Quotes that must be read!
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Quotes that must be read!
I found this on another forum. It is one of the best posts I have read anywhere. I felt it was my duty to share it.
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Re: Quotes that must be read!
That is gold Mike.
But that quote in the other thread about using trees as inspiration instead of other bonsai, is what reverberates so strongly in my mind.

But that quote in the other thread about using trees as inspiration instead of other bonsai, is what reverberates so strongly in my mind.
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Re: Quotes that must be read!
Thanks for sharing Mike.
. Some sound thoughts.

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Re: Quotes that must be read!
No problems Jarryd.jarryd wrote:Thanks for sharing Mike.. Some sound thoughts.
On another subject, can you get hold of Eucalyptus vernicosa seed?
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Thanks for this post treeman
As a newbie it's music to my ears. I love bonsai, but all those totally manicured trees with their cloud foliage pads and contrived shapes don't appeal at all. I'm also of the belief that we cannot replicate a tree that lives "out there" or in the wild. We are trying to convey the essence of a tree into a potted plant, and to do this it should look natural. From the posts I have seen on this forum quite a lot of growers are achieving, or almost achieving that, and I find those trees the most pleasing to look at. Anyway, that's my
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very solid and resonating statements. thankyou for sharing Mike
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Re: Quotes that must be read!
Thanks Mike - an insightful post.
...and Rory's reference to
Cheers.
Mark
...and Rory's reference to
Yep! I am interested in natives as bonsai for the obvious reason that they are often what I see. While I don't yet have many natives, I will soon try to emulate what I see on the Mornington Peninsula ... windswept Moonah's for example - what an inspiration for a bonsai forest. At least for me ....Rory wrote: that quote in the other thread about using trees as inspiration instead of other bonsai, is what reverberates so strongly in my mind.
Cheers.
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awesome! 

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Hey Mike I sure can, I have also got few here that I have propagated from seed. They are quite slow compared to other eucs I am growing. Send me a PM and we might be able to get something to you.
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