From: Nina Shishkoff

The material in America (on the eastern side, at least) is not as good as
in
Europe. There are fewer suitable species, and those that are most suitable
are
conifers

I simply don't believe this, Colin. Give me some time to come up
with examples, but offhand, what is wrong with parsley crataegus,
shadblow, and beach plum? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Er - I confess I don't know shadblow (sounds like a sinus infection) and I
did mention that there were some good fruiting species here. The crataegus
in the US, however, do not provide the same contorted, flakey barked, dense
twigged material as c. monogyna does in northern Europe. If it does - I
wish someone would show me where!

Actually, I agree I was a little harsh. I am intrigued by the willoww oak
(Quercus phellos). It looks and, from what I have read, sounds like an
excellent species, but I have never seen a bonsai version.

Colin

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