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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
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JC said..."...'sand' could more accurately be called fine gravel...".
That works for me.
And more, from John Naka's Bonsai Techniques II...
Sand…Large…passes through ¼” screen, but not through 1/8”
Medium…passes through 1/8” screen, but not through 1/16”
Small…passes through 1/16” screen, or through 1/40”
So, according to our friend John, sand granules sould be as large as 1/4"...in 1973. Sounds like gravel to me.
However, it was pretty widely accepted, at the time, that sand could be as large as 1/4".
Pat
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Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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