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Articles

Species
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part A
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part B
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part C
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part D
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part E
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part F
Bald Cypress as Bonsai part G
Bald Cypress Defoliation vs. Bud Pinching
Black Pine – Needle Thinning
Chinese Elm for Indoor Bonsai
Collecting Giant Cypress Larger, Faster, and Easier
Collecting Local Cypress
Creation of Knees on Bald Cypress
Developing a Crepe Myrtle Bonsai
Developing New Apices on Stump-Cut bald Cypress
Louisiana Native Species as Bonsai -American Elm
Star Magnolia Bonsai
Swamp Maple as Bonsai
Why Not Winged Elm for Bonsai

Design/Techniques
A $2 Auction Tree
Bridge Grafting in Bonsai
Japanese Black Pine Redesign
Logic, Proportion, Scale and Locomotives
My Thoughts on Bunjin
Restyling a Juniper
Thread Grafting Made Simple (And Successful!)
Water Elm – Year Two



Display

General Care
Fall Pruning
GNOBS Bonsai Regional Work Calendar

Misc
Automatic Watering Systems
Collecting on Catahoula Lake
You can do WHAT with that? Bonsai uses for non-bonsai objects



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  • Bonsai Clubs International
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GNOBS 2021 Auction Sponsors

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Program: All about Roots by Dennis Burke 7:00pm
(FIRST meeting at the NEW hall)
Dennis will do a program on root form and function, development, pruning, improvement, treatment etc. as well as ground and air layering to develop or improve roots. Members are encouraged to bring in any trees with root issues.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Program: Juniper presentation by Robert Reed 7:00pm
Note: This meeting has been moved from May 10 to May 17 due to a scheduling conflict
Robert Reed will be doing a comprehensive lecture on junipers. Members who know Robert can attest that he is both an expert juniper stylist and well versed in their horticultural needs. Members are encouraged to bring in a juniper for display, questions or critique.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Program: All About Tropicals (Multiple Presenters) 7:00pm
A number of more experienced members will be bringing in and discussing a wide range of different tropicals. Members are asked to bring in tropicals for display and questions
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