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"On the other hand Bonsai Europe has gone from strength to strength and I advise those who do not read this excellent magazine to give it a try."

I've subscribed to both BT (for ten years now) and to Bonsai Europe. Iv'e found that Bonsai Europe has its share of crap. It's just flashy graphically designed crap. Some of the trees in there are substandard and the articles tend to worship a few people a little too much for me. There are great articles in there, too. Don't get me wrong.

BT hasn't really declined in quality, as much as it has changed from wrote translation of (sometimes inpenetrable) Japanese articles, to a more readable magazine. It still retains technical info (As much as before--by the way, the technical details have ALWAYS been in the photos, not the text of the articles --If you want to learn get out a magnifying glass and go over the photos in detail..)

12-Apr-2006	#24
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"On the other hand Bonsai Europe has gone from strength to strength and I advise those who do not read this excellent magazine to give it a try." I've subscribed to both BT (for ten years now) and to Bonsai Europe. Iv'e found that Bonsai Europe has its share of crap. It's just flashy graphically designed crap. Some of the trees in there are substandard and the articles tend to worship a few people a little too much for me. There are great articles in there, too. Don't get me wrong. BT hasn't really declined in quality, as much as it has changed from wrote translation of (sometimes inpenetrable) Japanese articles, to a more readable magazine. It still retains technical info (As much as before--by the way, the technical details have ALWAYS been in the photos, not the text of the articles --If you want to learn get out a magnifying glass and go over the photos in detail..)