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Even native English speakers may sound differently from intended to those from different areas. I recall a guy from New Jersey here in Alabama being blessed out by a local. After she wound down the New Jersey guy asked me, "What did I say?" He? (and I) thought he had been pretty polite.
I have never thought anyone here was impolite with me. In fact, a few times I thought they were pretty gentle.
Maybe a chill pill every now and then would help.
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Thanks Ivan for pointing out that not all of us is native english speakers.
But I do like the picture in the end. My Norfolk "pine" is 5 years in my care now and still a "stick in a pot". Growing that thick trunk in my climate would proboably take a lifetime or two
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I do agree that there is every once in a while a certain narrowminded-ness amongst practitioners from any field, bonsai is no different. What I do disagree with is the notion that everything goes, as it is art. That is how we get to Bananas glued to a wall and people paying thousands for it. Some may say it is art. I say it is the emperors clothes.
But, in general:
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But yes, the NIP on the picture you show is very nice. Please provide a picture of your own creations.
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Meh, I do not really. I think it is messy. The roots look like nobody ever even tried to clean up the tangle. The foliage. Mwa.syconisperm wrote: I mean look at it. Its georgous....looks like a cryptomeria/weeping willow. Like a remu tree or a massive huon pine. Im so i love with its gnarled roots and the way the bark and foliage seams ancient or reptilian and still...still...it shows potential for the unknown.
But people should decide what they want to work on. Some species however are easier than others to create realistic bonsai from. Where you draw the line is very personal. You mention a coconut in a pot as being beyond the limit. But some get really angry when you say you d not feel that should be seen as a bonsai.
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I think it is bad form to come and complain on one forum re. people on another forum. This is not bonsainut. Keep your complaints to that forum, and join this forum with a fresh outlook separate from experiences elsewhere maybe?syconisperm wrote: ?But bonsainut.com is a really dark places. I was quoting people fro. Their when talking about the numbers from in person paid monthly clubs decline in participation. They HATE norfolk pines and will hate you if you defend it.?
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