but of
much better quality will improve your chances of having a
quality collection!
I hope this will give you some better ideas on buying proper
material! It is important, as we all work hard for our money
and I believe we want the best when spending it on bonsai!
We strive to be bonsai artists or hobbyists but we are not
bonsai magicians!
John
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Visit the exhibition
We’d love to see you at
the exhibition! Stop by
the Bendel Gallery &
Great Hall for the
display and events.
The exhibition will be
open:
Friday, April 26, 1–4 PM
Saturday, April 27,
10 AM – 4 PM
Sunday, April 28,
11 AM – 4 PM
In addition
The exhibition will
feature a traditional
Japanese Tea
Ceremony with a demo
and lecture on the
history of tea on
Saturday at 1 PM.
Customary Japanese tea
and snacks will be
served. A limited
number of spaces are
available for the tea
ceremony; advance
registration is required
by calling 203.977.6521.
An Introduction to
Bonsai will be presented
by Mike Pollock of
Bonsai Shinsei
(www.bonsaishinseiny.com)
on Sunday from 1 – 2
PM.
Spread the word
Please feel free to invite
family and friends to the
exhibition. Print and
electronic promotional
flyers will be available
closer to the event.
2nd Annual “The Art of Bonsai”
Exhibition in Stamford
Following the positive reception of last year’s exhibition, we are pleased to be
returning to the Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road,
Stamford, CT 06903, www.stamfordmuseum.org, for a weekend of bonsai and
suiseki displays and events. The event, which begins Friday, April 26th, is a
great opportunity to share your passion for bonsai and to actively support Yama
Ki. We invite you all to join in one or all of the following:
Your Bonsai on Display
We are looking for approximately seventy bonsai trees to showcase. We would
also like to see some suiseki stones as well. Trees should be in a ceramic pot
and should have a stand and accent plant. Several members will have extra
display stands if you don’t have one. You may also use a bamboo mat if that
works with your tree/accent pot combination. Don't forget your accent plant!
As with your trees you should also have a display stand for your suiseki stone.
We will need the trees for three days, from Friday morning until Sunday after 4
PM. Trees need to be delivered and picked up by their owners at either the
Stamford Museum & Nature Center or Layne Rodney’s house in Stamford, CT. In
addition to your tree, please provide the species name, year(s) in training and
potter (if you know it) if you don’t know the potter simply put Chinese,
Japanese, American etc., or if all else fails unknown.
Please take this wonderful opportunity to display one or two of your bonsai or
suiseki at this show. It’s a great prelude and good experience for when the time
comes for you to exhibit at the National Show! If you are interested in
including your tree or trees in the exhibition, please email relevant photos
to John Cotoggio at ronin812@gmail.com by April 1st, 2013.
Volunteer(s) Needed
We also need club members to volunteer at the three-day event. Projects
include; help with the set up and tear down or share your knowledge and
enthusiasm about bonsai as a docent answering visitor questions. Time slots and
volunteer opportunities are as follows:
Friday
10am – 12 noon: 3 volunteers for exhibition set up
1pm – 3pm: 2 docents to greet guests and answer questions
Saturday
10am – 1pm: 2 docents to greet guests and answer questions
1pm – 4pm: 2 docents to greet guests and answer questions
Sunday
11am – 2pm: 2 docents to greet guests and answer questions
2pm – 4pm: 2 docents to greet guests and answer questions and to assist with taking
down the exhibition
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Layne Rodney at
\
schaanfl@hotmail.com by April 15th, 2013.
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Bonsai Awards and Recognition
2nd Annual Stamford Museum Bonsai Show
Written by Mark Toepke & Layne Rodney
Ryan Neil wrote about it in the most recent edition of ABS, and Marty Schmalenberg
talked about it at our March meeting. "It," simply put, is competition at bonsai
shows. As we approach our Second Annual Stamford Museum Bonsai Show, the
question was posed, "Should we add an element of competition, such as recognition,
judging, awards, etc.?"
The answer is, "Yes, we should!"
The spirit of competition is a positive sign of club development. As we all know,
Yama Ki continues to add new members each year, and current members constantly
hone their bonsai skills. So we ask you, "What better way to elevate and present our
beloved hobby, than by having The First Annual Yama Ki Bonsai Competition?"
