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Originally Posted by bandbchute
Gonzo, If it is the price of the tree's that concerns you, then don't sign up for the workshop... It seems as though you have alterior motives  ?? Just my opinion. |
For what it's worth...
I collected a large buttonwood recently and would have preferred to lug it to the workshop by actually driving it up there. It is very similar to a very old juniper Walter responded to and eventually helped out with in another thread. This buttonwood was evidently blown over in a hurricane some years ago and the driftwood is amazing. The roots however, are very one-sided (also like the old juniper) it was growing in coral rock making it a difficult extraction for both of us. IMO it is probably too early for the (now) repairing roots to start reworking, repotting, or traveling. For the moment, the greenhouse will do it the most good.
The timing of the collection (or the workshop) therefore, would not allow me to get the most out of it since this tree is the best candidate I have to get the the full benefit of Walter's considerable experince. Unlike other more definable trees I have, the scope of the work needed on this possibly
world class one is/was my issue.
In my estimation, what I am left with at the moment is the purchase of one of the trees offered instead at an unknown price. I cannot see doing a workshop with these guys without then being able to carry out (put into practice) the actual work on the tree in the years to come. Maybe this is my problem as evidently no one else feels the same way.
In the end, the price may or may not concern me. I have no way of knowing WITHOUT MAKING THE INVESTMENT FIRST! If I go I could end up with nothing or I could spend...WHAT?
Cheers,
_gonzo_