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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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Looking For Bargains
Here's a spirea I found sitting along a fence row at a local nursery. Not sure if it will make a nice bonsai down the road, but for a price of $1, I figured I might as well try.
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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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And a little closer
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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master
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it has a nice nebari, and a good thick trunk, i think in a couple years you could have a nice tree
seeing the size, you will probably have to go with a shohin style, maby a broom, or A FORMAL UPRITE i could see it looking something like this in a few years
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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master
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or this
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11-Oct-2002
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Stephen, remember John Naka says to "leave some room for the birds to fly through!"
That virtual looks like the Hollow Tree the Keebler Elves live in! ----- HERE ----- - V  Regards, Matt
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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master
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ha ha, well i think the elves could always open the doors an let the bids walk through, he could even put little tree houe or somethin in it
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11-Oct-2002
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Recovering Workaholic
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I've had a spirea for a couple of years. The thing you want to watch for is that these plants will grow like weeds. They will send out shoots several feet long. You'll need to keep a close eye on it. Also, they tend to send out suckers at the base, which you'll have to watch as well.
Good luck with it! Craig Cowing Zone 5b+
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11-Oct-2002
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Erik, that's promising material. Wish I could find stuff like that.
It wasn't until the third or fourth look that I spotted the can. Until then I was thinking of it as being approx 10" high  (unless of course you have found a 2 litre root beer can... ) Regards, TB
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11-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master
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just what ever you do on't get your tree drunk w/ the root beer
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13-Oct-2002
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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That's a nice trunk. Craig is right about these things suckering from the base. That's why it's so unusual to find a spirea with a nice single trunk like this one.
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