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The rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ has now been broken down into
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part 1  Section 1 --  Introduction and Table of contents
        Section 2 --  What is Bonsai?
        Section 3 --  Dictionary of Japanese bonsai terms

part 2  Section 4 --  Dictionary of selected Latin botanical
                        terms.

part 3  Section 5 --  Frequently Asked Questions!
        Section 6 --  Addresses (Clubs, Associations, Magazines)

part 4  Section 7 --  Reading material (Books and Magazines)

part 5  Section 8 --  Suppliers and Nurseries
        Section 9 --  Junipers (Their own section!)
        Section C --  Contributors...


Section 2 What is Bonsai?

This was at one time, the most commonly ask of all FAQ's, but,
since the Karate Kid was first shown, the frequency with which
this question gets asked has decreased a little bit..Bonsai is
literally a plant, (usually a tree or shrub) grown in a tray,
or dish. The first plants grown in pots were in Egypt about
4000 years ago, mostly for practical reasons, mobility, and
convenience. The Greeks, Babylonians, Persians, and Hindus
copied the technique. The Chinese were the first to plant
trees in pots for aesthetic purposes about 200 AD. It then
moved to Japan with the monks that also brought Buddhism in
the 6th and 7th centuries. This data is supported in essence
by a scroll from Japan's Kamakura period (1192-1333), in a
scroll describing life in the Heian period (794-1191).*
Bonsai as we now know it was perfected in Japan.
   The original bonsai trees were usually collected, dwarfed
by nature. Today, however, it is probably better to allow such
specimens to stay where they are. In many locations collecting
them in the wild is against the law. In others the chance of
finding a suitable specimen is almost zero.
   Over the years, techniques have evolved which allow the
grower to change the height and direction of growth, and in
some cases to dwarf the foliage as well as the plant. Today,
bonsai is an art form, a living sculpture. There are certain
classic or traditional forms that can be found and followed,
but the basic rule of thumb for personal bonsai is 'If you
like the way it looks, it's a good bonsai'.

*(From The Masters Book of Bonsai)

Section 3 -- Dictionary of Japanese bonsai terms

   Bonsai styles ---

     chokkan   Formal Upright
           The chokkan bonsai typically has a single, upright
           trunk that tapers toward the top, branches are
           symmetrically balanced and well spaced.

     moyogi   Informal Upright
           Moyogi bonsai have a single trunk like the chokkan,
           but the trunk is usually curved. The trunk generally
           tapers toward the top like the formal upright.

     kabudachi (multiple trunks)
       sokan   Twin Trunk
       sankan  Triple Trunk
       gokan   5 trunk
           Two (or 3 or 5) trunks growing from the same root.
           Usually one trunk is the largest and is referred to
           as the parent. Good conformation is based on the
           aesthetic balance of the smaller 'children' to the
           parent in trunk thickness.

     shakan   Slanting
           A single trunk, similar to the formal and informal
           upright, but cultivated with the trunk growing at
           an angle other than 90 degrees to the ground.
           Branches are again balanced and well spaced.

     netsuranari   sinuous
           sinuous bonsai have multiple trees growing from a
           single sinuous root. 5 needle pine are most commonly
           used for this style.

     neagari   exposed root
           Roots growing up out of the ground, suspending the
           trunk in the air characterize this rare style of
           bonsai.

     ikada   raft
           Similar in effect to netsuranari, but typically with
           one straight horizontal root joining the trees.
           This is usually accomplished by burying a larger
           tree horizontally and then training each branch as a
           separate tree.

     fukinagashi   Windswept
           Similar to the slanting style, but all of the
           branches are swept in one direction as though it
           were growing in a place with a strong constant
           prevailing wind.

     kengai   cascade
           An unusual form where the trunk and branches arch
           and 'cascade' over the edge of the pot. Usually
           planted in a deep pot to give balance to its
           unusual form.

     bunjingi   literati
           upright or informally upright trunk bare of branches
           except at the top, characterized by a tasteful
           simple elegance.

     hokidachi    broom
           broom style trees have an upright trunk, with
           branches evenly fanned out. It resembles an old
           fashioned broom standing on its handle.

     yose-ue   Group
           A group planting of distinct separate trees,
           representing a grove, or forest.

     ishitsuki   rock-grown
           There are two basic types of rock grown bonsai,
           root grasping the rock, where the roots do enter
           the soil the rock is protruding from, and on, or
           in the rock, where the tree is planted in a pocket
           of earth attached to the rock, or in a hollow in
           the rock.

