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Richard--I kept an eye out for you during the convention--it was a great time. Thanks Michelle for posting the pics of the workshop; my camera doesn't have a very good flash attachment and I can print yours up for the scrapbook.

Atilla--you are right on about what I had to say about manzanitas, I hope the discussion helps you with yours.

Mike--it was great to meet you after knowing you only on the internet after all these years.

Bruce--funny you should mention madrone, as I have also been having equal if not better success with this species--Arbutus arizonica, or Arizona madrone. They have a smaller leaf than the Pacific madrone.

This was my first outing at a convention with manzanitas and it has been quite an experience. Paul De Rose first contacted me in Oct. 2004 to invite me to do a workshop and urged me to start collecting as soon as possible, so the material would be acclimated and ready to go by Nov. 2005. I was digging halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter to come up with the material for this workshop. It was really something to have all those trees in one place at one time and really, really tough to part with some of them :-(

On the upside, however, is the fact that there are now several more folks out there growing manzanitas and when we compare notes, somebody else besides me may find one more thing that can help everybody else. I really hope this workshop will serve to encourage others to give them another try and not just give up after one or two failures.

10-Nov-2005	#7
gregb bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: Hood River OR Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 436	Richard--I kept an eye out for you during the convention--it was a great time. Thanks Michelle for posting the pics of the workshop; my camera doesn't have a very good flash attachment and I can print yours up for the scrapbook. Atilla--you are right on about what I had to say about manzanitas, I hope the discussion helps you with yours. Mike--it was great to meet you after knowing you only on the internet after all these years. Bruce--funny you should mention madrone, as I have also been having equal if not better success with this species--Arbutus arizonica, or Arizona madrone. They have a smaller leaf than the Pacific madrone. This was my first outing at a convention with manzanitas and it has been quite an experience. Paul De Rose first contacted me in Oct. 2004 to invite me to do a workshop and urged me to start collecting as soon as possible, so the material would be acclimated and ready to go by Nov. 2005. I was digging halloween, thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter to come up with the material for this workshop. It was really something to have all those trees in one place at one time and really, really tough to part with some of them :-( On the upside, however, is the fact that there are now several more folks out there growing manzanitas and when we compare notes, somebody else besides me may find one more thing that can help everybody else. I really hope this workshop will serve to encourage others to give them another try and not just give up after one or two failures.