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The Midway News
October 2020
Rafael Torres
Dorian Fourie
Mauro
Stemberger
Charles and Jonathan with the newly created Celtis Forest. Fabulous!
Inside this issue:1. Chairman’s report2. Club News 3. October’s meeting4. Editor’s Letter
Front page: Oom Hennie displayed his beautiful Spekbooom. I love working with them, and this is one of the finest specimens I have ever seen.
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Chairman’s Report for the October 2020 meeting
1. Chairman's Report
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Hi All
A year ago was given the chairman position for the first time. It has honestly been a
pleasure. The committee members are all great to work with.
The year hasn’t been an easy one as the Pandemic changed the way we all interact. We
really did come together though as we hosted virtual meetings from May to September,
where different club members showed us their collections. I would like to thank Jonathan,
Oom Hennie, Pieter and Gareth for hosting us on these zoom meetings. Previous to this we
had Richard host the club at his home and Oom Hennie give a talk on Mame’s. Another
notable meeting was when we had Jandre give us a demo in February.
I wish all of you a good festive season and happy holidays.
Hoping to see everyone at the next and last meeting for 2020. We normally do a year end
party separate to the meeting in November but this year we are combing the two due to
social distancing and the pandemic. The club will provide a drink and boerie roll, please bring
your own drinks if the one isn’t enough. Please also bring any trees you want to work on. We
will start at the usual 12am.
Regards
Thivern Pillay
Chairman Midway
To the right: This little cactus gives me fresh new blooms every year. Sometimes the things we meet that looks the most damaged and ugly, hides the most beautiful treasures.
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2. Club news
The next club meeting is on the 21st of November 2020. We will meet at our usual place at 12h00. This year our year-end party and November meeting will be combined. Come and enjoy our meeting bring a tree or two to work on.
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Above: This big Privet is standing at the entrance of Mikibu. It was in full flower.
3. October meeting
~“It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can
walk it for you.”― Rumi
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Below: A few of our members getting ready to listen to Oom Hennie.
Below: Shaundre doing some basic clean up on the tree
Below: Shaundre with on of his trees
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Below: I grew these pines from seeds I collected next to the road. Small pine cones and short compact needles, but I have no clue what type they are.
Below: The trees Oom Hennie had on display was phenomenal.
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Below: A close-up photo of the literati
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Below: A close-up photo of the little Privet
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Below: Oom Hennie doing what he does best, teaching. He is a well known guru on Mame and he loves sharing his knowledge.
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Below: So many choices and options. Each decision will take it on a new journey..
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Below: The base of this Spekboom is already well developed. It was in a root-bound pot with very little soil left, We lifted it and replanted it at the correct angle on its journey to become a cascade or semi cascade. The root flare can now be developed.
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Below: Vygies from my succulent garden gives wonderful delights year after year.
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Below: This Spekboom is growing in 100% LECA and stands in full sun permanently. It remains here on its pedestal year round. I have been experimenting with Spekboom a while now and this year I decided to bring this big boy to flower. It has a Base of 13cm diameter and a height of 70 cm. It is covered in flower buds
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Below: This is a closeup of the flower buds near the apex.
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5. Editor’s letter
I love working on Spekboom (Portulacaria afra). I would love to become a Spekboom master one day. This year I am blessed to witness on of my favourite trees flowering. I will be taking pictures regularly. If I remember from my Spekboom cascade that flowered a year a two ago, the flowers last quite a while.
We had a very good turn out in our October meeting. It was good to see everybody again.
I would however like to put a motion forward that out next meeting be held in the pool. This heatwave is killing me. Below is the open flowers from my Spekboom Cascade taken in 2017.
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I hope you have enjoyed this months issue of the Midway News.If you have any questions or comments, please contact me directly.
If you want to show off a few of your trees in the Newsletter, please send some picture to me.
I would love to place a few in the Newsletter.
Pieter Bosch
During this Lockdown we as bonsai enthusiast have been blessed to be able to spend more time with our trees and the people that we love. Thivern lead from the from and we had Zoom meetings every month and learned a few things about each other we did not know. Gareth has a wonderful collection he shared with us on one meeting. The quality of his trees and the amount of them was a pleasant surprise.