   Growing techniques

       misho       grown from seed
       yamadori    collecting plants from nature
       sashiki     grown from cuttings
       tsugiki     grafting
       toriki      layering and dividing

  Other Japanese bonsai terms --

       nebari      the rootball of a bonsai


End of Section 3 -- Dictionary of Japanese bonsai terms.
End of Part 1 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ.
Continued in part 2
Section 4 -- Dictionary of Latin Botanical Terms

       -- (Note: This section is complete within the limits of my
          documentation)

       abbreviatus -- short
       acuminatus -- long tapering point
       acutifolius -- with sharp leaves
       adpressus -- pressed together, pressed against
       adscendens -- going up
       aerius -- of the air, as air-roots
       affinus -- related, with an affinity
       africanus -- from Africa
       alatus -- winged
       albescens -- pale, whitish
       albidus, albus -- white
       albiflorus -- with white flowers
       alpinus -- of the alpines, mountains
       alternus -- alternating, usually means NOT directly
       opposite
       altus -- altitude, tall
       amabilis -- pretty
       amphibius -- adaptable either to land or water
       angulosus -- angled, turning every which way
       angustifolius -- with narrow leaves (seldom used, more
       commonly nerifolius)
       aquaticus -- of the water, water-loving
       arborescens -- growing like a tree, woody like a tree
       arenatius -- found in sandy places
       argenteus, argentus -- silvery
       aristatus -- bearded
       arrectus -- straight up, erect
       ascendens -- going up, ascending
       asiaticus, asiatus -- from asia
       atlanticus -- Atlantic
       atropurpureus, atropurpurea -- purple, sometimes dark red
       atrosanguineus -- dark blood-red
       atroviolaceus -- dark violet
       atrovirens -- dark green
       augustus -- important in size or appearance, imposing
       aurantiacus -- orange-red
       aureus -- golden
       azureus -- light blue, azure
       babylonicus -- Babylonian, from Babylon
       balticus -- from the Baltic
       bengalinis -- from Bengal
       biennis -- biennial
       biflorus -- two flowered
       bifolius -- two leaved
       brefolius -- with short leaves
       brevis -- short
       brevisimus -- very short
       brillian -- brilliant
       brittanicus -- from Britain
       brunneus -- brown
       bulgarius -- Bulgarian
       buxifolius -- with leaves like a boxwood, box-leaved
       calamifolius -- with reed-like leaves
       californicus -- from California
       campestris -- found in fields
       candelabrum -- having the form of a candelabra
       candicans -- white or frosty looking
       catitatus -- headed
       carneus -- flesh-colored
       cerefolius -- with waxy leaves
       coccineus -- bright red
       coloratus -- colored
       columnaris -- having the form of a column
       concolor -- similar coloring
       conglomeratus -- all close together
       contortus -- twisted, contorted
       cordatus -- heart-shaped
       cornutus, cornuta -- horned
       crassifolius -- with thick leaves
       crenatus -- serrated
       cuspidatus -- sharp tooth, or hard point
       deformis -- deformed
       deliciosus, deliciosa -- delicious
       dendroideus -- like a tree
       densatus -- dense
       densifolius -- with dense leaves
       densiflorus -- with dense flowers
       dentatus -- toothed, with a series of points
