Quotes that must be read!

[treeman]

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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[Keep Calm and Ramify]

Bingo!

[Thymetraveller]

Love it.

[Rory]

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.

[jarryd]

Thanks for sharing Mike. . Some sound thoughts.

[treeman]

Thanks for sharing Mike. . Some sound thoughts.

No problems Jarryd.
On another subject, can you get hold of Eucalyptus vernicosa seed?

[Raging Bull]

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 worth.

[hugh grant]

very solid and resonating statements. thankyou for sharing Mike

[MJL]

Thanks Mike - an insightful post.

...and Rory's reference to

that quote in the other thread about using trees as inspiration instead of other bonsai, is what reverberates so strongly in my mind.

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 ....

Cheers.
Mark

[PeterH]

Great read Mike. Something I have always struggled with. ( except my Eucalypts)

Kind Regards,

Peter

[BB Brian]

awesome!

[bki]

very inspiring...

[jarryd]

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.