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The ABAP produces a newsletter twice a year. In the newsletter you will find many articles and news regarding the many aspects of growing Australian natives plants as bonsai. Many of the articles are written by members keen to share their ideas, their experience and their original work in growing these plants as bonsai. Below is an index of the articles that have already appeared in the newsletters to date.
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| Title | Author | Newsletter Number | Notes |
| Articles on Specific Trees | |||
| Acacia - Commonly known as Wattle, the great Aussie gold rush | Andrew Christie and Jan Briggs | No 6 - June 2004 | Plants needs, horticulture tips for the tree as a bonsai, styling, pests and diseases. |
| Allocasuarinas | Diana Jones | No 4 - June 2003 | Tips on selecting your trees, horticulture notes for the as a bonsai. |
| Experiences with Allocasuarinas | Barry Nash | No 7 - December 2004 | Discussion of the growth habits of Allocasuarina inophloia and A. torulosa. Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Allocasuarinas in Tasmania | Diana Jones | No 10 - June 2006 | Horticulture for the trees as a bonsai, particularly Allocasuarina monilifera and A. verticellata. |
| The Banksia as Bonsai: Banksia integrifolia | Grant Bowie | No 3 - December 2002 | Natural growth habit, horticulture for the banksias as a bonsai with particular emphasis on styling and growing Banksia integrifolia. |
| Banksia as Bonsai | Diana Jones | No 4 - June 2003 | Horticulture for the trees as a bonsai. |
| Notes on Banksia marginata | Roger Wimhurst | No 10 - June 2006 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Boabs as Bonsai | Kevin Trimmer | No 5 - December 2003 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai, styling notes and pests and diseases. |
| Brachychiton discolor - Lacebark or White Kurrajong | Kalev Margus | No 5 - December 2003 | Natural growth habit, horticulture for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Notes on Callistemon - Bottlebrushes | Roger Hnatuik | No 3 - December 2002 | Preliminary notes sand discussion on the growing and styling Callistemon as a bonsai. |
| Callistemons as Bonsai | Derek Oatley | No 5 - December 2003 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai, styling hints as well. |
| Callistemon Story | Bob Nieass | No 8 - June 2005 | Horticulture and styling for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Callitris glaucophylla - White Cypress Pine | Grant Bowie | No 9 - December 2005 | Horticultural notes on growing these trees as bonsai and discussion on styling experiments. |
| Callitris rhomboidea - Port Jackson Pine | Kalev Margus | No 5 - December 2003 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai, natural growth habits, pests and diseases. |
| Callitris as mature trees | Images by Peter Hanrahan | No 9 - December 2005 | Discussion and photos on the natural growth habits. |
| Notes on Callitris | Roger Hnatiuk | No 9 - December 2005 | Horticultural notes on growing these trees as bonsai and discussion on styling experiments. |
| Calytrix tetragona | Alison Copperfield | No 4 - June 2003 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai, natural growth habit. |
| Models for Styling Casuarina cunninghamiana (River She-oak) | Roger Hnatiuk | No 12 - June 2007 | Discussion on the natural growth habits as models for bonsai styling. |
| NSW Christmas Bush - Ceratopetallum gummiferum | Alison Copperfield | No 4 - June 2003 | Natural growth habit. |
| My Accidental Bonsai - Ceratopetallum gummiferum | Pam Valentine | No 8 - June 2005 | Horticultural tips for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Styling ideas for a Woodland Eucalypt Eucalyptus blakeyii - Red Box |
Roger Hnatuik | No 2 - June 2002 | Natural growth habit, horticulture tips for the tree as a bonsai, discussion on styling. |
| Eucalyptus camldulensis as Bonsai | Errol Jobsz | No 11 - December 2006 | Discussion of interesting growth observations. |
| Eucalyptus melliodora | Ruth Lucas | No 4 - June 2003 | Natural growth habit, horticulture tips for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Notes on Eucalyptus nicholii | Peter Hanrahan | No 7 - December 2004 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai. |
| An Australian Setting with Eucalyptus | Peter Hanrahan | No 13 - December 2007 | Discussion on creating a natural landscape with Eucalyptus nicholii. |
| Working with Eucalyptus nicholli as Bonsai | Peter Hanrahan interviewed by Steve Wise | No 13 - December 2007 | Horticultural notes on growing these trees as bonsai and good discussion on styling. |
| Styling Australian Species as Bonsai: Mallee Eucalypts | Roger Hnatiuk | No 11 - December 2006 | Natural growth habits, discussion on using the lignotuber in styling to produce "mallee style". |