       dipterus -- two-winged
       discolor -- of two or several colors
       dissectus -- deeply cut leaves, an in fern-leaved maple
       divaricatus -- spreading
       domesticus -- domesticated
       edulis -- can be eaten
       elatus, elata -- tall
       elegans -- elegant, graceful
       elongatus -- long
       erectus -- upright
       excelsius, excelsus -- tall
       exoticus, exotica -- from another country
       fastigiatus -- having nearly vertical, close-together
       branches
       ferox -- fierce, thorny
       flaccidus -- soft, limp
       flammeus -- flame-colored
       flexilis -- bendable, flexible
       florepleno -- with double flowers
       florebundus -- with many flowers
       foetidus -- bad-smelling, having a fetid odor
       fragrans -- sweet-smelling, fragrant
       fragrantissimus very sweet-smelling
       frutescens -- bushy, shrubby, twiggy
       gallicus -- from Gaul (France), may also pertain to a
       rooster
       giganticus -- large, gigantic
       glaucus -- with a frost-like bloom, as on a grape
       gloriosus, gloriosa -- great, superb
       gracilis -- slender, graceful, lissome
       grandifolius -- with large leaves
       gutatus -- freckled
       haemanthus -- bright red flowers
       humilis -- dwarf, low
       ilicifolius holly-like leaves
       japonicus -- from Japan
       lancifolius -- with lance-like leaves
       latifolius -- with broad leaves
       leptolepis -- with thin scales
       leptophyllus -- with thin leaves
       leucodermis -- with white skin
       lobularuis -- lobed
       luteus -- yellow
       macranthus -- with large flowers
       nacro -- big, long, large
       maximus -- the largest
       medius -- medium
       megalophyllus -- with very large leaves
       microphyllus -- with very small leaves
       minimus -- very small
       mollis -- hairy, fuzzy
       myriophyllus -- with many leaves
       nanus, nana -- dwarf, small
       nerifolius, nerifolia, -- with narrow leaves
       niger -- black
       nodulosa -- with small nodes
       nudifolia -- deciduous, naked of leaves
       oblongatus -- oblong, oval
       officinalis -- medicinal
       parviflorus -- with small flowers
       parvifolia -- with small leaves
       patens -- spreading
       pinous -- line-like
       podocarpus -- with stalked fruits
       polydactylus -- with many fingers
       porphyreus -- purple
       praecox -- very early
       procumbens -- procumbent, lying down
       pumilus -- dwarf, small
       pygmaeus -- pygmy
       pyramidalis -- pyramidal
       repens -- creeping, low
       reticulatus -- with a netted pattern
       robustus -- strong, robust
       roseaflorus -- with rose-like flowers
       rotundifolius -- with round leaves
       scandens -- climbing
       semperflorens -- everblooming
       sempervirens -- always green
       serpens -- creeping
       serpyllifolius -- with thyme-like leaves
       serratus -- with a saw tooth edge
       stolenifera -- with runners that root and send up
                      another plant
       strictus -- erect
       sylvaticus -- of the forest
       tenuifolius -- with slender leaves
       tomentosus -- very wooly
       tridens -- with three teeth or points
       variegatus -- variegated
       verrucosus -- warty
       virens -- green
       virginianus -- of Virginia, first defined in Virginia
       viridis -- green
       vulgaris -- common, vulgar, ordinary
       xanthinus -- yellow
       zonalis -- banded



