Pacific Northwest Fantasyland Maple Adventure - The Maple Society

Maple Society North American Branch 2012 Conference
“Pacific Northwest Fantasyland Maple Adventure”
Oct 19-21 Seattle, WA and Oregon Post Tour Oct 22-24
The 2012 Conference will be in Seattle, WA on Oct. 19 – Oct 21 at the Courtyard by Marriott
Seattle SeaTac. It will be hard to match the previous wonderful meetings organized by past president
Sharon Nelson but Frank Byles and I are determined to make this another great maple event. Frank has
secured very reasonable room rates in a great location, and the food will be excellent and affordable.
This conference features some of the most knowledgeable maple growers and collectors in the world,
eight amazing gardens with amazing fall colors, and in sizes you will find hard to believe. Many original
cultivars and mature species will be found along with many surprises. There will also be a silent auction
of rare maples and artifacts. The beautiful Cascade Mountains have native A. circinatum and A.
macrophyllum but we will also ferry over to Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island to complete your
experience of maples like you’ve never seen them before. You’re sure to be surrounded by thousands
of maples in blinding colors to sweep you into a Fantasyland Maple Adventure. So if you love maples
you must make plans to attend this once in a lifetime event that will make maple memories that will last
a lifetime. Please study the following summary of events and make plans to attend.
Accommodations:
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Sea-Tac
16038 West Valley Highway
Tukwila, WA 98188
425-255-0300
Ask for the Maple Society Annual Meeting Group Rate - Single or double rate, $79 or King Suite, $114
Breakfast buffet optional $8.00 (We will provide coffee and rolls in our meeting room).
Meetings will be held in the hotel’s San Juan room. Free shuttle to Sea-Tac and surrounding shopping
areas. You must register with hotel before Sept. 27 to receive these rates.
Speakers:
Matt Nichols, co-owner of Nichols Nursery, Flat Rock, NC. Charlie Morgan, owner Amazing Maples,
Mukilteo, WA. David Degroot, author and Curator of Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection, Federal Way, WA.
Don Brooks, Director Kubota Gardens, Seattle, WA. David Zuckerman, Head Horticulturist Washington
Park Arboretum, Seattle, WA. Talon Buchholz, owner of Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery, and plant
introductions extraordinaire, Gaston, OR.
Gardens:
Kubota Gardens: 20 acre public garden acquired by the city of Seattle in 1987 from the Kubota family.
Began in 1927 and has streams, waterfalls, and has an exceptionally rich and mature plant collection
including several very large dissectums.
Washington Park Arboretum & Japanese Garden: 230 acres of mature plants operated by the University
of Washington and the city of Seattle with 150 maple species along with hundreds of Japanese maples
and several other important plant collections. The Japanese Garden is a 3 1/2 acre formal garden
established in 1960.
Bellevue Botanic Garden: 53 acre public garden with thirteen theme gardens.

Rhododendron Species Foundation: A beautiful non-profit garden with 600 species of Rhododendrons
and a generous compliment of maples on 24 acres with many plants over 40 years old.
Weyerhaeuser’s Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection: amazing collection of priceless bonsai.
South Puget Sound Community College: A huge collection with about 400 Japanese maples on campus.
Amazing Maples: Charlie Morgan’s gardens with a truly outstanding collection of very large Japanese
maples some of which are the original trees.
Bloedel Reserve - An internationally renowned public garden with a tranquil and refreshing experience
of nature. The Reserve’s 150 acres is a Northwest treasure with a unique blend of natural woodlands
and beautifully landscaped gardens, including a Japanese Garden, a Moss Garden, and Reflection Pool,
and the Bloedel’s former estate home.
Costs
Registration: $65
Friday Tours: $45 (Box lunch included)
Friday Dinner at Charley’s: $25
Saturday Tours: $45 (box lunch included)
Saturday Banquet (casual): $29
All day Sunday Tours: $80 (lunch provided by Charlie Morgan)
Late Registration Fee after September 15 th , 2012: $25
Total All Event Cost: $289
Oregon Post Tour:
A 3 day Oregon tour starts Monday morning Oct. 22 and will get you back to our hotel late afternoon on
Wednesday, Oct 24. (Don’t forget to reserve a return room on Oct 24 at Courtyard SEA-TAC). We plan
to visit the Portland Japanese Garden, Hoyt Arboretum, Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery, Iseli Nursery, J.
Frank Schmidt Nursery, Don Schmidt Nursery, Whitman Farms, Oregon Botanic Garden, and Munn’s
Nursery. Total cost is $225 and includes 3 lunches and a Tuesday dinner.
Post Tour Accommodations: Oct 22-23
Holiday Inn Portland South – www.hiportlandsouth.com
25425 SW 95 th Ave - Wilsonville, OR 97070 - (503)-682-2211 - Ask for special International Maple
Society $89/day rate, single or double.
Registrar: Please register before September 15, 2012. Credit Cards Accepted.
The Maple Society north American Branch
Attn: Marielle Eykeman
P.O. Box 2635
Pt. Angeles, WA 98362
Email: gobbo@tfon.com - (360) 457-6952
Chairman and Contact for Silent Auction:
Keith Johansson, metromaples@yahoo.com - (817) 797-3419
Please also see www.maplesociety.org for further details and registration form. See you in Seattle for
an amazing maple adventure.

