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Jay: Thank you for the kind words,I will try to show you correct.

Leesa: Thanks for posting in, I like the way that you express your thoughts. It is true that most of us have gone through a honeymoon of sorts. I can remember my first two years when every little bush on the side of the road looked like bonsai. I think that it is a disservice to bonsai in general to destroy this kind of enthusiasm with a brutally honest critique of there work. A person can however bring the novice along with honest advice about techniques that they can learn to improve their tree. Now we are back to this fundamental belief that I hold, if a person is going to talk about the faults that a tree has then he or she should be able to also give some idea of how to correct these faults. In this manner a person has some hope that their work can be improved and some knowlege of how they might go about that.

Rene: Your 2 cents, as valid as it is has one predominant problem. This is the problem with roots and nursery grown material. The vast majority of stock grown in the nursery industry is plagued with uncorrectable roots. The exception to this are tree species that have a very fibrous root system or species that airlayer easly.

Jay: I also agree with what you are suggesting, I will see about fixing my status.

Bonsainut:If as you say, you are given the positives of your work and some way to correct the negitives, it seems to me that you would be able to stand up to a much more honest assment of your tree.

5-Aug-2002	#12
ripsgreentree bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,260	Ciitical eye Jay: Thank you for the kind words,I will try to show you correct. Leesa: Thanks for posting in, I like the way that you express your thoughts. It is true that most of us have gone through a honeymoon of sorts. I can remember my first two years when every little bush on the side of the road looked like bonsai. I think that it is a disservice to bonsai in general to destroy this kind of enthusiasm with a brutally honest critique of there work. A person can however bring the novice along with honest advice about techniques that they can learn to improve their tree. Now we are back to this fundamental belief that I hold, if a person is going to talk about the faults that a tree has then he or she should be able to also give some idea of how to correct these faults. In this manner a person has some hope that their work can be improved and some knowlege of how they might go about that. Rene: Your 2 cents, as valid as it is has one predominant problem. This is the problem with roots and nursery grown material. The vast majority of stock grown in the nursery industry is plagued with uncorrectable roots. The exception to this are tree species that have a very fibrous root system or species that airlayer easly. Jay: I also agree with what you are suggesting, I will see about fixing my status. Bonsainut:If as you say, you are given the positives of your work and some way to correct the negitives, it seems to me that you would be able to stand up to a much more honest assment of your tree. __________________ ripsgreentree It requires an open hand to give and to recieve.