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A good question Walter but I am not sure if there is really an answer for it. Not one that will make a lot of sense anyway.
Most people know the value of quality. In most endeavors people will try to get the best tools that they can to do the job.
If one wants to learn golf they usually go about it with a bit of logic. They may, the first time out, borrow a club from a friend and smack that little ball around. But soon they will have a good set of clubs and be taking lessons from the golfing pro.
I don't think they go to the dump to find a set of clubs. They go to the shop on the course and get good "tools" of the trade so to speak. They seek out the golf pro and pay good money for lessons. Here they understand that one will get no where fast with garbage.
But put a bonsai book in front of them. Peak their interest a bit and off they go to the dump ;o)
Now any tree will work. The cheaper the better. No need to buy the proper tools when they already have a pocket knife. Lessons cost too much so lets skip that. Logic is not part of the game here.
But if, as with most things in life, one is content with "this will do" then their trees will wind up looking like they were just slapped together. The way one attacks a project usually affects the outcome.
Hat to say it but for the most part that is the sad state of affairs in the US bonsai arena. No logic.

2-Aug-2003	#3
RonMartin(deceased) Bonsai nare-do-well Join Date: Jan-2003 Location: Summerville SC Country: USA USDA Zone: 8A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 4,653	A good question Walter but I am not sure if there is really an answer for it. Not one that will make a lot of sense anyway. Most people know the value of quality. In most endeavors people will try to get the best tools that they can to do the job. If one wants to learn golf they usually go about it with a bit of logic. They may, the first time out, borrow a club from a friend and smack that little ball around. But soon they will have a good set of clubs and be taking lessons from the golfing pro. I don't think they go to the dump to find a set of clubs. They go to the shop on the course and get good "tools" of the trade so to speak. They seek out the golf pro and pay good money for lessons. Here they understand that one will get no where fast with garbage. But put a bonsai book in front of them. Peak their interest a bit and off they go to the dump ;o) Now any tree will work. The cheaper the better. No need to buy the proper tools when they already have a pocket knife. Lessons cost too much so lets skip that. Logic is not part of the game here. But if, as with most things in life, one is content with "this will do" then their trees will wind up looking like they were just slapped together. The way one attacks a project usually affects the outcome. Hat to say it but for the most part that is the sad state of affairs in the US bonsai arena. No logic.