I collected the tree KC and others have posted in October of 2002 and sold it to a member of Bay Island Bonsai Labor Day of 2003. He first exhibited the tree in 2004. Tom Kelly interviewed me for an article in "Golden Statements" GSBF's bi-monthly news magazine. The article appeared in the Sept/Oct 2004 edition. It is a comprehensive article that should answer the questions you ask in this post. You can get a back issue from the GSBF web-site if you contact the editor. It costs about $5 for the reprint. It's 8 pages long; please don't ask me to repeat it here
