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To all: Just put a little survey together on the basis of more understanding. Click on the little Quote icon below right, and then fill-in the fields with your own information as you wish.

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE =
AGE =
NATIONALITY = YEARS INTO BONSAI =
BONSAI EDUCATION =
HOW I GOT STARTED =
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS =
ONLINE HAUNTS =

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) =
ACTUAL BONSAI =
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) =
DISPLAY STANDS =
SCROLLS =
ACCENT PLANTS =
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS:

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) =
TREE SIZE =
STYLE (NAME 3) =

DISLIKES =
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY =
BIGGEST CHALLENGE =

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED =
GRAFTED =
LAYERED =
SEED =
CUTTINGS =

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ=
# MAGS READ =
# VIDEOS SEEN =
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) =
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? =

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING =
SUMMER =
FALL =
WINTER =

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? -
BASIC MIX=
FREE DRAINING =
LIME FREE = ?

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TreeBay

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = TreeBay (Matt)
AGE = 37 as of next week
NATIONALITY = U.S.
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 15 or so
BONSAI EDUCATION = 1 year beginner intro with a very good Japanese-American teacher followed by a weekly workshop with a bonsai professional for several years. Lots of books read.
HOW I GOT STARTED = Received a mallsai as a gift that beat the odds and didn't die.

CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = GSBF (California), Midori Bonsai Club (San Jose), Bay Area Bonsai Associates (Oakland)
ONLINE HAUNTS = bonsaiTALK, occasionally on IBC gallery, thrown off G@rdenWeb once.

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = about 60 in pots
ACTUAL BONSAI = fewer every year as standards increase
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = oops too many
DISPLAY STANDS = about a dozen
SCROLLS = 3 or so
ACCENT PLANTS = do weeds count?
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: about half what I have at any given time

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = Japanese Maple, White Pine, plus anything with flowers for my wife
IDEAL TREE SIZE = about 12-20 inches, small enough to carry around but big enough to make an impression
STYLE (NAME 3) = informal upright, informal upright and info....

DISLIKES = I never got much into tropicals
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = Teaching bonsai is almost as much fun as doing it yourself. You have to think on your feet and really understand both the trees and the thought process. It's a great way to learn!
BIGGEST CHALLENGE = Keeping my collection in managable limits.

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = wisteria, bougie, juniper
GRAFTED = pine, maple
LAYERED = wisteria, elm
SEED = persimmon, elm, maple, white pine
CUTTINGS = about a dozen broadleaf trees

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 30 or so
# MAGS READ = Bonsai Today & International Bonsai, plus some Japanese magazines
# VIDEOS SEEN = only a couple
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) = Kimura, Gunn, Adams
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = Some photos for GSBF and Newsletter articles

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING = organic rapeseed/bonemeal
SUMMER = organic rapeseed/bonemeal
FALL = organic rapeseed/bonemeal, fish emulsion, miracle gro (miracid)
WINTER = 0-10-10

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - mix my own
BASIC MIX= river sand, fir bark, akadama, crushed lavaFREE DRAINING = more sand, harder akadama
LIME FREE = ?

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Rene_Voortwist

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = Rene_Voortwist
AGE = 36
NATIONALITY = Dutch
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 1
BONSAI EDUCATION = beginners course and lots of reading and trying
HOW I GOT STARTED = got an ulmus parvifolia for a gift and some books to read from a friend
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = NBV (Nederlandse Bonsai Vereniging)
ONLINE HAUNTS = ??

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 15-20 plants
ACTUAL BONSAI = 0
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 15-20
DISPLAY STANDS = 2
SCROLLS = 0
ACCENT PLANTS = 0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: 30 ??

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = Quercus, Carpinus, Ulmus
TREE SIZE = 50 cm - 1 meter
STYLE (NAME 3) = Informal upright, Literati, semi-cascade

DISLIKES = too much people call themselves master
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = just a great hobby
BIGGEST CHALLENGE = growing a convincing oak bonsai

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = 4
GRAFTED = 0
LAYERED = 1
SEED = 0
CUTTINGS = 0
BOUGHT = 4

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 5
# MAGS READ = 2
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) = Harry Tomlinson, Colin Lewis, Harry Chen
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = nope

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING = dried cowdung (don't know the right english term)
SUMMER = "
FALL = "
WINTER = "

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - Handmixed
BASIC MIX= potting ground and sharp sand / grit
FREE DRAINING = adjust the above mix (more grit)
LIME FREE = azalea potting ground and sharp sand / grit

wirralbonsai

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = wirral bonsai
AGE = 30
NATIONALITY = british
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 14
BONSAI EDUCATION = self taught
HOW I GOT STARTED = bonsai starter kit
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = wirral bonsai ociety
ONLINE HAUNTS = none
***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 75
ACTUAL BONSAI = 8
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 10
DISPLAY STANDS = 0
SCROLLS = 0
ACCENT PLANTS = 0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: medium to large

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = ulmus, quercus, crataegus
TREE SIZE = medium
STYLE (NAME 3) = hokidachi, sekijoju, neagari,
broom, root over rock, exposed root
DISLIKES = being told in sted or advized
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = all bonsai growers are equal
BIGGEST CHALLENGE = 25 year hawthorn to carve and re style
***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = 10 to 15
GRAFTED = 0
LAYERED = 1
SEED = 3
CUTTINGS = 5

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 10
# MAGS READ =
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) =dan burton, harry tomlinson, anne swinton
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = numerus quarterly newsletter

