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Old 26-Jul-2004   #5
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Re: Such A Thing As Too Much Trunk?

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Originally posted by BadByte

My question is if I am the only one noticing this trend, or if it has always been like this?


No you are not the only one noticing it an it definitely hasn't always been like this.
Seems like a lot of us (mostly Americans) have confused a nicety formed trunk with a LARGE trunk. Large and good are not necessarily the same. In bonsai at least ;o)
The quality and balance of the trunk. How it relates to the branching and foliage matter. Size is only a small consideration.
And this rant is brought to you by one whose taste runs toward the larger bonsai.
But then I, like others, do them mostly for the shock value. But then even I know that good is always more important than big.
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