| Growing the Queensland Fig as Bonsai in South-East Queensland (Ficus obliqua) | Bradley Barlow | No 10 - June 2006 | Horticulture for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Growing Port Jackson Fig as Bonsai in a Warm temperate Climate ( Ficus rubiginosa) | Mark McCrone | No 11 - December 2006 | Horticulture and styling the tree as a bonsai. |
| Ficus virens | Megumi Bennett | No 3 - December 2002 | Natural growth habit and distribution. Horticulture tips for the tree as a bonsai. |
| Australian Native Ficus as Bonsai | Kerry Marston and Megumi Bennett | No 12 - June 2007 | Horticulture and styling the trees as a bonsai, pests and diseases, propagation. |
| Graptophyllum excelsum - Native fuchsia | Elizabeth Pacey | No 8 - June 2005 | Styling the tree as a bonsai. |
| Notes on Leptospermum petersonii | Bob Nieass | No 10 - June 2006 | Styling the tree as a bonsai. |
| Melaleuca | Dorothy Koreshoff | No 11 - December 2006 | Horticultural notes. |
| Melaleucas (Paperbarks) for Bonsai | Jan Briggs | No 12 - June 2007 | Natural distribution and growth habit, commercial uses, discussion on species suitable for bonsai, horticultural tips as a bonsai. |
| Cinderella (Melaleuca irbyana) | Lee Wright | No 8 - June 2005 | Horticultural and styling tips. |
| Melaleuca violacea var. prostrata | Ruth McLucas | No 10 - June 2006 | Horticulture and styling the tree as a bonsai. |
| Southern Beech - Nothofagus cunninghamii | Roger Hnatuik | No 6 - June 2004 | Natural growth habit, horticulture tips for the tree as a bonsai, styling, pests and diseases. |
| Tasmanian Conifers | Diana Jones | No 1 - January 2002 | Horticulture and styling tips. |
| Tristaniopsis laurina | Roger Hnatuik | No 7 - December 2004 | Horticulture and styling notes for the tree as a bonsai. |
| General Articles | |||
| An "Australian" Bonsai | Chris Allnutt, Dieter Moeckel | No 5 - December 2003 | Discussion on the development of an Australian style of bonsai. |
| Australian Bonsai | Peter Hanrahan | No 12 - June 2007 | Discussion on the development of an Australian style of bonsai. |
| Bush Fire in My Native Bonsai | Maureen Mulvogue | No 11 - December 2006 | Effects of bushfire on native bonsai. |
| An Update on Bonsai and Bushfire | Maureen Mulvogue | No 12 - June 2007 | Brief follow-up on survival of bonsai after bushfire. |
| Defining, Dissecting and Disseminating Bonsai, Part 1 and 2 | Dorothy Koreshoff | No 7 - December 2004 No 8 - June 2005 |
Poses the question of - "what is a true bonsai?" and how this relates to growing and styling natives trees as bonsai. |
| Drip irrigation | Steve Wise | No 10 - June 2006 | How to set up an irrigation system for your bonsai. |
| Facts and Fables About Mycorrhizae | Alison Copperfield | No 5 - December 2003 | Explanation of the benefits of "good" fungus growing in soil and how to ensure they are replaced when repotting or after applying a fungicide. |
| Historical Perspective on Cultivation of Australian Species and Bonsai | Barry Nash | No 8 - June 2005 | Historical notes on the general horticulture for some natives species. |
| Information Collection for Natives as Bonsai | Neil Padbury | No 13 - December 2007 | Discussion on the level of detail that should be collected by APAB, definition of terms used in data collection etc. Excellent cameos on Callistemon sp. and Banksia marginata as examples of details required. |
| Musings on Styling | Will Fletcher | No 2 - June 2002 | Discussion on the development of an Australian style of bonsai. |
| Myths and Mysteries of Growing Australian Natives | Jan Briggs | No 4 - June 2003 | General discussion on the horticultural needs of growing native trees as bonsai, discussion of the concept of an Australian style of bonsai. |
| Newcomer to Natives | Lee Wright | No 7 - December 2004 | Discussion on growing a number of different native species ass bonsai, with particular emphasis on watering and the use of water trays. |
| On the meaning of | Andy Rutledge | No 2 - June 2002 | Discussion on bonsai as an art form - the detail of close up vs the overall long view. |
| Photographing Bonsai | Roger Hnatiuk | No 3 - December 2002 | Simple techniques for successfully photographing your bonsai at home. |
| Principles of Pruning | Audrey Gerber | No 6 - June 2004 | Excellent discussion on the whys and hows of pruning native plants for commercial purposes, very transferable to bonsai. |
| Role Models for some Aussie plants | Roger Hnatiuk | No 8 - June 2005 | Discussion of photos showing interesting role models for styling native bonsai. |
| Root Pruning and Repotting of Native Plants | Grant Bowie | No 12 - June 2007 | Discussion on the reasons for and the timing of root pruning to get the best results. |
| The Soil Biota and Bonsai | Alison Copperfield | No 10 - June 2006 | Discussion on the importance of soil micro-organisms in providing a good soil structure and nutrients to our bonsai. |
| Some Thoughts on Bonsai with Especial Reference to Australian Natives | Alison Copperfield | No 10 - June 2006 | Discussion on the development of an Australian style of bonsai or a "natural style". |