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Newsletter of The Bonsai Society of Upstate New York
April 2013 Volume 42 Number 4
F rom an early age, Owen Reich
has been enchanted by the
natural world around where he lived
in southeastern US. While studying at
the University of Georgia, a
classmate introduced Owen to bonsai
and the dream of having a bonsai nursery of his own began. After graduating,
Owen worked at Samara Farms in Nashville, TN as the manager for the next 5
years. While there he refined his understanding of horticulture. Owen also
studied under Keiichi Fujikawa, the owner of Kouka-en Nursery and gained
experience with a wide variety of species. Studying bonsai in Japan has been a
stepping stone to create bonsai using not only Asian species, but also to apply
techniques and design principles to our American trees. Deciduous trees and
broadleaf evergreens have always held the most interest for him when it comes
to bonsai, especially maples, fruit trees, and flowering species. Owen says that
“This area of bonsai is where I hope to have the greatest impact by sharing
techniques for their creation and maintenance.” He refers to his teaching style as
“laid back and practical”, and says that “the most important thing about
bonsai is that this stuff should be fun!”. Prior to the evening talk on
deciduous and broadleaf bonsai, in the afternoon from 1 PM to 4 PM at the
Buckland Park lodge Owen will conduct a “Bring Your Own Tree”
workshop for a $35 fee. If you are looking for a new tree, Owen will be
bringing many suitable trees for the workshop, which can be purchased from
him. There are a limited number of openings available so register and pay
early to avoid disappointment. Sign up by e-mailing Ron Maggio at
[email protected], or calling him at (585) 872-0382
Join us for this informative evening of bonsai!
A Little About Owen… Owen Reich is a Georgia-native and Tennessee resident
who has been an apprentice at Fujikawa Kouka-en nursery in Ikeda City, Japan
from 2010-2012. He received a degree in ornamental horticulture from the
University of Georgia, helped establish one of the largest nurseries in the
Southeastern US (Samara Farms), and is the founder of Bonsai Unearthed
Nursery (Nashville, TN) and blog site. From early 2013, Owen has been
teaching in the US but will be returning to the Fujikawa Bonsai School regularly
to continue working with students. For more information about Owen, please
visit www.bonsaiunearthed.com Also check our Owen in the 34 videos on
YouTube titled “The Bonsai Art of JAPAN” that were filmed and produced
by Owen and Bjorn Bjorholm of Bjorvala Bonsai Studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbKcOcYctk&list=PL7473558E5F81AE37
Deciduous & Broadleaf Bonsai Talk & Workshop
B illboard Owen Reich
Billboard is brought to you by: PRESIDENT:
Harvey Carapella, [email protected]
CO-EDITORS:
Tom Friday & Irma Abu-Jumah [email protected]
CONTRIBUTORS:
Mark Arpag, William N. Valavanis
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, April 23, 7:00 pm
Owen Reich Deciduous & Broadleaf Bonsai
Lecture and Workshop
Brighton Town Lodge at Buckland Park 1341 Westfall Road, Rochester, New York
near corner of Westfall and Clinton
Stewartia monadelpha styled by Owen Reich
Owen Reich styling of Mountain Magnolia or Magnolia kobus
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March Highlights
1. Bill began by showing what a mature Black Pine
bonsai looks like.
2. Decisions, decisions...where is the front to be?
3. Trimming and wiring were next on the agenda.
4. A very good turnout for Bill's Black Pine talk and
demo.
5. Questions and comments for Bill during a break.
6. Ron Maggio's raffle tickets paid off with Bill's
very nice demo tree.
7. 8. 9. Bill and students were very busy during the
workshop.
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A t our March meeting Bill Valavanis presented the world premier of his newest educational bonsai program
"Japanese Black Pine– The King of Classical Bonsai". Bill had been working on this new PowerPoint program
for several weeks now. It included information on: Growth Characteristics, Winter Hardiness, Sources, Styles, Pruning
and Training. Several members brought their trained and in training Japanese Black Pine bonsai for the display table
to illustrate techniques. Over 65 members and guests from Buffalo, Syracuse, Ithaca (including two Cornell professors)
as well as the surrounding Rochester area attended. After a brief demonstration showing training techniques eight
members participated in a workshop with Bill using 8-10 year old pre trained Mikawa Japanese Black Pines. The
students created the basic shapes and did the initial wiring. They will complete the wiring and bring the trees back to
Bill for final touch adjustments at a later date. Mikawa Black Pines have very good bark characteristics and can grow
very thick. The bark tends to be a lot harder and does not flake off as easy. Everyone seemed to enjoy the program
and some excellent questions were asked. Rick Marriott prepared the usual great refreshments (including shrimp
cocktail).
Thank you Bill for your interesting and informative program!
I f you are showing a new or unusual species or
variety in our upcoming May show, kindly notify
Iris Cohen, by email at [email protected], or by
phone at (315) 461-9226, so she can print a label. The
label can include a short comment about the pot or
origin of tree if you wish. In order to expedite setting
up the show, please put a slip of paper in your tree with
the species or common name, so we can find the
right label quickly. There is a glossary available of the
botanical & common names of 175 bonsai species,
updated periodically. Contact Iris if you would like a
copy. If you have any questions about the identity of
the bonsai, you can ask any knowledgeable member
of the bonsai society or call Iris or contact Harvey
Carapella about the correct name.
