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Newt: I have seen good collected material destroyed by careless handeling and ruined by ignorance. I have seen good collected material turned into junk because the owner did not have an eye for what was in front of them. They approached the collected tree with the same attitude they approach a nursery tree: "Let's see, I think I want to make this tree a cascade because of this long (albiet ugly) branch sticking out to the side". While at the same time there is this wonderful trunk with all this charactor stareing them in the face, and the branching is there to make a truly magnificent bonsai, they cannot see it or even know to look for it and the beauty within.

26-Jun-2005	#12
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,432	Newt: I have seen good collected material destroyed by careless handeling and ruined by ignorance. I have seen good collected material turned into junk because the owner did not have an eye for what was in front of them. They approached the collected tree with the same attitude they approach a nursery tree: "Let's see, I think I want to make this tree a cascade because of this long (albiet ugly) branch sticking out to the side". While at the same time there is this wonderful trunk with all this charactor stareing them in the face, and the branching is there to make a truly magnificent bonsai, they cannot see it or even know to look for it and the beauty within.