When Suthin Sukosolvisit owner of Royal Bonsai was doing a demonstration at
the Bonsai Society of Greater Hartford he noticed Lesniewicz's book (don't
remember which one, but I think it was the Indoor Bonsai one) in our club
library. He asked me if I wanted to see some of his old trees? I said sure,
and he pointed out quite a few ficus in the book. He told me he sold them
before leaving for the U.S. because he couldn't bring them with him.
I want to take this opportunity to highly recommend Suthin for any clubs
looking for a demonstrator he is fantastic. Both clubs I belong to have him
back every year.
Doug Taylor
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Subject: [IBC] indoor larch (?) question
I believe the correct spelling is Lesniewicz.
Very few people are aware that Lesniewicz was a businessman, not a bonsai
grower, and his book was actually ghostwritten by several assistants. The
sections on individual species are sometimes helpful, but the chapter on
general
cultural instructions is full of errors.
You are right that much of the information on indoor climates in Europe is
not applicable to the US, especially the Northeast. However, remember that
Lesniewicz advises the reader to grow subtropicals and half-hardy species
in what
he calls a "winter garden," which in this country would be an unheated or
slightly heated conservatory, sunporch, or atrium, quite suited to
temperate
species which are not hardy outdoors. Pseudolarix might do very well
there. What
zone is it supposed to be hardy to?
Iris
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