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I guess this is where the artist comes in. You must be able to see a rough final picture of the bonsai in the stock tree. Or at least confident enough to know it has potential. Probably developed from experience, and looking at a lot of bonsai.

Other than trunk caliper and nebari, it would be branch placement and
trunk/branch direction.

I think that tree is nice.

If you think it can be a nice bonsai, but have no idea how to turn it into one, can bring it to a workshop or bonsai nursery/artist to work on.

26-Apr-2008	#4
froufrou bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: Feb-2008 Location: Lafayette, Indiana USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 6 Posts: 138	I guess this is where the artist comes in. You must be able to see a rough final picture of the bonsai in the stock tree. Or at least confident enough to know it has potential. Probably developed from experience, and looking at a lot of bonsai. Other than trunk caliper and nebari, it would be branch placement and trunk/branch direction. I think that tree is nice. If you think it can be a nice bonsai, but have no idea how to turn it into one, can bring it to a workshop or bonsai nursery/artist to work on.