End of Section 4 -- Dictionary of Latin Botanical Terms
End of Part 2 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ
Continued in part 3
Section 5 -- Frequently Asked Questions!

Q: How do I start?

    Opinion 1)  Get as many books as you can. Read them..look
    at the pictures. Look in your local phone book and see if
    there is a bonsai club in your area. Talk to local Nursery
    operators and see if they know of any clubs in your area.
    Select a tree that has some of the basic design that you'd
    like to have in your final tree, and buy it..use the info
    you got from reading, and from the local club/nursery
    owner (if he knows what bonsai is!).


    Opinion 2)    Indoors: Remember that immature plants should
    not be treated as bonsai, they must be treated as the
    houseplants they are. Give them plenty of soil to grow in
    and don't use too little fertilizer, or they won't develop
    branches and leaves when you cut them and the trunk won't
    grow in thickness.


Q: As a beginner, should I purchase a mature or partially
trained bonsai, or start from scratch?

    Opinion 1) I think you should start from scratch. Your
    first attempts may never be 'show quality', but you can
    make a few mistakes without damaging a tree you paid for.
    It may take a bit longer to arrive at something that looks
    the way you want it to, but bonsai is (usually) not one of
    those instant gratification hobbies. If you get the proper
    book and some guidance, starting with some inexpensive
    nursery stock may yield some 'instant bonsai' which allows
    the beginner to learn, while allowing you to own something
    that looks like a 'real bonsai'. Stay away from trees
    labeled 'Bonsai' in MOST discount stores. Numerous people
    have seen some discount chains with dead or dying seedlings
    planted in shallow trays with a solid mat of pebbles glued
    down over the soil. The trees had not been watered, and
    even if they were, the water couldn't penetrate the ground-
    cover. They were marked $10.00...

    Opinion 2)    The question should really be: Should I start
    from scratch with a small seedling, or with a plant that is
    larger. Neither will give you "instant bonsai". The larger
    will have a thicker trunk from the beginning, and thus will
    look "almost like a tree" sooner. A younger plant gives you
    greater freedom in which shape to train it into. You get to
    use different methods on them, the larger lends itself to
    cutting down, the smaller to cutting away to encourage
    other growth.

   (And by all means, if you see a shaped tree you really want,
   the price is right, it looks healthy and undamaged, and is of
   a species you know is hardy or of a sort you already have,
   and therefore know you can take care of -- it _is_ OK to
   buy it.)



Q: Is there a list of which plants that are accepted as 'good'
to start a bonsai? (Latin names, and if to be in- or out-doors
please)

Ficus benjamina         Indoors
   Fast grower, hardy. Easy to get the leaves small. Suitable
   for many different shapes.

Ficus retusa            Indoors
   Similar to benjamina, leaves grow in a different pattern.

Ficus pumila            Indoors
   If you want a cascade, this is the way to go. Cut often to
   prevent it from going long and thin. May die if the roots dry
   out totally.

Schefflera arboricola   Indoors
Schefflera actinophylla Indoors
   Can be cut down enormously, buy a 50cm plant and cut it down
   to 10cm! Must be shaped completely without wiring. Takes
   correct treatment to get the leaves small.

Crassula argentea       Indoors
Portulacaria afra       Indoors
   Succulents with small leaves, branch easily.

Malpighia cocciera      Indoors
   Slow grower.

Murraya paniculata      Indoors
   Slow grower. Gets beautiful structured bark when still young.

Myrthus communis        cool winters
   Must be kept at around +10C in the winter.



Q: I have trouble finding the 'right' pots for bonsai.
 (Either unavailable or too expensive) Are there alternatives?

Q: I assume that the time & # of times to prune the trees/roots
   vary with the latitude. Anyone have data on that?

   The answer to this is a bit more complex than it would seem.
   It isn't just a case of latitude. Localized climatic
   conditions can and do play a much larger role in when to
   perform the common bonsai activities such as pruning, and
   repotting, than the latitude. For instance, in the US, the
   Great Lakes have a climatic effect in a strip around them
   that extends from about 10 miles to well over 50 miles in
   width depending on if you measure on the eastern or western
   edge of the lakes. What you need is the USDA zone map and
   a chart comparing the climate of some of the cities in Japan
   for min. winter temp, earliest frost, last frost, avg.
   precipitation. etc. Unfortunately I've seen a lot of people
   try to do this and come to the conclusion that the climate
   (at least in the US) has no parallel to that of Japan.


Q: What are some good tools for beginners to purchase?  They're
   rather expensive if you get true bonsai tools.  It would be
   a shame to buy a $45 trimmer and then realize that it's only
   used during odd procedures or only for specific types of
   trees/styles.


Section 6 -- Clubs, Associations

Clubs and Associations
-------------------------
Bonsai Institute of California
PO Box 78211
Los Angeles  CA  90016 USA

Bonsai - Zentrum Muenster
Wolfgang Klemend
Weselerstr. 57
D-4400 Muenster
Germany
(note: Club AND Nursery)

Svenska Bonsais{llskapet
c/o Margit K}berger
Kornbodsg. 27
S-724 81 V{ster}s
Sweden

Milwaukee Bonsai Society
P.O. Box 174
Greendale Wi 53129  USA

Albuquerque Bonsai Club
P.O. Box 6979
Albuquerque, NM 87197
Meets 1st Wednesday each month
Connie Gardner, president
(505) 268-6284


