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Please do not mistake the fact that a tree is in a Bonsai pot with that tree 'being' a Bonsai. A tree must be trained... the whole tree, both above and below the ground. So, at some point the tree starts its journey into its display pot. It needs to have its roots reduced over a period of time, going from one pot to another, and it is never 'finished'. The only finished bonsai is a dead bonsai.

Obtaining a tree that is part of the way 'there', by obtaining it in a Bonsai Pot, by no means prevents you from doing major work to the tree, it more than likely will be required... it is very expensive to obtain a tree that has been cared for and trained for 10, 20, 50 or more years.... and that has its final shape and ramification in place.

my 2 cents
Jay

24-Mar-2008	#5
Jay YOU CAN NOT RUSH TIME Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Jeffersonville Vt Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 2,154	Please do not mistake the fact that a tree is in a Bonsai pot with that tree 'being' a Bonsai. A tree must be trained... the whole tree, both above and below the ground. So, at some point the tree starts its journey into its display pot. It needs to have its roots reduced over a period of time, going from one pot to another, and it is never 'finished'. The only finished bonsai is a dead bonsai. Obtaining a tree that is part of the way 'there', by obtaining it in a Bonsai Pot, by no means prevents you from doing major work to the tree, it more than likely will be required... it is very expensive to obtain a tree that has been cared for and trained for 10, 20, 50 or more years.... and that has its final shape and ramification in place. my 2 cents Jay __________________ A Bonsai student living with his trees at N 44.37 W 77.49... Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing