Quote:
Out of this fantastic list of names you have given us could you tell me which ones are producing "World Class" bonsai that can stand head to head with what is being produced and/or shown in other countries?
Thanks,
Will
__________________
|
Will,
I do not know if you have seen the private collection of Jim Smith, but I must say that these trees to compete with the quality of the trees in Japan. Yes Andy, I am comparing trees to trees and not displays to displays. I will comment on the poor
display and overall attention to detail at taikan-ten at a later time in a different thread. If you are interested in seeing Mr. Smith's collection, his website is
www.jimsmithbonsai.com. After spending two weeks in Japan, I came to the conclusion that Jim's trees are equal in quality to most of the Japanese trees, but the only detrimental factor to his trees are the age. Which shows, as I and Carl have stated before, that we still need another 50 or so years to catch up.