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Ma
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O n May 18th and 19th we will be having our
annual spring show at the Monroe Community
Hospital. So start preparing your trees now. As
always, we need lots of help and there’s something
for everyone to do. Check out the list of committee
chairs on this page. Then, if you still don’t know
how you want to help, give one of our directors a
call and they will be glad to set you up. If you’ve
always wanted to get involved and don’t know how,
now is the time. Please make sure to sign up with
Bob Pfromm at the April meeting to help with
security at the show. Show posters will be available
to distribute at the April meeting. Don’t forget to
signup and pay Ron Maggio the $25 per person
for the 40th Anniversary Dinner on May 18th.
40th Anniversary BSUNY Tree Labels for Spring Exhibit
Directors Harvey Carapella 426-6548 Bill Valavanis 334-2595 Bonsai Placement Bill Valavanis 334-2595 Demos/Videos Harvey Carapella 426-6548 Mark Arpag 244-6241 Educational Exhibit Mark Arpag 244-6241 Members Choice Jim Dolce 247-1527 Award Mark Arpag 244-6241 Membership Table JoAnn Maggio 872-0382 Printing Tom Friday Publicity Joe Galley 334-9472 Ron Maggio 872-0382 John Robbins 265-3716 Raffle Bob Pfromm 421-0378 Doug McDade 392-7973 Irma Abu-Jumah 368-5630 Reception/Admission Mark Arpag 244-6241 Ron Maggio 872-0382
Refreshments Rick Marriott 247-3401
Sales Tables Karen Proctor 235-0567 Security Bob Pfromm 421-0378 Mark Arpag 244-6241
Show Photographer Joe Noga Photographer Tom Friday Assistants Paul Eschmann Staging Jerome Cushman 924-3500 Doug McDade 392-7973 Bob Pfromm 421-0378 Tom Friday Tokonoma Glenn Morton Tree Labels Iris Cohen 315-461-9226 Web Photos Irma Abu-Jumah 278-3803 Tom Friday Set-Up & Clean-Up Entire Membership Joe Moore
Spring Show Committee
Chairs
Election Results
Our election of officers for 2013-2014 was held at the March meeting. Our new officers are our old officers who have graciously volunteered for another term. A special thanks for all your hard work and to the committee chairs also. Our meetings are top notch thanks to all of you.
Harvey Carapella President Bill Valavanis Vice-President Mark Arpag Secretary Ron Maggio Treasurer
April 23 Owen Rich, TN: Deciduous & Broadleaf Bonsai and Open Workshop
May 18-19 40th BSUNY Exhibition & Sale
May 18 BSUNY 40th Anniversary Dinner, $25 per person
June 10 David DeGroot: Demo & Workshop
June 25 Picnic/Auction/Sale
July 23 Garden Tour At Jerry Kral’s Conifer Garden
August 27 Bring Your Own Tree Workshop
2012 Member’s Choice Award Japanese Black Pine
by Bob Blankfield
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BSUNY Activities
G arden Artisans Expo 2013 was a new show. Since the Dome
Center is closed it took place on March 14 to 17 at Southtown
Plaza (in the old MediaPlay store) in Henrietta. Our society display
combined with the International Bonsai Arboretum to have one display
together. This was different from what we have done in past years at
GardenScape. Bill Valavanis presented programs on Classical Bonsai
Art, and on Stone Appreciation. Members setup the display, provided
twenty-three trees, helped answer questions and provided the public
with information on bonsai and our society. Trees were
provided by: Harvey Carapella, Bill Valavanis, Jim
Dolce, Mark Arpag, Ron Maggio, Jerome Cushman,
Rev. Richard Murphy, Bob Pfromm, Rick Marriott,
Tom Friday, and Paul Eschmann. Thanks for taking the
time to prepare your trees and bring them to the Expo
for display. The society also appreciates the members
who helped setup/take down, and also came throughout
the four days to be security and answer questions at our
display.
Garden Artisans Expo
T he Garden Factory held its Second Annual Flower & Garden
Showcase on April 6-7. BSUNY participated again this year and
provided advice and answered questions on the art of bonsai. The society
had a combined display of bonsai trees with the International Bonsai
Arboretum for people to look at and admire. We gave out quite a lot of
literature on the society and on our 40th Anniversary show in May. It
was a bit different this year with no formal programs, but we are grateful
to Mark Arpag (all day Saturday), Harvey Carapella, Bill Valavanis, and
Alan Adair for doing great demonstrations in our booth. The event was
free and open to the public. We had trees for the display from the
following members: Harvey
Carapella, Bill Valavanis, Mark,
Arpag, Ron, Maggio, Ken Buell,
Nick Montanaro, Alan Adair, Bob
Pfromm, and Rick Marriott. The
society would like to thank all
those who came during the two
days to provide information and
security, and prepared their trees
for display. Well done.
Garden Factory Flower & Garden
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