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Old 24-May-2006   #33
spookybonsai
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Originally Posted by calliemichelle
Spooky, I feel very sorry for you if this is all you have to do to occupy yourself. ...It is no wonder that people prefer not to post on here when everything they say gets twisted around because some people would just like to argue and argue.
Ok, Callie, now I will ask you to refrain from and apologise for making personal attacks against me.

On the issue of glued bonsai:
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Originally Posted by Ashbarns9999
There will always be varying degrees of 'bonsai' for sale and nothing we can do or say will change that. What we can do is educate people where we can to improve the trees they have purchased. Let us be proactive and make an impact by encouragement.
Forgive me, if I am a bit more optimistic about changing things. After all, campaigns and alternate technologies have managed to impact, for example, recycling practices. Might not there be an alternate to the objectionable glue used to secure mass-produced bonsai trees that doesn't undermine nursery profit margins? One that biodegrades after a suitable time? Possibly another thread is needed for that discussion. I'll go start one now.
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