Two levels of judging have been created for our membership, and three ribbons will
be given out for each level. Trees will be assigned an intermediate or advanced
designation depending on many factors. A committee composed of John Cottogio,
Mike Pollock and Mike Humphrey will determine which level your tree will be
presented. Trees will be placed with their peer group at the Stamford Museum
show.
If you decide to enter a tree in the Museum Show, but do not want to be included in
the judging, that's fine too. Please let us know when you submit your entry.
Judging will take place Saturday, April 27th from 11-2 with the winners announced
soon after. Speaking of judges…John Romano has agreed to judge this year’s show.
Most of us have met John at various Yama Ki workshops and demonstrations.
A little about John Romano (in John’s words); “In 1975 I started to 'play' with
bonsai. After this first foray in futility, I stumbled upon some good books,
workshops, conventions, etc and my passion was rooted. I've had many teachers over
the years including; Kenji Miyata, Mitsuo Matsuda and Hiromi Tsukada. I also had a
chance to study a few times at Taisho en in Japan with shohin bonsai master,
Nobuichi Urushibata. I founded and teach the Kaikou School of Bonsai at New
England Bonsai Gardens started in 2009. In addition, I teach private students and
groups in the New England area. I have written various articles in major bonsai
magazines and currently write a regular column for International Bonsai on shohin
bonsai called 'A Little Magic with Shohin Bonsai”.
Lastly, a quote from Ryan Neil, “Let’s grow together and realize our true
potential in bonsai across North America.”
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Other Bonsai Events
National Bonsai
Foundation:
2013
2013
APRIL
JULY
www.bonsai-nbf.org
Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Societies
Putnam County 4-H Fair
Explore the World of
Bonsai – interactive
booklet:
The Thirtieth annual Mid-Atlantic
Bonsai Societies will commence Friday
evening, April 19, 2013 and will
continue through Sunday afternoon,
April 21, 2013 at the
Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn in
Grantville, PA
July 27-28, 2013
http://www.bonsainbf.org/site/images/exp
lore_bonsai/Explore_the
_World_of_Bonsai.pdf~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The official mobile app
of the National Bonsai &
Penjing Museum is now
ready to be downloaded
from the Apple iTunes
App Store.
You will find it listed in
the Education category.
The app is free and
compatible with all
iPhones.
See the newsletter for
the announcement:
http://www.bonsainbf.org/site/images/bul
letins/vol23no3.pdf
Bonsai of the Day
Dashboard Widget APPLE
download
https://ssl.apple.com/d
ownloads/dashboard/blo
gs_forums/bonsaiofthed
ay.html
The artist lineup for the 30th annual
event are:
Rising young stars Kunio Akiyama from
Japan, Peter Warren from the UK, and
Ryan Neil from the USA
*New for 2013 are workshops held on
Friday*
www.midatlanticbonsai.freeservers.com
Location: Putnam County Veterans
Memorial Park, 201 Gipsy Trail,
Carmel , NY, 10512
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Show Chairperson/Docent)
Charlie Muller
SEPTEMBER
For The Love of Bonsai
The American Bonsai Society
Mid-Hudson Bonsai Society
&
Saratoga Springs, NY
September 12-15
Holiday Inn Hotel Contact info:
www.loveofbonsai.com
Ph # 717.469.0661
OCTOBER
604 Station Road, Grantville, PA
(a must go show)
May
52nd Annual May Gardeners Market
Garden Education Center (GEC)
Greenwich, CT
REFORGED & REFINED
October 4th - 6th, 2013
May 4 9-2:00pm
Portland Art Museum, Portland,
Oregon
www.gecgreenwich.org
Hosted by Ryan Neil
th
Docents:
Al De Angelis
Nick Sajda
JUNE
International BONSAI Colloquium
June 6-9, 2013 in Rochester, New York
Hosted by Bill Valavanis
WNV@internationalbonsai.com
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www.artisanscupofportland.com
Yama Ki Activities 2013
APRIL
Yama Ki Meeting at the GEC on Saturday,
th
April 6
From 12-4
Young Choe; Kusamono Artist
Spend an afternoon learning about the art of
Kusamono (accent plants)
With Japanese trained
Young Choe
In addition, each member will get the
opportunity to make an accent plant
