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Overheard at a demo:

"Wow, it is amazing that you can literally shred the bejeezus outta that little tree and it will live"........

or does it? Not for just the actual demo tree, but for the ones that are tried at home by one of the audience members. For example.

I for one would like to think that by watching a person turn something beautiful outta a large shrub is brilliant, however, I really do as an audience member think that keeping it alive "should be the point".....for when I go home and try it myself. It would be a little discouraging to me, that if I followed to a "T" the procedure in the demo, and gave it all the horticultural treatment it needs, it didnt live. I know I should be at least in knowledge of the best practice to keep it alive. However some of the demonstrations do go to extremes, leaving to believe that a tree could take that much styling and still live. I have seen a half dozen or so demos, and I am willing to bet that more than half had to much done to it, past the point of it being able to make it thru.

Paul

15-Apr-2003	#8
pdbbonsai Paul Berish Join Date: Jun-2002 Location: north shore of Lake Superior Country: Minnesota USDA Zone: 3/4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,197	Overheard at a demo: "Wow, it is amazing that you can literally shred the bejeezus outta that little tree and it will live"........ or does it? Not for just the actual demo tree, but for the ones that are tried at home by one of the audience members. For example. I for one would like to think that by watching a person turn something beautiful outta a large shrub is brilliant, however, I really do as an audience member think that keeping it alive "should be the point".....for when I go home and try it myself. It would be a little discouraging to me, that if I followed to a "T" the procedure in the demo, and gave it all the horticultural treatment it needs, it didnt live. I know I should be at least in knowledge of the best practice to keep it alive. However some of the demonstrations do go to extremes, leaving to believe that a tree could take that much styling and still live. I have seen a half dozen or so demos, and I am willing to bet that more than half had to much done to it, past the point of it being able to make it thru. Paul __________________ It is essential to experience all the times and moods of one good place. (Thomas Merton) BonsaiTalk is one good place. (me)