pandacular
Omono
A corollary to this: YouTube channels that don't show the results! This is the biggest red flag in a YouTube channel.
"Here, I styled and root pruned this tree in June, doesn't it look nice?"
Things that drive me crazy about bonsai people
- Thread starter shinmai
- Start date
"Here, I styled and root pruned this tree in June, doesn't it look nice?"
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
That's why I like the progression threads here better. For my trees, the thread of a tree lives on until a)Ownership change or b)Tree dies or c)BNut site doesn't want me here anymore.
pandacular
Omono
I like both, but I have much greater appreciation for those YouTuber creators, like Jelle, who show the patience of sharing results, and the humility of sharing failures.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
Jelle's channel is exceptional! Lots to learn from his videos.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Except for his latest video. That's a drag with only music and no explanation whatsoever!
shohin_branches
Shohin
I try to remind people that learning something and applying it to the point you've comprehended and can perform the skill are two different things. That's why I really encourage beginners to wire everything. It takes a lot of practice to get some of these skills down.
Mad Tabby
Sapling
You want fun? Have someone in your family that’s fluent in Latin and a botanist.
We dun pro nunce nuffin rite! And it drives him nuts! I’m sorry I decided to study things like math instead of 4 years on a language that only the Vatican uses “correctly”. Yes he corrects other botanists.
Mad Tabby
Sapling
Hubbys Japanese. Pretty sure he’d just stare at them & say “huh?” I mean I try with certain common phrases, but even “Arigato Gozaimasu” (the very formal thank you, which is kind of important if you want granny to like you) is a tongue twister.
shohin_branches
Shohin
When I was in Japan only one person ever said the full "Arigato Gozaimasu" it was usually more like "Arigato Gozaimaaaaaa." I'm terminally Midwestern though so I mostly went around saying "Sumimasen"
Mad Tabby
Sapling
I try to stick to doumo as much as possible, but that’s the most informal version. Still works for 99% of my needs.
N me tooYou don't have to mention name but I think you are talking about me.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Ah, my bad. Let me explain the joke
I found your pet peeve in this video at the 7:44 timestamp.
He says he bought it as just a regular JM, "but look at the leaves, it is a Tsuma Beni"
The crime being identifying a cultivar by phenotype
And hes a bonsai professional in second generation
So I, being a bit silly, posted it in this thread
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Found a new one: giving European plant species a Japanese name.
Sure, the Japanese refined bonsai, but we did nomenclature and phylogeny first and best!
I reject any and all Japanese names for European and US species.
Sure, the Japanese refined bonsai, but we did nomenclature and phylogeny first and best!
I reject any and all Japanese names for European and US species.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Lol oh I thought you were referring to how he pronounced " bonsai" which sounded fine to me.Ah, my bad. Let me explain the joke
I found your pet peeve in this video at the 7:44 timestamp.
He says he bought it as just a regular JM, "but look at the leaves, it is a Tsuma Beni"
The crime being identifying a cultivar by phenotype
And hes a bonsai professional in second generation
So I, being a bit silly, posted it in this thread
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Well... we all know that is the sin of sins... particularly when it was sold to him as a green JM. I just hope he doesn't resell the tree as that cultivar. I'd be very upset if I bought a cultivar from him and found out he sold me it because it "looked like" the cultivar I wanted. It is the reason why I now have three different groups of JM in landscape - all labeled bloodgood. Or two different groups of seigens.Ah, my bad. Let me explain the joke
I found your pet peeve in this video at the 7:44 timestamp.
He says he bought it as just a regular JM, "but look at the leaves, it is a Tsuma Beni"
The crime being identifying a cultivar by phenotype
And hes a bonsai professional in second generation
So I, being a bit silly, posted it in this thread