nd
2 annual Yama Ki Bonsai Show
th
th
April 26 – April 28
Where: Stamford Museum
39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903
www.stamfordmuseum.org
*Contact Layne Rodney for additional
information*
The Queens, New York Chapter meeting
th
April 10 Wednesday
The meeting of the Queens, New York
Chapter
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
www.queensbotanical.org
Meeting Agenda TBD
MAY
Yama Ki Meeting at the Connecticut
GEC on Saturday
May 11th from 11-4
Yama Ki is thrilled to present a bonsai
demo with Marco Invernizzi
www.marcoinvernizzi.com
The Queens, New York Chapter meeting
th
May 8 Wednesday
The meeting of the
Queens, New York Chapter
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
www.queensbotanical.org
Meeting Agenda TBD
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JUNE
Yama Ki Meeting at the
Connecticut GEC on
th
Sunday June 9
From 12-4
Workshop #2
w/ Marty Schmalenberg
Each member has the opportunity to
work a tree (or two) in all three
seasons with famed artist Marty
Schmalenberg
The Queens, New York Chapter
meeting
th
June 12 Wednesday
The meeting of the Queens, New
York Chapter
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY
11355
www.queensbotanical.org
Meeting Agenda TBD
Yama Ki
40 Anniversary Luncheon
rd
June 23
Where:
More details to follow
th
JULY
Yama Ki July Auction and BBQ
Saturday July 20th
From 12-5
Where:
Jim & Sharon Glatthaar’s house
Details and directions to follow
The Queens, New York Chapter
meeting
th
July 10 Wednesday
The meeting of the Queens,
New York Chapter
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY
11355
www.queensbotanical.org
Meeting Agenda TBD
Yama Ki Activities 2013 Cont.
AUGUST
Yama Ki Meeting at the Connecticut GEC
th
on Sunday August 11
12-4
Yama Ki is proud to host a day with
John Romano
Meeting agenda to follow
The Queens, New York Chapter meeting
th
August 14 Wednesday
The meeting of the Queens,
New York Chapter
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
www.queensbotanical.org
Meeting Agenda TBD
OCTOBER
Yama Ki Meeting at the CT GEC
Time & Agenda TBD
NOVEMBER
Yama Ki Meeting at the CT GEC
Time & Agenda TBD
DECEMBER
Yama Ki Holiday Auction & Party
at the CT GEC
Time & Agenda TBD
SEPTEMBER
Yama Ki Meeting at the Connecticut GEC
nd
on Sunday September 22
From 12-4
Workshop #3
w/ Marty Schmalenberg
The final session that allows each member
to work a tree with Marty
Classifieds
This service is free to Yama Ki members in good standing, but
please remember it is for bonsai and related items only. Buyer
and seller will make arrangements for payment and delivery.
Please submit your classified info and pictures to Lavanya
Muller (llmuller@optonline.net) by the 7th of the month for
inclusion in the next month’s newsletter.
For sale: A one-of-a-kind unglazed round pot, handmade by
German ceramic artist Petra Hahn, and never used; very
suitable for a large conifer.
Description: One large drainage hole in the center, and
several small holes for attaching wire.
Measurements: 15” diameter (edge to edge) x 3½” deep.
Asking price: $100
Contact: John Cotoggio, ronin812@gmail.com
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OFFICERS
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
John Cotoggio, ronin812@gmail.com.........President
Mark Toepke, winemwt@aol.com..............VP
Layne Rodney, schaanfl@hotmail.com.......Treasurer
Gail Therrien, galtbon@aol.com..................Secretary
Mike Pollock, mikepollock@me.com...........Past Pres.
DIRECTORS
Al DeAngelis, aj.deang@gmail.com
Rima Chatterjee, rlchatterjee@gmail.com
Layne Rodney, schaanfl@hotmail.com
Pete Halm, pete_halm@yahoo.com
Nick Sajda, nsajda@bartels-pagliaro.com
Jim Glatthaar, jwglatthaar@bpslaw.com
Yama Ki Newsletter Editor
Joan Thomas, Sandy Hook CT
joanmariethomas@yahoo.com
Showsite Coordinator
Layne Rodney, Stamford CT
schaanfl@hotmail.com
Program Director
Mark Toepke, Bedford Hills, NY
winemwt@aol.com
Webmaster
Pete Halm, Stamford CT
pete_halm@yahoo.com
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website: www.yamakibonsai.org
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267 Loveland Road
Stamford, CT 06905
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