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING = 10,10,10
SUMMER = 10,10,10
FALL = tomartoerite
WINTER = bonemeal

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - hand
BASIC MIX= one loam, two sphagnum moss, one grit, one grit sand
FREE DRAINING = one loam, one sphagnum moss. one grit sand, two grit
LIME FREE = one loam, three spagnum moss, one grit

Jay

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = Jay
AGE = 56
NATIONALITY = American YEARS INTO BONSAI = 3
BONSAI EDUCATION = Books and forums
HOW I GOT STARTED = 30 years ago at BBG
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = I only wish
ONLINE HAUNTS = Here and the IBC Gallery

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 30 more or less
ACTUAL BONSAI = not yet
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 6
DISPLAY STANDS = 0
SCROLLS = 0
ACCENT PLANTS = 0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: one more than I have

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = Elm... Ficus... Maple
TREE SIZE = 12 inch
STYLE (NAME 3) = broom.. formal and informal upright

DISLIKES =
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = enjoy and learn
BIGGEST CHALLENGE =

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED =
GRAFTED =
LAYERED =
SEED =
CUTTINGS =

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= 8
# MAGS READ = 1
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) = Valavanis Tomlinson
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = yah
***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING =
SUMMER =
FALL =
WINTER =

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? -
BASIC MIX=
FREE DRAINING =
LIME FREE = ?

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Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing

mskovan

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = mskovan (my name is Mike)
AGE = 50
NATIONALITY = American
YEARS INTO BONSAI = 1+
BONSAI EDUCATION = Hard Knocks U.
HOW I GOT STARTED = Xmas present (store bought ficus).
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS = No (not much of a joiner, this is the first online forum I've ever talked on).
ONLINE HAUNTS = Here, some blacksmithing sites, some ham radio sites and eBay (of course).

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = About a dozen so far.
ACTUAL BONSAI = That's the plan.
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = Keep reading.
DISPLAY STANDS = Working on it.
SCROLLS = What the h... is a scroll in bonsai.
ACCENT PLANTS = What?
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS: Huge and worth millions.

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES = Japanese maple
TREE SIZE = 15 to 24 in.
STYLE (NAME 3) = windswept, root over rock and group

DISLIKES = Stupid made up words like "potentsai" and "newbie".

BONSAI PHILOSOPHY = Have fun, experiment with native stock, command the forces of evolution, impose my will upon mother nature, play god with.....uhhh, oh yeah, and have fun.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE = Living long enough to actually create something I could call bonsai.

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED = 2 Red spruce (Picea reubens), 2 Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) 2 Norway spruce (Picea abies) 3 Sugar maple (Acer sachar...something).
GRAFTED = Nope.
LAYERED = Maybe.
SEED = (see "biggest challenge" above).
CUTTINGS = One successfull out of 15 (if it wakes up in the spring) Japanese maple.

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= Two or three basic ones (Sunset variety).
# MAGS READ = No
# VIDEOS SEEN = DIY network (like that counts for anything).
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS = National Audubon Society
(Field guide to trees, Eastern Region).
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = Not that I can recall.

***FERTILISERS USED***

Now your getting personal.
If you must know, biweekly doses of weak 20-20-20 (the blue, water soluable stuff).

SPRING = Yes
SUMMER = Yes
FALL = Less
WINTER = No

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - Yes
BASIC MIX= A little of this and a little of that (still experimenting).
FREE DRAINING = Some of this too.
LIME FREE = Where?


For a little more info about me see my post (#29) in "member introductions" and check out my profile and eBay aboutme page. Thanks to wirralbonsai for this opportunity to expose myself (that doesn't sound right does it?) as the utter newbie with a room full of potentsai that I am.....Mike

RussellG

sankastaff

BONSAITALK SURVEY 2001

***PERSONAL***
FORUM HANDLE = sankastaff
AGE = 38
NATIONALITY =American YEARS INTO BONSAI =newbie
BONSAI EDUCATION = 0
HOW I GOT STARTED =
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS =0
ONLINE HAUNTS =e-Bay

***BONSAI COLLECTION***
TREES (total) = 1
ACTUAL BONSAI = 0
POTENTSAI (future bonsai) = 1
DISPLAY STANDS =0
SCROLLS =0
ACCENT PLANTS =0
THE IDEAL SIZE COLLECTION IS:all I can and still enjoy it

***FAVOURITES***
SPECIES (NAME 3) = trident maple,bald cypress, japaneese pine
TREE SIZE = what best suits the tree
STYLE (NAME 3) = same as above

DISLIKES = killing plants
BONSAI PHILOSOPHY =If you know you're right then go ahead
BIGGEST CHALLENGE =getting a plant to live more than a year after I work on it

***PROPAGATION***
SPECIES COLLECTED =0
GRAFTED =0
LAYERED =0
SEED =I planted 300 trident maple seeds in the fallbut to soon to tell if they germinate
CUTTINGS =I did but they died

***BONSAI PUBLICATIONS***
# BOOKS READ= all at the public library
# MAGS READ =0
# VIDEOS SEEN = 0
FAVOURITE BONSAI AUTHORS (NAME 3) =Herb L. Gustafson,Werner M. Busch
WRITTEN ANY ARTICLES/ BOOKS YOURSELF? = 0

***FERTILISERS USED***
SPRING =
SUMMER =
FALL =
WINTER =

***SOIL MIXTURES***
COMMERCIAL OR HANDMIXED? - handmix
BASIC MIX= turface,pine bark
FREE DRAINING =
LIME FREE = ?

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You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12

bonsaial1

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