Rene_Voortwist

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = Rene_Voortwist
AGE = 36
NATIONALITY = Dutch
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 1
BONSAI EDUCATION = beginners course and lots of reading and trying
HOW I GOT STARTED = got an ulmus parvifolia for a gift and some books to read from a friend
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = NBV (Nederlandse Bonsai Vereniging)
ONLINE HAUNTS = ??

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 15-20 plants
ACTUAL BONSAI = 0
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 15-20
DISPLAY STANDS = 2
SCROLLS = 0
ACCENT PLANTS = 0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: 30 ??

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = Quercus, Carpinus, Ulmus
TREE SIZE = 50 cm - 1 meter
STYLE (NAME 3) = Informal upright, Literati, semi-cascade

DISLIKES = too much people call themselves master
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = just a great hobby
BIGGEST CHALLENGE = growing a convincing oak bonsai

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = 4
GRAFTED = 0
LAYERED = 1
SEED = 0
CUTTINGS = 0
BOUGHT = 4

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 5
# MAGS READ = 2
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) = Harry Tomlinson, Colin Lewis, Harry Chen
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = nope

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING = dried cowdung (don't know the right english term)
SUMMER = "
FALL = "
WINTER = "

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - Handmixed
BASIC MIX= potting ground and sharp sand / grit
FREE DRAINING = adjust the above mix (more grit)
LIME FREE = azalea potting ground and sharp sand / grit