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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
Join Date: Dec-2001
Posts: 53
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Re: bonsai survey
BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001
***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = wirral bonsai
AGE = 30
NATIONALITY = british
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 14
BONSAI EDUCATION = self taught
HOW I GOT STARTED = bonsai starter kit
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = wirral bonsai ociety
ONLINE HAUNTS = none
***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 75
ACTUAL BONSAI = 8
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 10
DISPLAY STANDS = 0
SCROLLS = 0
ACCENT PLANTS = 0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: medium to large
***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = ulmus, quercus, crataegus
TREE SIZE = medium
STYLE (NAME 3) = hokidachi, sekijoju, neagari,
broom, root over rock, exposed root
DISLIKES = being told in sted or advized
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = all bonsai growers are equal
BIGGEST CHALLENGE = 25 year hawthorn to carve and re style
***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = 10 to 15
GRAFTED = 0
LAYERED = 1
SEED = 3
CUTTINGS = 5
***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 10
# MAGS READ =
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) =dan burton, harry tomlinson, anne swinton
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = numerus quarterly newsletter
***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING = 10,10,10
SUMMER = 10,10,10
FALL = tomartoerite
WINTER = bonemeal
***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - hand
BASIC MIX= one loam, two sphagnum moss, one grit, one grit sand
FREE DRAINING = one loam, one sphagnum moss. one grit sand, two grit
LIME FREE = one loam, three spagnum moss, one grit
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