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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
Posts: 1,902
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G'day Jim...
You are in an awsome position...take advantage of it.
IMHO...
Research collecting Oaks...on bonsaiTALK and other forums. Google the internet. Read whatever you can find on collecting Oaks. Learn as much as you can about collecting and caring for oaks...before you turn the first spade of soil.
Patience, my friend. Those Oaks will still be there next year...and the next...
Hook up with a local club...one which has members with experience collecting Oaks.
Search out an experienced Oak collector...offer 2 or 6 Oaks from your property, in return for helping you get started.
Then...when you start digging...don't dig the best one you can find. And don't fill your benches with collected Oaks. Dig a few and learn how to taker care of them, and once you have mastered the skills of keeping them alive...go after the better ones.
Remember, Jim, bonsai is a trip that requires time and patience...welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.
Did I mention patience?
Pat
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BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain.
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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