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Old 11-Mar-2004   #1
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saw this quote and had to share:

A bonsai is like a good marriage.You commit, for better or for worse, till death do you part. I DO!
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Old 11-Mar-2004   #2
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yes..but the difference with marriage is that you can't just cut the top of her head off when it comes late winter!!
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LOL.LOL.LOL classic Greggles!!!!
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does that mean we can't at the very least have that thought? lol, my girlfriend and i laughed histerically!!! thanks for the laugh greggles!!
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Also a bit harder to prune if you would like a different shape too!


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Yeah... and a fat trunk is not always desirable.
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ouch!!!! didn't know i'd open the flood gates with that one! keep them coming though, i can't stop laughing!!
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a nice apex is always desirable.
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Ok, Chris. You asked for it.

Heavy loading year after year makes them droop down toward the ground: good for bonsai, not so good for...
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