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What amazed me were the di erences in the Bonsai creation process.
Of course being Chinese Bonsai there were a num- ber of Chinese landscape creations using rocks, mul- tiple trees, tiny boats, houses and landscape items. Watching the creation of these landscapes was another eye opener. Fine cement was in liberal use in tying the rocks together and in securing them to the pots. When the planting was done the signs of cement were covered up with moss. Even the pots were outside my experience. Many landscapes were created on large oval white marble slabs. e slabs were very heavy and did not have any drainage holes.
But, when the time was up the results were beau- tiful. Even with a time deadline the artists did ne work. Every tree or planting was not a masterpiece but more than a few achieved excellent results. It was an honor to observe the diversity in methods of creating a Bonsai work. I now understand that Bonsai is not a xed process but is exible throughout the world.
Many landscapes were created on large oval white marble slabs. Fine cement was in liberal use in tying the rocks together and in securing them to the pots.
When the planting was done the signs of cement were covered up with moss.
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