andrew lenden

Nice idea, however having a collection of similar trees does not efficiently spread the workload, repotting, major pruning and even flushes of growth are crammed into short time spans, with not much to do in between but be tempted to attempt tasks at the wrong time. my opinion is to learn from as many species as possible,then specialise when you know which species appeal and which you find satisfying to work with. Ideally i,d like a collection where at least one tree was showing its best features at any point in the year, regards Andrew