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Matt: You keep throwing this stuff at me. Any one can go out into an old olive field and dig up a stump. Believe me there are groves of older olives in the fresno area that were started by early settlers and farmers that are collectable. When you make a tree out of this material it is still a stump with a big hole carved into it. Yes yes there are exceptions but not many. Our goal is not to achieve a large trunk only. Artist ready material must have roots, nebari, tapor, limb structure and most important, choices. I do not show trees and I do not covet what other people have I only grow trees.

20-Oct-2001	#4
ripsgreentree bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,260	Re: olive cutting Matt: You keep throwing this stuff at me. Any one can go out into an old olive field and dig up a stump. Believe me there are groves of older olives in the fresno area that were started by early settlers and farmers that are collectable. When you make a tree out of this material it is still a stump with a big hole carved into it. Yes yes there are exceptions but not many. Our goal is not to achieve a large trunk only. Artist ready material must have roots, nebari, tapor, limb structure and most important, choices. I do not show trees and I do not covet what other people have I only grow trees. __________________ ripsgreentree It requires an open hand to give and to recieve.