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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
Posts: 1,768
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G'day Brian...
I know it's late in the game, but following is a list of the data I keep on my bonsai...it's pretty much free form using WORD. No accomadation for pictures.
Maybe this will encourage a few more people to get involved.
Pat
BONSAI CARE AND HISTORY
RECORD NUMBER
BOTANICALE NAME, COMMON NAME, FAMILY
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
TREE TYPE (conifer, evergreen, deciduous)
TREE SOURCE (nursery, collected, seed, cutting, etc)
CARE
SUN/SHADE
HARDINESS
WATER
FERTILIZER
SOIL
PRUNING
POTTING
WIRING
INSECTS/DESEASES/TREATMENT
BARK
NEEDLES
FLOWERS
STYLE
AGE
TRAINING (in years)
TREE SIZE (H/W/D)
TRUNK WIDTH
POT
SHAPE
DEMINSIONS
COLOR
SOURCE
ESTIMATED VALUE
HISTORY AND COMMENTS
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BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain.
THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life.
Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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