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Many people are impressed by the age of trees grown as bonsai, which are often collected from the wild or passed down from generation to generation and attain great age. *More significant to a true bonsai collector than actual age of a specimen is how effectively it presents the illusion of an aged tree. *

A venerable potted plant is a curiosity, but a well maintained and executed bonsai is an art form unto itself, regardless of whether it was created from a thousand-year-old collected juniper in the high desert, or a clump of privet taken from an abandoned hedgerow!

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4-Feb-2002	#4
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,737	BONSAI MYTH#5: All Bonsai are ancient trees Many people are impressed by the age of trees grown as bonsai, which are often collected from the wild or passed down from generation to generation and attain great age. More significant to a true bonsai collector than actual age of a specimen is how effectively it presents the illusion of an aged tree. A venerable potted plant is a curiosity, but a well maintained and executed bonsai is an art form unto itself, regardless of whether it was created from a thousand-year-old collected juniper in the high desert, or a clump of privet taken from an abandoned hedgerow! __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!