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[IBC] Priorities in bonsai design
On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 15:52:33 -0500, Jim Lewis
wrote: I don't think anyone can answer those questions for you. However, generally, you don't put a tree in a "bonsai pot" until you are ready to call it a bonsai and display it -- or at least do the "finishing" touches on it. This is very discouraging. If I start with very small/young stock I may be dead before the tree is in a bonsai pot. Basically if I want a finished Bonsai in my lifetime I'll have to buy one. Goodness! How old ARE you, John? I'm 65 and I start new bonsai almost every day this time of year. I fully expect to see some of them turn into a "finished" tree. (And not all of them are tiny trees, either ;-) And it all depends on how large a tree you want. If bonsai means (to you) a 4-foot tree, it'll take longer. If you can be happy with an 11-12 inch tree, it takes much less time -- especially if you start with a 2 footer. ;-) I'm afraid, though, that Bonsai is not an American "instant gratification" paint-by-numbers art form. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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