Columbus Bonsai Society: INVASIVE Alliance / Yamadori Study Group - Interest Form 2024
Use this form to RSVP for upcoming club dig days in 2024. The full addresses will be emailed out to those who RSVP and through the club discord chat. You may also directly message Ryan Huston / invivobonsai@gmail.com with any questions.

Landowners near Columbus, OH with significantly wooded properties who are interested in offering your land to CBS members for short-term or long-term access to dig small trees (invasive and native) in exchange to help clearing some invasive plants can also email invivobonsai@gmail.com to learn more.
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Those who attend can expect some brief instruction on how to identify invasive shrubs in Ohio, how to identify good candidate wild bonsai to dig, how to dig wild bonsai safely, aftercare for any dug plants, and tips for long-term transformation of wild specimen into bonsai trees. Education will occur some on site and some through online articles, videos, and group discussions through present and past CBS and In Vivo Bonsai resources.

Club 2024 INVASIVE Alliance / Yamadori Study Group Itinerary:
Saturday April 6, 2024. Newark, OH 9am-1pm. Native dig on a wooded farm property.

Saturday April 13, 2024. Powell, OH 12pm-3pm. Native restoration, Invasive removal, Long-term project in a suburban woods. We will cut back and/or dig invasives here to allow our native plants better chance to flourish. Some natives can also be dug this year from perscribed areas of the property. In the long term we hope that our volunteering here will improve the native ratio and that the club may reap benefits in future years of digging!

Sunday, April 14, 2024. Blacklick, OH 12-4pm. Abundant natives to dig and some areas also have invasives we can assist in pruning back as a token of appreciation to the landowner and to improve native regeneration.
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Requirements:
Participants must be able to dig your own tree & bring your own tools to each workshop.
Participants must secure their own ride to/from the dig site (~1 hour away)/workshops. Carpools can be arranged in the facebook group or the discord chat.
Participants must respect the private property we are allowed to dig on. Backfill any holes. Cut down some invasive plants while you are there. Pile up any scraps.
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1. Are you a current Columbus Bonsai Society Member? *
2. Would you join the CBS Yamadori Study Group/INVASIVE Alliance? *
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3. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your bonsai experience? *
I'm a brand new bonsai artist
Very experienced
4. On a scale of 1-10, what is your comfort level identifying which trees from the wild would make good bonsai? *
I have no idea what I'm looking for
I know exactly what to look for
5. On a scale of 1-10, what is your comfort level with transplanting wild trees to become bonsai? *
I'll probably kill it
I'm comfortable
6. On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you with the first repotting of collected trees? *
I've never repotted a collected tree
I can safely repot anything
7. On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable are you with the first styling of collected trees? *
I've never styled a collected tree
I can style anything
8. On a scale of 1-10, how good are you at identifying Ohio's native and invasive tree species? *
I don't know any of our local species names
I can name almost all local species by characteristic bark, leaves, seeds, fruit, etc.
9. On a scale of 1-10, how interested are you in training Ohio's native tree species for bonsai? *
Such as a variety of oaks, American hornbeam, beech, pines, eastern hemlock, maples, and elms.
I have no interest in using native Ohio species
I would LOVE to explore Ohio's native species for bonsai use
10. On a scale of 1-10, how interested are you in training Ohio's invasive tree species for bonsai? *
Such as a variety of honeysuckle, privet, autumn olive, mulberry, etc.
I have no interest in using invasive Ohio species
I would LOVE to practice bonsai on hard to kill invasive species.
11. On a scale of 1-10, how knowledgeable are you in training Ohio's native and invasive tree species for bonsai? *
I have never used a native or invasive Ohio tree for bonsai
I'm an expert in using many Ohio species for bonsai!
12. On a scale of 1-10, how aware are you of the principles behind Leave No Trace and other nature/forest preservation practices? *
I've never heard about Leave No Trace/forest preservation but want to learn
I already practice Leave No Trace
13. Name *
14. Email *
Dig events I plan to attend in 2024 *
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