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Old 3-Jun-2007   #39
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Thanks Al. I always thought Bonsai was about the trees. When I was a kid in California, the Japanese families who had bonsai passed them on to their kids, skilled neighbors etc. The joy was in the knowledge that they were participating in something that was beyond simple ownership. I tell you what Mike Perkins' big JBP at the Texas show was stunning, lot's of thousands and thusands of dollars. It has been worked on by a number of folks including Boon and marco (I believe). My appreciation of the tree was not affected by who had laid their hands on it, but by the tree in front of me.

John
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