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CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 01:06 PM
Welcome all.

I would first like to thank livingart for pointing out this website to me.

Secondly, my name is Charles Bevan. I have been doing bonsai for about 5 years (only 1 and 1/2 years in a club though). I live in Vero Beach, Florida making tropicals the perfect type of plant to work with. I am lucky enough to live within walking distance of Jim Smiths house and private collection.

I hope to get to know you all better as time goes on.
CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 01:27 PM
I forgot to mention, for those who talk on bonsaitalk forum you may know me as dbz12fan.
LivingArt
08-24-2003, 05:34 PM
welcome! do you have any links to jim smiths work?
good growing
LA
CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 06:02 PM
Yep I do. He has about 150 trees on here, but he has much more specimens just like those in real life.


www.jimsmithbonsai.com
LivingArt
08-24-2003, 06:52 PM
WHOA! how old is jim smith? i mean wow he has so many bonsai. i hope one day i'll have so many quality pieces.
LivingArt
08-24-2003, 07:02 PM
wow and whoa are understatements. he's my new tropical bonsai hero.
CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 07:12 PM
He and Jim Vanlandingham (he works at Jim Smiths place) have been my teachers for 5 months now. Jim Smith is in his 80's. He has about 500 specimens and about 10,000 potensai.
LivingArt
08-24-2003, 07:13 PM
sorry i cant seem to edit my post but i wanted to ask if these are just the plants he has for sale? are there any pictures of the plants he has that he doesn't have for sale? like his favorites?
CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 07:13 PM
Next time you are in the area come visit his nursury. He is at 304 Old Dixie Highway. If you come on a wednesday afternoon I will probably be there.
saint
08-24-2003, 07:20 PM
Hi Charles,

Welcome to our little community.

Tell your friends about it, we need to have more members on this board.

Hope we'll see lots of posts from you.
CharlesBevan
08-24-2003, 07:23 PM
No he has all of his trees for sale. He explained to me that every tree has its price, if someone really wants to pay that much for it then he will sell it.

Saint I will tell Jim V. ans Jim S. about it and see if one of them will come on. It would be nice to have another tropical master on here (I dont know if pedro still comes here I dont know when he last posted).
LivingArt
08-24-2003, 09:25 PM
i really want this forum to grow too.