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"Bonsai enthusiast Bill Chandler, believes that bonsai is 90 percent art and 10 percent horticulture"

I guess it depends on if you want living art or dead art. You better get the horticulture right or you will never get to the art.

I would put it more like a 50/50 mix of horticulture and art, each interdependent on one another to acheive long term goals.

"Tree huggers are stinky."

That's priceless!

Tony

13-Aug-2002	#4
Tony bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2002 Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 861	"Bonsai enthusiast Bill Chandler, believes that bonsai is 90 percent art and 10 percent horticulture" I guess it depends on if you want living art or dead art. You better get the horticulture right or you will never get to the art. I would put it more like a 50/50 mix of horticulture and art, each interdependent on one another to acheive long term goals. "Tree huggers are stinky." That's priceless! Tony