Interesting, because I start to tune out posters when they repeatedly mock other posters and professionals (did you come up with "Ryan Kneel" all on your own? You must be very proud). I don't get it...these guys have devoted their lives to bonsai, spent 6 years on average in an apprenticeship where they worked on more high quality trees than you'll ever see in your life, some (Ryan "Kneel") have horticulture degrees behind them. So what exactly is your problem? People here should be glad that members of Bonsai Mirai (or students of Boon or any other professional) are willing to share things they've paid to learn.
Looks like auto correct.
My phone isn't only smart,it can read my mind. Fortuitous.
I don't have a problem. I'm just not a sheep that follows along blindly.
I do this hobby by myself. I go to one bonsai show per year.
I go to that to see Vance. The trees are secondary.
Maybe I'm not serious about bonsai. I mean since I don't believe in mirai or boon maybe I'm a second rate hack.
All I do know is I do know trees as well as anyone created. My life has been dedicated to trees. Whether working at the landscape nursery/tree farm. Planting jack pines for the forest service. Line clearance. Or logging. I know trees. You don't do these jobs without learning all about trees. In order to kill ot trim a tree one must first know how it grows. Been taught growth rates. Diseases. Transplanting.
I may not have a horticultural degree. But then again I don't really need one. I learned everything I know about trees from hands on application. Not from watching videos. Not from intensives. Not from going to a club.
I'm all by myself here. No time nor desire nor money
to waste on any of those.
I'm not an expert by no means.
I don't profess to know all about bonsai.
But mainly I don't parrot things that I may or may not have heard from someone who thinks they're the shit.
I get it. You guys shucked out all of this money for these videos and intensives. You're going to try to defend your decision.