bonsaial1

Rip, I would hope that most people are intelligent enough to see where the teaching stops and the personal opinion starts. Thats just me. Frankly it does not make much differance to me how the others here pursue "their" hobby. I havn't professed that I am a guru on bonsai nor do I encourage others to do it the way I do. I just give "my" opinion. For instance The "backyard stinks thread on fertilizer. I felt the products that I was using were good. They have done some nice things for me. I wrote the article outlining what I did. Some people felt motivated to give it a try. It sure does not hurt my feelings if they don't try it. It was just an observation. I too, am not going to get into a "pissing contest" about being thought of as a teacher, thank you.

P.S. Let me clarify one thing also. I need to say work on the nebari for the next 20 years. No one sees the roots anyway. When I look for a tree it will have nice nebari, or will have the elements to fix it in a short time. Not buying a tree with a knarled twisted up set of bark covered roots in a soil washed out nursery can would be a no brainer.

Also I said " do not come cheap" meaning that the trees that I posted would be extreamly expensive, and probably out of my budget. I in no way expressed that anyone should go out and buy a "cheap tree" nor did I advocate it.

See, when I say "I will go out and look for", that means that is something "I" would do. When a person reads "You should go out and look for" that means I am suggesting that they do what I do. Look for "I" and "YOU" they are little words, but they mean so much. Please read my posts, and try to comment on the statements in the context they were meant.

Bonsaial

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