10 years after this:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.bonsai/browse_thread /thread/f825cc7fd8a1766a/1ceb6cc2b37cb0d4?lnk=st&q=mike+ lowndes&rnum=12&hl=en#1ceb6cc2b37cb0d4
...the oak is thriving, outside, and now stands about 5ft high. I pinch
out buds and carefully prune each year. Trunk is now about 15 in
circumference near the base.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelowndes/sets/72157594154127 532/
