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Who ever made the rule that you have to restyle the tree to make it yours? My own preference is to give credit where it's due if I have just bought a tree and shown it immediately "as is." Of course it's still my tree, but I would definitely mention the artist who created it. After a couple of years, if it has not advanced and maybe is waning somewhat, I have no one to blame but myself, so if it is advancing and improving, I have only myself to credit for the improvement.

What really caught my attention is the derogatory term "snobsai." I resent that term as it has a strong pejorative connotation. Buying quality trees is not snobbish. It's just another way to practice bonsai. If I have ever met a bonsai snob, it was always the other way around: those who sniff if someone buys advanced material or a specimen tree because they "didn't make it themselves."

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Chris Johnston
"She was a critic, and lots fo critics who aren't called to do what they write about grow jealous and mean and small in their disappointment." - Stephen King, Duma Key
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