Alasdair

I was thinking exactly the same as Ian. I'm lucky in that i got into bonsai when i was twelve and have my whole life to develop some good bonsai. If i were 65, retiring from work and taking up bonsai as a passtime i would certainly purchase some quality specimins as i would not be able to grow a pine seedling for the next 50 years. This isn't to say that i wouldn't purchase one because i am young; if i had the money and the opportunity i probably would.

Al

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I can feel another "I wish that was my tree" moment coming on...
Currently studying BSc Plant Biology at the Universty of Wales, Aberystwyth