End of section 6 -- Clubs, Associations
End of Part 3 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ
Continued in part 4
Section 7 -- Reading material (Books and Magazines)

Books
-------------------------
BONSAI
The Complete Guide to Art & Technique
by Paul Lesniewicz
published by Blandford Press

Indoor Bonsai
by Paul Lesniewicz
published by Blandford Press

The Creative Art of Bonsai
by Isabelle & Remy Samson
Ward Lock Ltd  ISBN 0 7063 7024 4

_BONSAI with American Trees_
by Masakuni Kawasumi
published by Kodansha International Ltd
ISBN 0-87011-246-5

"Bonsai Techniques" by John Yoshio Naka
Published for the Bonsai Institute of California,

The Complete Book of Bonsai
by Harry Tomlinson

The Complete BONSAI Handbook
By Darlene Dunton
Stein and Day Publishers
ISBN 0-8128-6008-X

Four Seasons of Bonsai
by Kyuzo Murata

The Beginner's Guide to American Bonsai
By Jerald P. Stowell
ISBN 0-87011-326-7

The Masters' Book of Bonsai
Compiled by Directors of The Japan Bonsai Association
published by Kodansha International Ltd
ISBN 0-87011-453-0

Magazines
-------------------------
Bonsai Today
Stone Lantern Publishing Co
P. O. Box 816
Sudbury MA 01776
Subscriptions are $42 a year. 6 issues a year.
English translation of a Japanese magazine. Very detailed!

"Bonsai" -- Journal of the American Bonsai Society
 Quarterly, ca. 30 pages
Annual membership fee: individual $18, student $11
Information: ABS Executive Sec.  Box 358,  Keene  NH  03431

"Bonsai Clubs International"
6/Year, 60 pages
Annual Dues $25
Magazine office:
PO Box 1326
Ft. Walton Beach,  FL  32549 USA
Phone (904 862-4619)

ABS-BCI Book Service
C/O Vernon Weeks   Dept "B"
3740 Louisiana Ave. N.
New Hope  MN  55427 USA
Telephone: 612 537-6984


ABS-BCI list...
Title (Author)

Prices ($US)
    List   Member Postage        Title
=========  ======  ===== ====================================
 1. 24.95   20.00  2.00 The Art of Indoor Bonsai (Ainsworth)
 2. 44.95   36.00  2.75 Bonsai (Koreshoff)
 3. 45.00   36.00  2.50 Bonsai, The Art & Technique (Young)
 4. 29.95   25.00  2.00 The Bonsai Book (Barton)
 5. 17.95   17.95  Paid Bonsai Book of Practical Facts (Meyer)
 6. 24.95   20.00  2.00 Bonsai Design:
                         Deciduous & Conifer Trees (Adams)
 7. 19.95   16.00  2.00 Bonsai Masterclass (Chan)
 8. 25.00   25.00  Paid Bonsai Techniques I (Naka)
 9. 35.00   35.00  Paid Bonsai Techniques II (Naka)
10. 27.95   22.50  2.25 Bonsai: The Complete Guide (Lesniewicz)
11. 14.00   12.00  2.00 Bonsai: Trees & Shrubs (Perry)
12. Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Handbooks:
   a) 6.95     5.75  1.50 first,   Bonsai for Indoors
   b) 6.95     5.75  0.50 each     Bonsai: Special Techniques
   c) 5.95     4.75    additional  Bonsai: Dwarf Potted Trees
   d) 5.95     4.75                Japanese Gardens
13. 29.95   25.00  2.00 Chinese Bonsai (Lesniewicz)
14. 39.95   32.00  2.50 Chinese Penjing (Hu)
15. 100.00  75.00  Paid Classic Bonsai of Japan (Nippon
                                                Bonsai Assoc.)
16. 29.95   25.00  2.00 The Complete Book of Bonsai (Tomlinson)
17. 17.95   14.50  2.00 The Creative Art of Bonsai (Samson)
18. 24.95   20.00  2.00 Four Seasons of Bonsai (Murata)
19. 29.95   22.00  2.00 Hagamos Bonsai (Botero) [Spanish Text]
20.  8.95    7.25  1.50 Indoor Bonsai (Ainsworth)
21. 14.95   12.00  1.50 Indoor Bonsai (Lesniewicz)
22. 14.95   12.00  1.75 Indoor Bonsai: A Beginner's Guide (Pike)
23. 19.95   16.00  2.50 The Japanese Art of Miniature Trees
                          & Landscapes   (Yoshimura & Halford)
24. 23.95   16.00  2.00 The Japanese Art of Stone Appreciation
                             (Covello & Yoshimura)
25. 40.00   32.00  2.50 Japanese Maples (Vertrees)
26. 39.95   32.00  2.50 Penjing: The Chinese Art of
                               Miniature Gardens (Hu)
27. 29.95   25.00  2.00 Popular Bonsai (Pike)
28.  8.95    7.25  1.50 Successful Bonsai Growing (Adams)
29. 29.95   29.95  Paid Outstanding American Bonsai (Clark)
30. 75.00   60.00  Paid The World of Bonsai (Lesniewicz)
31. 14.95   12.00  1.50 Bonsai: The Art of Training Dwarf
                        Potted Trees (Brook. Bot. Gard.) [Video]


