Most decent mame ficus bonsai can be made in 2-6 months. I would not pay that much for one.
Hey man, we get a lot of new club members from the three rotations of bonsai shows we put on at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Show us one developed in 2 months that is “decent”, even six months. I think what you have in mind and the $750 mame may be in different ballparks. These are probably older than six months
Nah, I respect you for having and voicing your opinion. I agree that you hate junipers. I don't hate them though.I hate Junipers.
Cmon, come at me!
What is the alternative? Like a car show with loud music and guys pulling branches and yanking trees out of pots to show the roots? Displayed in a museum with a note next to it and hundreds of tourists in front of them?
I guess I'm just not that impressed by mame ficus that I would be spending that much on one. These both look like shohin. I play with willow leaf ficus mid summer for fun and I live in Wisconsin so I'm not going to drop money on tropicals.
Exactly!
This is by a friend of mine, in a local museum that every once in a while has bonsai exhibited
There are many thousands of types of succulents. Heck, the euphorbia genus alone has 2000 species. Some of them are just as woody as anything you grow. All of them grow outside. Where did you think they came from, Ikea?
These always sneak past the fence from our neighbor's yard, and I never knew what to do with them. Time to put a couple in pots!I have a young tree... that is straight as a post. It's already literari/bunjin.
The Virginia creeper was the closest thing I actually had. Lost it when I had covid. I think my husband may have over loved it. As it was his favorite of my collection.
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I didn’t say they shouldn’t happen! I’m all for spreading the word, but these types of shows are not art shows. IMO
What is the alternative to you? I’ve got quite a few ideas personally, but that’s the point. Expression through the form outside of a typical “bonsai show” is crucial for it to be considered art. If that’s what people desire at least.
Where else would they come from? Walmart?
I agree completely, albeit there's more one with more to learn than me. I'm never going to be an apprentice. If anyone questions or criticizes what I'm doing now, I'll be obligated to agree. I'm learning now, and I'm willing to listen and heed advice from those who have more experience. I'll likely never have a reasonable opportunity for an in-person bonsai course due to my isolated location. But that doesn't affect my ability to learn. It only affects what information I have access to. One day, I hope to have trees that can stand up against these criticisms, and I'll be especially satisfied with my work and can then choose to listen or disregard advice.
This needs to be more common. I don't have anything worth showing right now, and I know most people will never get into bonsai, but I can't imagine too many people wouldn't appreciate it.
Assign a spot within a bright lit room to an artist and let them do their own display instead of the rows of tables seems like a good start to me.What is the alternative to you? I’ve got quite a few ideas personally, but that’s the point. Expression through the form outside of a typical “bonsai show” is crucial for it to be considered art. If that’s what people desire at least.
Yes. They look like they were die cut and premade to assemble at home. Look man, with any other plant type I wouldn't say these kind of things but succulents are the most Ikea looking plants in the plant world.
