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Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai 16th Annual Exhibit

June 8, 2010 by Jonas Dupuich

The Bay Area Satsuki Aikokai (BASA) held their 16th Annual Exhibit on May 22 & 23, 2010, at the Lakeside Garden Center in Oakland, California. It was another colorful exhibit – here are some of the trees that were on display.

Chiyo no Homare

Kinsai

Hana Botan

Kanuma no Mai

Shiryu no Homare

For comparison’s sake, here are some photos from BASA’s 2009 exhibit.

As a practical guide for visitors new to satsuki azalea bonsai, BASA provided a view to what lies inside the pot. Next to a very large tree in a very large pot, the jar pictured below showed blocks of foam covered by large kanuma, small kanuma, and finally a generous layer of moss. This was the mix recommended by Suisho Nakayama. A number of fortunate BASA members regularly study with Nakayama, one of Japan’s recognized azalea experts, several times a year.

Kanuma, moss, and foam

Yama goki is the beautiful Mountain moss found in Japan. I find it tough to grow in my end of the San Francisco Bay Area. White sphagnum moss has the virtue of not growing when placed atop bonsai soil. This makes it a great candidate for preserving moisture in the soil below.

Yama goki (Mountain moss) and Australian sphagnum moss

I’ve seen a number of educational displays like these at bonsai shows in recent years. It’s a great trend – I’m looking forward to seeing more in future shows.

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  1. Frank says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:00 am

    Where can one buy Yama goki (Mountain moss) ?

    Frank

    • xwires says

      June 9, 2010 at 8:26 am

      Great question – I haven’t seen it for sale lately. I’m curious if anyone has suggestions.

  2. john Kirby says

    June 9, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Jonas and Frank, Dave Kreutz in St Louis imports it and sells it on line at Satsuki Bonsai-en . com.

    Great thread Jonas,
    John

  3. Bruce winter says

    June 9, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    It grows at the base of Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi) up here in the clouds, as in Japan.
    What a happy discovery!
    I’m pondering a small, very small, commercial venture.

    Bruce
    Volcano
    Hawai’i

  4. Keith says

    June 9, 2010 at 11:06 pm

    Those foam pieces look like they would take up too much room in the pot. How big are they and what kind of foam?

  5. xwires says

    June 9, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    The foam squares really are almost an inch across. I don’t know the source of the foam. The pots for which they provide drainage are around 12″ deep. I’ll post a picture of the tree in the deep pot Friday.

  6. john Kirby says

    June 10, 2010 at 7:27 am

    You can also use the foam/non-biodegradable packing peanuts, the roots actually grow through them (they like them)- one hint- make sure that you have a good solid rootpad to secure in the pot, otherwise the packing peanuts make it a mess to tie the tree in……

    I have repotted some that were very poorly done.

    John

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