Yes, but if the journey is filled with frustration, and disappointment, will you want to continue to keep making the effort? Bonsai is difficult enough to learn even with excellent starter material. Why start with something that’s known to yield poor results?I am new to post here but in my experience the journey is more significant than the destination.
How would you know if your poor results were from it being ERC or your poor technique? If, instead, you spent a couple years working with shimpaku, procumbens, Atlas Cedar, etc, and built up a solid foundation, THEN you could experiment with ERC and know you’re not just making rookie mistakes.
I feel the same way about Eastern White Pine.