Thanks TreeBay,
While perhaps not the response I was hoping for, that’s exactly the kind response I needed. Thanks you. I had looked @ the gallery cedars before and found the single eastern red cedar belonging to Thomas J. (Although on his personal website I believe he lists it as a juniper) I guess there just aren't many good native species local to my area that are good for the art.
I already suspected that spruce and balsam are bad choices, having worked on a Cmas tree farm in middle school; I remember them having an ugly star shaped growth pattern when pruned too heavily.
I was just asking because I found a bonsai nursery online back home, and couldn't find anything for sale for less that $145. Which is pretty well out of my price range since college has put me well into debt.
My apologies if my attempt at a written Maine accent came off a bit abrasive. I was just trying to be clever to get attention.
I also want to thank you TreeBay for your patience in general with us newbies. That's what makes this site one of the best on the net (well besides a professional design, and enforced rules of conduct). I've seen you, and many of the other more experienced members show a lot of patience with newcomers who are irritating due to lack of knowledge or manners and I just wanted to make sure that you know I appreciate it. You do a good Job making everyone feel welcome, that's why I'm still here
Ok, well I'm going go do a google search on eastern red cedar bonsai, and maybe birch since I found a few of those in the gallery too.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge,
~Justin