Recent content by Alec

I would probably prop them on a desk rather than ground level as my father has chipmunks, by mid-winter there should be a constant snow on the ground and it wouldn't be difficult to just dig them into the snow for the rest of the winter until thaw? It would provide them with potential water and...

1. Overwintering. Some of the trees I have are in plastic pots, ones are rather root bound, others are properly potted in growing quality pots. I wanted to store my trees at my father's he has offered two places. Either in the basement, which is normally over 40 degrees, or the garage that has...

I'm sitting here at an internet cafe and I almost started bursting out laughing. I enjoy looking through the forums at pictures, reading what has failed and what has succeeded. I'm often self taught, so seeing bonsai sketches to what people goal a tree into being is actually very helpful. I'm...

I was in Maryland for a month last year around this time, I can honestly say I had enough of the cities there as well as the highway. Wow Baltimore scared me so badly. I adore Rockland, it is one of my favorite places to go when I can. Although I haven't driven very far for quite some time, I...

Hmm, well I would just like to not appear like an indecisive kid that lacks all the correct lingo? I'm not really into the Japanese terms for things I guess. But we'll see. I've had Junipers around for quite a while, none that were really bonsai quality but I kept them alive just fine. Of...

Hi Scott, Yes, I've heard of him. But I feel like I'm not experienced enough or have the qualities he'd be looking for in someone to teach. It is also just a simply hobby for me.. not a way of life, not just yet. I'm pretty young and I also lack the real money to spend on something like this...

Washington state, it must be lovely over there. You guys get a lot of rain, so you must have a lot of growth there even with your conifers? We have such a limited time span of growth with only a few months of rain for Maine plants, they either grow like wildfire or take a really long time. But I...

Maine has a lot of charm, people from out of state tend to think Maine is all just city and harbors, lighthouses. But we have grand countrysides, beautiful mountains, we even have a desert and dormant volcanoes. We have sandy and rocky beaches, more coastline than Texas apparently. You should...

Heya, Will do, I usually don't break my camera out as of late but maybe I will. I haven't wired any of the trees, I'm not sure if I really should wire the majority of them at this point. I want to get my Junipers lookin' nice. I adore them. I really want a pretty cascade from one of them...

Hi Dave, yeah. Maine is a very beautiful state, I feel very lucky to live here. Doesn't matter where one goes, there is always beauty. If I every leave the cold state of Maine I will be quite sad. I am actually around five miles away from Portland. So it is a little warmer than the north, but...

Ah. If I have anything to share regarding info, I will. But most of my experience is in commonly known things and species. The thing about Maine is that all of our native species are what you can find everywhere. I might have an artistic eye, but I'm still working on mine with bonsai. It...

It's hard to imagine drama on a bonsai forum... But I guess my idea of using the forum was as an extention of potentially experienced opinions and suggestions rather than for casual conversation. This is a hobby for me. I want my house to be surrounded by native trees in managable containers and...

My name is Alec, but I usually go by Al. I have no idea how active I will be on here but I figured you guys might be able to answer questions about things better than the guy I usually communicate with. I usually go for native evergreens. Pines, Spruces, Junipers and the sorts. I strictly...