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Text Box: Falling trees fall where they want to fall so protecting for that event isn’t possible. Hurricane winds seldom get strong enough to hurt anything that is less than 3 feet off the ground. The rain beating the ground can toss up lots of grit and grime. It’s the period after the hurricane that kills bonsai. It’s the lack of watering if you are away. If you have a place where you can put down some plastic sheet , with holes poked into it, then put about 6 inches to one foot of pine bark mulch on it you will have the start of a good hurricane area. The plastic will keep the dirt out of your pots.

Text Box: Placing your bonsai down into the Pine bark mulch covered to the trunk will keep them firmly on the ground. Wet the Pine back and you will have a place where your bonsai can stay wet with you away for up to 10 days more or less depending on the amount of sunlight that hits your area. The Pine back stays wet a long time but it will breath so the roots won’t get a case of root rot. With a bit of rain after the storm this set up could last for weeks. Your trees will need to be pulled out as soon as it’s possible and put back on benches. If you have the wind, sunlight, heat, and low humidity after the storm you can smooth down the pine back and put your bonsai on top of the

Text Box: Pine bark. A good spray of fungicide the first day they are out of the pile and every 7 to 10 days as long as they are on top of the Pine bark will prevent lots of problems. The humidity from the Pine bark will cool the air and keep the drying effect of the low humidity more in check. Run lots of fresh water through the pots every chance you get to flush out any salt spray ...then…. cross your fingers. You can buy bulk pine bark small mulch at several local nurseries. The thick plastic clean up bags will hold 40 gallons until it’s needed. Joe

Text Box: Suthin works with all species and all styles. I have seen his work on the internet many times. He is a very good bonsai artist. If you would like a few minutes to meet Suthin please try to be at the Garden Center by 6:30 P.M. June is a bit of a problem for doing hard work on many species. Bring the bonsai you would like to work with.

Text Box: The Suthin workshop will be help on June 22nd at the Garden Center. This will be a Thursday night workshop so we will try and have Suthin at the Garden Center by 6:30 for a 7 P.M. workshop start. This will be the first visit to ACBS for this bonsai teacher. He has worked with our sister Florida clubs every year for the past few years. Repeat invitations are the best reference for any bonsai artist.

Text Box: If hard cuts can not be made Suthin will give you advice on how to proceed when the season allows the work to be done. Every year we are given the chance to work with some of the best bonsai teachers in the world. Don’t miss a chance to work with Suthin. Please let President Joe Kuhn know to put you on the list to work with Suthin. Joe Day

Text Box: Joe Kuhn will need to send the name, species and size of all ACBS bonsai that will be show at this show. This is a great show and a time to relax and talk with all the other bonsai artist in our area. If you need directions you can find them on the net if you Google “Westwood Retirement Resort” we will also have directions at the May ACBS meeting.

Text Box: This is a great one day get away. As I said in the last newsletter Fort Walton has plenty of good places to eat and the Westwood in a great place to relax and enjoy a show. Please e-mail or talk with Joe Kuhn at the May meeting if you plan to attend. Joe Day

Text Box: The Westwood Retirement Resort in Fort Walton will be the location of the Tri-Cities Bonsai Show. Bonsai from ACBS, The Pensacola Gulf Coast Bonsai Society and the Fort Walton Beach Bonsai Society will be on display. The show hours are 10 A.M. until 4 P.M.

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