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I am glad you ashed this question because I live in zone 4 and many of the species that grow in my area are not listed in the lists of "suitable species" for styling. Is it because they were never tried in zone 4 or maybe found not suitable in an another zone ? I am convinced that there big enough differences between certain zones that make the same species grow very differntly in each zone. For example red maple from my zone would probably not grow the same way in florida where it is much warmer and a much shorter length of daylight in the summer.
The species you list all grow very well in zone 4, but I do not know in they all can be suitably styled for good bonsai. I am trying some of them just for fun.

23-Aug-2004	#5
ALDEVAUX bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2004 Location: St-Hyacinthe, P.Québec Country: CANADA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 442	I am glad you ashed this question because I live in zone 4 and many of the species that grow in my area are not listed in the lists of "suitable species" for styling. Is it because they were never tried in zone 4 or maybe found not suitable in an another zone ? I am convinced that there big enough differences between certain zones that make the same species grow very differntly in each zone. For example red maple from my zone would probably not grow the same way in florida where it is much warmer and a much shorter length of daylight in the summer. The species you list all grow very well in zone 4, but I do not know in they all can be suitably styled for good bonsai. I am trying some of them just for fun.