leatherback
The Treedeemer
Great idea! I am building a tanuki for a video and never thought about that as an option! There I went and .. ah no. Spoiler alert averted
Any fan of bonsai heirloom on here?
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Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
finishing nails would work fine probably. lol
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Nah, no nails nor screws for me. I hope to have properly shaped the groove that the sapling fixes itself in place as it ages.
He never wants the foliage. Period.
circledisk
Mame
my understanding is that he was quite successful in silicon valley tech in the 80s or 90s, which explains a lot
If you’re new to bonsai and trying to learn online, do not learn from heirloom channel. You will not find success in his techniques. That guy is a complete joke of a “teacher”. Preaches bs to wow and amaze newcomers with no reliable source of knowledge, his old age helps with his act for sure.
zeejet
Mame
Seems like a nice guy, but has clearly not been keeping up with the evolution of techniques in recent years as his knowledge is outdated at best and misinformed at worst. He has some nice trees but also a lot of really unremarkable ones.
I wanted to jump into this discussion as his website just launched it's first product and it's a 'grab-bag' lacebark Elm offering, which includes a pot and small shears. It's a blind sale of bonsai stock material (you don't get to see the actual tree you are buying) and the sample images suggest 0.5"-1" trunk with potentially good branch placement or nebari - but then again, it's a blind purchase so you'll never know. This isn't unusual or different from other retailers like Brussel's, Wigert's, or Eastern Leaf. However, the price is set at 295USD - this is about 3-4x the value of a small Elm pre-bonsai.
I see a lot of hate for the guy, but I don't see a clear incentive for him to overcharge or to put out bad information. He's a retired tech guy and likely has more money than he knows what to do with so a unscrupulous cash grab likely isn't his intention here. I'm curious to follow the development of this business and if Milton's products/content get better.
I wanted to jump into this discussion as his website just launched it's first product and it's a 'grab-bag' lacebark Elm offering, which includes a pot and small shears. It's a blind sale of bonsai stock material (you don't get to see the actual tree you are buying) and the sample images suggest 0.5"-1" trunk with potentially good branch placement or nebari - but then again, it's a blind purchase so you'll never know. This isn't unusual or different from other retailers like Brussel's, Wigert's, or Eastern Leaf. However, the price is set at 295USD - this is about 3-4x the value of a small Elm pre-bonsai.
I see a lot of hate for the guy, but I don't see a clear incentive for him to overcharge or to put out bad information. He's a retired tech guy and likely has more money than he knows what to do with so a unscrupulous cash grab likely isn't his intention here. I'm curious to follow the development of this business and if Milton's products/content get better.
Gabler
Masterpiece
He wants to be a bonsai professional, so he paid for YouTube to boost his brand, and now he's trying to recover his advertising expenses.
The Barber
Chumono
I wish he would have used his money for a professional to teach him, would have been money better spent.
I'm not familiar with the heirloom channel, but if you're trying to learn bonsai there are so many tried and true methods. In addition to the wealth of knowledge here, there are BNuts who put out quality teaching material on Youtube and the like. There's a lot to learn and different ways of going about almost everything - the last thing we need is to also parse through BS.
zeejet
Mame
I often say this to other beginners like myself - prioritizing education over material acquisition in the first few years will propel your practice and minimize bad purchases in terms of material (you need to work on trees before really understanding what to look for and avoid in stock material).
