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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
Posts: 2,044
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G'day Al...
To the best of my recolection, that Juniper is the best "rescued from the trash heap" junipers I have ever seen.
That "8 years ago" trip must have before the relatively new IMPERIAL size class made it's way to Southern California...? Many in bonsai still believe that anything over 48" IS NOT BONSAI.
I discovered that late in the 20th century, a new size classification emerged...the IMPERIAL Size...up to 120"...yes, 10 feet tall! The IMPERIAL classification evolved out of the fact that a number of bonsai living in the Imperial Collection in Tokyo, outgrew the existing size classification.
Sounds to me as though the subject under discussion was about 60% of the max bonsai height...?
That could have been a first...
Pat
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THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life.
Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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