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[IBC] Pennsylvania- Foraging for a Bonsai
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From: "Mike" To: Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: [IBC] Pennsylvania- Foraging for a Bonsai Who ever has been advising you about bonsai is way off the beam. You just don't go out and dig a tree from the wilds, stick it in a pot, and think it's a bonsai. The transition from collected material to bonsai is a long and complicated procedure. The most important consideration is the roots. Trees in nature tend to have roots running far out from the trunk. When you dig them out, you destroy a large share of the roots. It may take several years in a training box for the tree to establish a tight bundle of roots close in to the trunk. The second consideration is branching. Most wild trees have crossed branches, dead wood, excessive high branches which shade out the lower ones, and other growth which detracts from the over-all shape of the tree. All of these need to be corrrected during the training process. All this is said not to disuade you from starting with a collected tree, but just to let you know what you're in for when you do. Marty ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Ken Rutledge++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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