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bonsaiTALK Master
Join Date: Sep-2004
Location: St. Paul
Country: USA
Posts: 256
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I have a couple of five-inchers in my yard. They are spectacular, and have bright red twigs in winter. Here are a couple of pics.
I have tried many different species for bonsai, having worked in the nursery business at one time. I thought I could make anything into a bonsai. I have since found out that my bonsai master has tried everything you can try in this area, and long before I have. Now when I say to him, 'How about this species as bonsai ?', he will pause and then give me a load of info on the positive and negative aspects of said species. That's where I got the info on Korean maple regarding dieback and long nodes. I still may try to make one into a very large bonsai, because I will take these trees with me when I move.
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