ur November meeting will begin with a short business meeting followed

by Harvey Carapella, Mark Arpag and Jim Dolce who will present a Bonsai

Critique on trees brought in by the members of the club. If you have a bonsai

and would like some advice

on what to do with it, how to

trim it, design it or make it

well again, this will be the

place to bring the tree. Trees

not in bonsai pots will be

discussed if time permits.

So if you need ideas or

you’ve got a problem bonsai

then bring them with you..

You will get three distinct opinions on your tree. Every year, this has proved to

be an informative, informal discussion about bonsai design.

This will be a lot of fun, and filled with lots of useful information for all.

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Newsletter of The Bonsai Society of Upstate New York

November 2011 Volume 40 Number 11

B illboard November Meeting:

Billboard is brought to you by:

PRESIDENT:

Harvey Carapella, President@bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org

CO-EDITORS:

Tom Friday & Irma Abu-Jumah Billboard@bonsaisocietyofupstateny.org

CONTRIBUTORS:

Mark Arpag, William N. Valavanis

Bonsai Critique

Harvey Carapella, Mark Arpag and Jim Dolce

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, November 22, 7:00 pm

Bonsai Critique Brighton Town Lodge at Buckland Park

1341 Westfall Road, Rochester, New York near corner of Westfall and Clinton

2011 PROGRAMS

Dec.13 Holiday Party/Auction & Japan trip presentation

Jan. 24 Wiring Bonsai, Demo Work-shop at meeting: Jon Robbins

Feb. 28 Five Basic Bonsai Styles: Harvey Carapella

Mar. 15-18 GardenScape 2012 Society Display

Mar. 27 Literati Style Bonsai, Demo/Workshop at meeting: Bill Valavanis

Apr. 24 Accessory Plantings, Demo/Workshop at meeting: Jerome Cushman

May 19-20 Upstate New York Bonsai Exhibition

Jun. 9-10 3rd US National Bonsai Exhibition

Jun. 11 Yasuo Mitsuya Demo Topic TBD

Jun. 26 Summer Picnic/ Auction/ Sale

Jul. 24 Mert Bohonos - Garden Tour

July ? Bus trip TBD

Aug. 28 Bring Your Own Tree Workshop

Sep. 25 TBD

f you have a tree that looks good please bring it with you and share it

with the rest of the members. Let’s try to bring in some nice deciduous

bonsai with good autumn color or colorful fruit (if you have any left).

Evergreens are always welcome too. This is your chance to show off what

you have been working on in the past few months.

November Display Table

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he highlight of the October meeting was a talk and demo by Brussel Martin from Olive Branch, Mississippi,

The sixty-six members attending were shown how to design a large Hinoki Cypress bonsai. As he worked on

the tree we heard some interesting stories about his huge 31 year old nursery, and the thousands of different bonsai he

grows and sells there. Brussel answered many questions as he trimmed and wired the tall bonsai. He also talked about

Rendezvous which was started to offer people a weekend to study bonsai with workshops and demos along with new

and international guest bonsai masters, and some great southern food. Also participants are able to purchase any

bonsai material they might be looking for. The completed Hinoki Cypress bonsai that Brussel created was raffled and

won by Justin Maines. The Society appreciates everyone who purchased tickets.

1. Brussel starts trimming the Hinoki Cypress.

2. Brussel wired & answered questions during the break.

3. The large number of members and guests enjoyed Brussels' demo.

4. Brussel makes final adjustments to the tree.

5. Mark Arpag's Japanese five-needle pine cone accessory.

6. Brussel giving Justin Maines some info on the Hinoki Cypress he won in the raffle

October Meeting Highlights

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Winter Care Handout Members who receive the BSUNY Billboard by e-mail will notice that our Winter Care

Handout is attached, and on our website

under Links and Resources. Members who do

not receive it by e-mail can pick up a printed

version at the November meeting. Please

remember that if you

have any questions,

don’t hesitate to ask

one of our more

experienced members.

They will be glad to

assist you in keeping

your trees alive during

the winter months.

Robert H. Bull-Brett passed away October 20th,

2011, at age 82.

Robert was a long time member of our society.

He had a keen knowledge of art and antiques, a

skilled stenciler, a marksman at black powder

shooting, enjoyed bonsai and gardening, and

was at home in the kitchen. Brett was quiet and

unassuming with a wicked sense of humor, a

true Renaissance man of many skills and

multiple careers.

Our sympathy is extended to his companion

and his family.

he Library has currently acquired

three new books. “Madame Soka

Revealed. My Journey In Life With

Bonsai & Suiseki” by Sue Aziz, donated

by Ron Maggio. “Bonsai Inspirations”

by Harry Harrington.. “Pine Bonsai Are

Easy”, Julian Adam’s presentation on

DVD, donated by Rick Marriott.

These books, and all of the other books in the BSUNY

Library can be ordered on line from the Library link

at our website.

Irma continues to do a great job with our website and

has made it very easy for all members to order books or

videos. You can view the cover of most of the available

books and also read a small summary of its content. I

would encourage all members to take advantage of this

great resource and checkout our Library.

If you do not have the means to access our website you

can contact me at (585) 594-9447 or see me at any of

our meetings and I will be able to provide you with a

hard copy of the Library list.

Library News

The society will supply the punch, soft drinks

and coffee. This will be a dessert party so have

dinner before you come, and everyone is asked

to bring a dessert dish to share.

There will also be a mystery auction. All you

have to do is bring a wrapped gift to the meeting

that is preferably bonsai related and NO GAG

GIFTS PLEASE.

The wrapped gifts are auctioned sight unseen.

It’s a lot of fun. We generally have wonderful and

sometimes interesting items! If the gift is bonsai

related, please label it so, but no other hints.

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Bonsai Society of Upstate New York

P.O. Box 92215

Rochester, New York 14692

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he bright colors of fall

are wonderful to behold.

.The combination of red,

brown, orange and yellow is

the result of chemical

processes that take place in

the tree as we

see the seasons change from summer to

winter. It all starts in spring when we see

the buds appear. The sun’s warmth on the

bud helps to make the leaves begin to grow.

The leaf is then able to make its own food.

It uses the sunlight, carbon dioxide from the

air, water from the ground through roots,

and a green matter, chlorophyll, which give

the leaves their green color. The green chlo-

rophyll covers up the other colors of the leaf

so we can see only green leaves. When fall

begins, the leaf starts to die. There is less sunlight

because the days are shorter, and the leaves no longer

makes food. The chlorophyll breaks down and the green

color begins to disappear. All the hidden colors--the

reds, browns, yellows, and oranges can now be seen.

We are very lucky to be able to look at all these colors

each year in our area.

The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made

mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is

Leaves Change Color In Fall—Why? trapped in the leaves after food production stops.

Sunlight and the cool nights of fall cause the leaves turn

this glucose into a red color. The brown or russet color of

trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves.

Yellow leaves show up on birch and poplar as the green

chlorophyll fades. It is the combination of all these

things that make the beautiful fall foliage

colors we enjoy each year. The amount of rain

in a year also affects fall leaf color. A severe

drought can delay the arrival of fall colors by

a few weeks. A warm, wet period during fall

will lower the concentration, or brightness, of

autumn colors. A harsh frost will kill the

leaves, turning

them brown and

causing them to

drop early. The

best fall colors

come when there's been:

first, a warm, wet spring;

second, a summer that is

not too hot or dry; and

third, a fall with plenty of

warm sunny days and cool

nights.

Japanese Maple - Suthin S.

Trident Maple - Walter Pall

Ginko Biloba - Bill Valavanis