[GLBS] Collecting Bonsai

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Do you dream of your bonsai trees with the appearance of age, broad trunks, massive nebari and lots of character? Ever look at the price of buying trees with these attributes? If you live in my reality, buying a collection of specimen trees is not a possibility. Not a possibility if I want a happy home life. Economic ways to build a collection are through club workshops, buying containerized plant material through local nurseries, propagation by seed or cutting, and collecting. All these are great ways and each has it's own pros and cons.Imagine collecting a specimen tree. Of all the ways mentioned, collecting is the least expensive and features some of the highest rewards. Collecting allows the enthusiast to obtain large size trunk material at little or no cost. Collecting material from your own geographic region ensures plant material that is hearty in your climate, both for heat and cold. Nature has a way of imparting wild characteristics through survival of the fittest that can give a bonsai appearances that can not be man made. Immediate bonsai results with trunk size and root base can certainly be attained faster than starting with seed or cutting methods.

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