“Pacific Northwest est Fantasyland Maple Adventure – Itinerary
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012
3-7pm - Conference registration at the Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Sea-Tac - 5-9pm – Reception in Charley’s Restaurant
Friday, Oct 19
7-8am – Coffee and rolls in San Juan Theater, , Courtyard by Marriott Sea Sea-Tac
8-8:15am – Keith h Johansson, “Opening Remarks”
8:15-9am – Matt Nichols, “Acer Addiction”
9-10am – David Degroot, “Bonsai buergerianum – Art Among the Trees”
10-10:30am – Break
10:30-11:30am – Charlie Morgan, “Amazing Maples”
12:00pm - Buses Depart
1-2:30pm – Tour South Puget get Sound Community College
2:30pm – Buses Depart
3-4:45 – Tour Rhododendron Species Foundation and Pacific Rim Bonsai Exhibit
4:45pm – Buses Depart for Marriott
6:00pm – Dinner at Marriott in Charley’s Restaurant
Saturday, Oct 20
7-8am – Coffee and rolls
8-9am – Don Brooks, “History of Kubota Gardens”
9-10am – David Zuckerman, ckerman, “Maples of the UW Botanic Gardens”
10-10:30am – Break
10:30am – Buses Depart
11-12:00pm – Tour UW Botanic Gardens
12:00-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30-2:30pm – Tour UW Botanic Gardens
2:30pm – Buses Depart
3-4:45 – Tour Kubota Gardens
4:45pm – Buses Depart
7pm – Banquet Dinner - 8:30pm – Talon Buchholz, “Post Vertrees Japanese Maples Introductions”
Sunday, Oct 21
7-8am – Coffee and rolls
8am – Buses Depart
9-10am – Tour Bellevue Botanic Garden
10am – Buses Depart
10:30-12pm – Tour Amazing Maples
12-12:30pm Lunch at Charlie Morgan’s
12:30pm – Buses Depart
1:30-4:00pm – Tour Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island Island. 4:00pm – Buses Depart for Marriott
Oregon Post Tour – Oct 22 thru Oct 24
Monday, Oct 22 - 7:30am – Buses Depart
10:30-11:30pm – Tour Portland Japanese Garden Garden. Lunch on bus.
12-1:30pm – Tour Hoyt Arboretum
2:10-4:00 – Tour Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery
4:00pm – Buses Depart. 4:55pm- Arrival Holiday Inn Portland South, Wil Wilsonville, OR
Tuesday, Oct 23 - 8am – Buses Depart
8:40-10:10am – Tour Whitman Farms.
10:30-1:00pm – Tour and Lunch Munn’s Nursery.
1:40-3:10pm – Tour Heritage Seedlings.
3:30-4:45pm – Tour Oregon Gardens. Dinner at Glockenspiel Restaurant Restaurant. 7:30pm- Arrival Holiday Inn Portland South, Wilsonville, OR
Wednesday, Oct 24 - 8am – Buses Depart
8:40-9:40am – Tour J. Frank Schmidt Nursery
10-11am- Tour Iseli Nursery
11:05-1:00 – Tour and Lunch Don Schmidt Nursery
4:30pm – Arrival Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Sea Sea-Tac, WA

REGISTRATION FORM:
Fall Conference in Seattle Washington, October 19 – October 21, 2012.
Description:
Registration
Friday Tours. (box lunch ch included)
Friday Dinner - Charley's Restaurant $25.00
Saturday Tours (box lunch included)
Saturday Banquet - Charley’s Restaurant (casual)
All day Sunday Tours (lunch provided by Charlie Morgan)
Total Conference Cost - October 19 19-21, 2012
Oregon Post Tour – October 22 22-24, 2012 $225.00
Late registration fee (after September 15, 2012 2012)
Total Payment
100% Refundable by September 15, 2012 2012. 50% Refundable after September 15, 2012
Conference Accomodations:
The Maple Society
North American Branch
P.O. Box 2635
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Cost
$65.00
$45.00
$45.00
$29.00
$80.00
$289.00
$25.00
“Courtyard by Marriot Seattle Sea Sea-Tac”, located at the intersection of I-5 and 1-405, 405, just north of
the South Center Mall, close to Sea Sea-Tac Airport. Free parking and airport shuttle. shuttle Shuttle to
surrounding shopping areas. Please make your own reservations.
Special room rates for the North Ameri American can Branch of the Maple Society meeting:
Courtyard by Marriot Seattle Sea Sea-Tac
16038 West Valley Highway
Tukwila, WA 98188
Phone: 1-425-255-0300
Single/DoubleRooms: $79.00, King Suites: $114.00, (hot) breakfast available at $8.00
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YOUR INFORMATION:
Name(s):
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Email address:
Phone number:
Member / New Member:
SPECIAL FOOD REQUEST:
PAYMENT INFORMATION: Send to -
The Maple Society North American Branch P. O. Box 2635 Port Angeles, WA 98362
Check in the amount of:
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Exp. Date:
Oregon Post Tour Registration - October 22 - October 24, 2012
Registration Includes Bus Transportation, Tours, 3 lunches, 1 dinner
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Accomodations – Oregon Post Tour: Please make your own reservations.
(You’ll be back at Marriott Seattle Sea-Tac on Wednesday, Oct 24, 4:30pm.)
Holiday Inn Portland South – www.hiportlandsouth.com
25425 SW 95 th Ave - Wilsonville, OR 97070 - (503)-682-2211 - Ask for special International
Maple Society $89/day rate, single or double, breakfast included.