Thanks for the information. I do live in the Tampa-area........actually
very close to Safety Harbor and Clearwater.
I will definitely check them out.
Mike
"Billy M. Rhodes" <GOPHERHILL@AOL.COM> wrote in message
news:1e6.1f637195.2dcb65e2@aol.com...
> Mike
>
> If as you e mail address suggests you are in the Tampa Bay area of Florida
> and you want to see Bonsai check out our state convention over Memorial
Day
> Weekend in Cape Canaveral. Just across the state from you. There you
will find
> vendors selling all kinds of pre bonsai material as well as books, etc.
>
> Friday, Saturday and Sunday there will be a large vendor area. Saturday
and
> Sunday the exhibit will be open with some very outstanding trees to see.
>
> BTW, we usually don't start from seed, it takes too long, and a lot of the
> varieties we use grow from large cuttings very quickly.
>
> I have never seen a "Screw Pine" made into a bonsai. Not saying it can't
be
> done, BUT.
>
> Also there are Bonsai Clubs in the Tampa Area. There are clubs that meet
in
> Crystal River, at the USF Botanical Gardens, in Safety Harbor, in Sarasota
and
> Clearwater.
>
> Billy on the Florida Space Coast
> BSF Annual Convention May 28 - 31, 2004 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral,
> Florida
> Sponsored by The Bonsai Society of Brevard and the Treasure Coast Bonsai
> Society
> http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org/2004/2004.html
>
> In a message dated 5/5/2004 11:33:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> mfreire@TAMPABAY.RR.COM writes:
>
> > I have a few seeds from a Screw Pine Tree that I think would do well in
> > this
> > format (see the link below for more information on the Screw Pine).
> >
> > http://mgonline.com/screwpine.html
> >
> > What do you experienced folks think?
> >
>
>
>
>
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