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Leesa: This is the only thing that I have to offer: I really don't understand the concept of buy today, style today. Everything that I have ever worked on has taken one to five years to get to the point of putting it into a bonsai pot. The only exception to this is a shimpaku airlayering that came off of the parent tree this spring and had so much root that I just potted it into its bonsai pot.

Everything that I have purchased or have grown is with me for at least one year just to figure out what it is going to do in all of the seasons. Also knowing how a tree buds out and how the branches grow tells the artist volumes about how to pinch and prune a tree. So after following all of the valuable advice that has so far been offered, keep your tree for at least one year to learn what it is all about. Eventually it will show you what style it wants to be.

7-Aug-2002	#13
ripsgreentree bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,260	Leesa: This is the only thing that I have to offer: I really don't understand the concept of buy today, style today. Everything that I have ever worked on has taken one to five years to get to the point of putting it into a bonsai pot. The only exception to this is a shimpaku airlayering that came off of the parent tree this spring and had so much root that I just potted it into its bonsai pot. Everything that I have purchased or have grown is with me for at least one year just to figure out what it is going to do in all of the seasons. Also knowing how a tree buds out and how the branches grow tells the artist volumes about how to pinch and prune a tree. So after following all of the valuable advice that has so far been offered, keep your tree for at least one year to learn what it is all about. Eventually it will show you what style it wants to be. __________________ ripsgreentree It requires an open hand to give and to recieve.