International Bonsai
pub. by
The international Bonsai Arboreum
412 Pinnacle Road
Rochester, New York 14623
Phone (716) 334-2595


Plants and gardens, Brooklyn Bot. Gard. Record. -- Handbook
     Vol. 9 No. 22 Dwarfed Potted Trees, The Bonsai of Japan
     Vol. 22 No. 2 Bonsai: Special Techniques
     Vol. 32 No. 2 Bonsai for Indoors

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
1000 Washington Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225


End of section 7 -- Reading Material (Books and Magazines)
End of Part 4 of 5 of the rec.arts.bonsai/alt.bonsai FAQ
Continued in part 5
Section 8 -- Suppliers and Nurseries
-------------------------

The Bonsai Farm
13827 Hwy. 87 So.
Adkins, Texas  78101 USA
Tel:  (512) 649-2109
Owners: Edith & Leonard Sorge
(Note: Good variety plants for indoor and outdoor bonsai
  tools, and pots)


Greenwood Gardens
Ollerton Road
Arnold
Nottingham
ENGLAND.
NG5 8PR                 Tel: 0602 205757


Bonsai Nursery
966 S. Saratoge-Sunnyvale Road
San Jose, CA.
408-252-1458

    Very nice selection of finished bonsai ranging from $40.00
    on up, clay pots, tools, and starter plants.  The starter
    plants are in 3" and 4" containers and priced between
    $3.00-$5.00.  This is a very good way to begin a new
    bonsai.  They also carry a good selection of plants in 1
    gallon containers that can be "bonsai-ed".
    Friendly and knowledgeable service.

Ken's Bonsai Gardens
471 Page Mill Rd.
Palo Alto, Ca
415-325-4840

    "Ken" is a master.  I was very humbled by visiting his
    gardens which are located in his small front yard.  Very
    high-quality "finished" bonsai.  Prices ranged from $20.00
    up into the thousands. No supplies to speak of...just a
    few pots sitting on the front porch.

Ruukkupuu
PL 32
36601  PALKANE
FINLAND
tel. (936) 2842

    Finnish bonsai-equipment supplier (has been for about 20
    years now). It has quite large selection of pots and other
    equipment, may have indoor bonsai's soon...


=========================================================
Note: The following may or may not still exist. I have not
contacted them, and the listing I got them from is at least
8 years old! If you live close enough to verify any of these
sources, or find any of them to have moved or gone out of
business, please let me know so we can update the FAQ!

Hillier Nurseries (Winchester) LTD,*
20/26 Lamb's Conduit Street
London England
WCIN 3LE
(Note: Very complete and worthwhile catalogue)

Armstrong Nurseries
Box 473
Ontario CA  91764 USA
(Note: Young starter plants, dwarf citrus)

Crane Products
8432 Birch Bark Dr.
Pico Rovera CA 94111  USA
(Note: Handcrafted bonsai tools, starter plants)

Hortica Gardens
Don and Pauline Croxton
Box 308
Placerville CA 95667  USA
(Note: Bonsai stock..extensive selection)
Phone (916) 622-7089

House of Bonsai
800 Trail Blvd., No.,
Naples FL 33940  USA
(Note: Mature bonsai, young starter stock, pots and accessories)

Plant City's Bonsai Tree
609 Shallowford Road
Gainesville, GA  30504
Phone: 404-535-2991
Raw material, and trained specimens, pots, soil, tools,
fertilizers and many other items. Classes available.

