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Bonsaikc:

You are awesome. Thank you so much for all your help. My father and I got a chance to go to Newcastle, CA and visit a true Bonsai Garden. It was owned by Hiro Matsuda (might be slightly mispelled), and he was AWESOME. He gave me some great pointers and hooked me up with a Chinese Elm. He said it would be a great practice tree to try different styling techniques because they grow so fast.

He also warned me of the dangers of making mistakes on a pine.... 2 - 3 years of recovery just to begin correcting a mistake is pretty harsh, so I really want to make sure I make as little mistakes as possible hehehe. I htink the best way to accomplish this is to just leave it alone for the next 3 years or so and in the meantime I can work on my techniques with more forgiving trees. That way in 3 years I may be more fit to take on the challenges of Pines!

THanks again,

One love

15-Jun-2007	#7
rasWestin bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Jun-2007 Location: Sacramento Country: USA Posts: 7	Bonsaikc: You are awesome. Thank you so much for all your help. My father and I got a chance to go to Newcastle, CA and visit a true Bonsai Garden. It was owned by Hiro Matsuda (might be slightly mispelled), and he was AWESOME. He gave me some great pointers and hooked me up with a Chinese Elm. He said it would be a great practice tree to try different styling techniques because they grow so fast. He also warned me of the dangers of making mistakes on a pine.... 2 - 3 years of recovery just to begin correcting a mistake is pretty harsh, so I really want to make sure I make as little mistakes as possible hehehe. I htink the best way to accomplish this is to just leave it alone for the next 3 years or so and in the meantime I can work on my techniques with more forgiving trees. That way in 3 years I may be more fit to take on the challenges of Pines! THanks again, One love