"First I would cut/paste..." Okay, here's where I'm stuck.
Hehe, just kidding. ;) I am cutting and pasting twigs and then I'll cut and paste the 4 major leaves to another new mesh and then the purple leaves I will leave alone and then the pistles into yet one last mesh, so I should end up with 4 meshes (I think).. ;)
i'll try that route since it seems most logical at the moment and let you know how it turns out.
Thanks guys..