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Well, Jason, unless I am misreading them, part of the message of "Bonsai Techniques I and II" is that good material is all around us. Naka shows techniques that can turn pretty ho-hum material into excellent starting points. I have been very pleased at the progress a number of my trees have made from pretty modest beginnings using the techniques he explains. Perhaps I am too easily pleased, but my objectives are modest: good, solid trees that look like decent bonsai. I don't think that Naka feels you have to have the talent of a world-renowned artist or the material that such a person would demand to meet these more modest standards of success.

Fred

6-Aug-2003	#12
FredL Banned 08JUN2005 Join Date: Dec-2001 Location: Benton County Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,099	Well, Jason, unless I am misreading them, part of the message of "Bonsai Techniques I and II" is that good material is all around us. Naka shows techniques that can turn pretty ho-hum material into excellent starting points. I have been very pleased at the progress a number of my trees have made from pretty modest beginnings using the techniques he explains. Perhaps I am too easily pleased, but my objectives are modest: good, solid trees that look like decent bonsai. I don't think that Naka feels you have to have the talent of a world-renowned artist or the material that such a person would demand to meet these more modest standards of success. Fred