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Alasdair, there is nothing at all natural about growing bonsai. I mean you put them in small pots with funky fast draining soil and feed them fertilizer to make up the difference that they would have gotten from nutrients in the ground. All this time you have to keep them growing and hopefuly not roting the roots in the process. There's not much natural about it.

Tony

8-Nov-2004	#10
Tony bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2002 Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 861	Alasdair, there is nothing at all natural about growing bonsai. I mean you put them in small pots with funky fast draining soil and feed them fertilizer to make up the difference that they would have gotten from nutrients in the ground. All this time you have to keep them growing and hopefuly not roting the roots in the process. There's not much natural about it. Tony