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Old Mister Crow
Join Date: May-2002
Location: Seattle, WA.
Country: USA
Posts: 3,197
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Originally posted by BadByte
On this point the way it is stated, I'd have to agree. However I was leaning more towards the recent trunk in a pot trend. No real taper and likely it would take many years for a branch to achive the thickness to make a graceful taper, with many chops of that branch. This is understandable and one way to achive a nice trunk. Yet, many of these trunks with little or no branching are displayed in bonsai pots, leading me to believe that the artist considers them to be a "showable" bonsai and is not overly concerned with growth of the unpoportioned branches or creating a graceful taper.
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Ah, I see. In my opinion, that's two parts amaturism and one part e-bay salesmanship, with a pinch of overcompensation tossed in for good measure.
(Mentally going through my own trees, now that I've mentioned this, hoping I haven't posted any offending specimens in the recent past. Because Bonsaial or Treebeard will be sure to keep me honest if I have!  )
With my best regards,
Carl
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