In a message dated 2/26/03 3:45:00 PM, IASNOB writes:
Craig may be referring to the tertiary growth on Scots.

Maybe, but even Scots pines grow with their older branches hanging down
around here. It's the snow. The picture in Craig's book shows a Scots pine
with its branches pointing up. A beginner from Central New York would be very
confused.
A few years ago, a well-known bonsai expert from California was critiquing
the show at the MidAtlantic. He came to a conifer with the classic style of
upper branches slanting up, middle branches pointing straight out, and lower
branches slanting down. He said he didn't like it because it didn't look
natural. I was very puzzled, but it didn't hit me until I was on my way home:
Of course, he's from California. That's the way trees grow in the Northeast
(and the mountains of Japan). In fact, I have to make a very conscious effort
not to style my tropicals that way.
Iris

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Garfield

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