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Section 9    JUNIPERS

The Juniper is one of the most recognised bonsai specimens and
is frequently the first bonsai purchase many newcomers make.
Junipers do make very fine bonsai, and although they are not
'difficult' bonsai to manage, they are frequently 'mistreated'
and therefore do not last long. We have gotten LOTS of
questions about brown junipers', and what 'first aid' you might
give them. Well, we hate to break the news to you, but, if you
have a brown juniper, it is probably dead. Don't get too
depressed, even the best have lost a tree..or 5..or 10. The
most common mistakes made with junipers are over watering, AND
lack of sufficient sunlight. Junipers are outdoor trees, so
if you have no way to grow them outside, find some nice person
that knows about bonsai, and can give it a good home. If you
want to try a juniper anyway, make sure it gets plenty of sun,
don't over water it, and make sure it gets plenty of air.

Section C -- Contributors

This section is a listing of the contributirs to this list. I
want to include this info so we all know who to thank..and who
we can talk to.
Here goes...

Name            netmail, Snail Mail etc          Contribution
----            -----------------------          -------------
Andy Hart       andy@cmptrc.lonestar.org         creator of
                CompuTrac, Inc.                  alt.bonsai
                222 Municipal Drive              dictionary
                Richardson, TX  75080  USA       contributions

Mike Bartolone  bartlone@gemed.ge.com           1st FAQ compiler
                cs688@freenet-in-a.cwru.edu
                3459 S. 110th St
                West Allis WI 53227  USA

Hud Nordin          rkn@Apple.COM                ABS-BCI Book
                                                 service list
                                                  ...

Bruce Barnett       barnett@crd.ge.com           Bonsai Today
                                                 address..

Reji Martin         varmart@atlas.cs.upei.ca     More books,
                    Prince Edward Island,        and suppliers
                    Canada

Linda Brigman       Linda.Brigman@bbs.oit.unc.edu  More books
                     lgb@rcc.rti.org (internet)
                     lgb@rti         (bitnet)

Kreg Webb           kwebb@sedona.intel.com         Book and Mag
                    Intel, Corp. C3-36              addresses
                     5000 W. Chandler Blvd
                     Chandler, AZ  85226

Klaus Zeppenfeld klaus@informatik.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE  Club listing
                     Breslauerstr. 23
                     D-4760 Werl
                     Germany

Jonas Flygare       flax@mizar.docs.uu.se         FAQ Questions
                     Va\"ktargatan 32 F:621
                     S-754 22 Uppsala
                     Sweden

Marlon Cole        cczcole@unicorn.nott.ac.uk or    Supplier
                   cczcole@uk.ac.nott.unicorn       address
                   Cripps Computing Centre
                   University of Nottingham
                   Nottingham
                   ENGLAND
                   NG7 2RD

Urban Fredriksson urf@icl.se                     FAQ opinions
    (n.g.u.fredriksson.swe2001@oasis.icl.co.uk)  club listing

Janet Jakstys UUCP:{ames,pyramid!amdahl,hplabs}!ntmtv!janet
Northern Telecom     INTERNET:ntmtv!janet@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Mtn. View, CA.                             supplier listing

John & Jame Amoroso ja@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu      additional history
Gainesville, FL     ja@ifasgnv

Joel W. Collins, III jwcoll01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu  FAQ
(University of Louisville)                           question
1443 S. 2nd St., Apt. 2
Louisville,  KY  40208  USA

Bill Lindsay   BILLL@HARVARDA.HARVARD.EDU        Brooklyn Bot.
                                                Garden address

Diane Jean Nakashian   dianen@world.std.com    More addresses
Acton, MA, USA

William A. Young (Butch) wayoung@n4wmt.b24c.ingr.com
Huntsville, AL                                 Suppliers addresses

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