Hi All,

I have the opportunity to go out of the city into the western
Pennsylvania or the pocono's as they call it. I wanted to look for a
good bonsai tree to fit the nice Bonsai pot I have. I am going to be
looking for something with a nice, thick trunk, and not something that
is a stick in the mud Anyone have any suggestions on what makes a
good bonsai tree out here in PA? Any pictures of what grows around here
on the web? Also any techniques on how to do this? For example root
pruning and such....

I was told just to grab a shovel, dig the plant up, put it in a wet
sack, get it home, root prune it and put it in a pot. A root pruning
guide would be great.

I was told to grab the John Naka's book because it was like the bonsai's
bible but due to financial difficulties i wont be able to purchase it
for at least another month. So can anyone give me some directions on how
to root prune, hopefully with pictures.

Thanks

Mike.