Giga
Masterpiece
Nice going so far. Still can't figure quite what big picture of tree looks like
Need to use your imagination.
It's a cool pine, wish I had more.
Only took a few years to figure it out lol
Give it a few years!
Yamadori pitch pine
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Need to use your imagination.
It's a cool pine, wish I had more.
Only took a few years to figure it out lol
Give it a few years!
Giga
Masterpiece
Wire would do wonderfull things here
That tree is from the franklin park conservatory in Columbus Ohio. I’m not sure who takes care of the trees there.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Giga
Masterpiece
Check if caretaker is needed
that would be a sweet gig
I herd it is all volunteer work. But I don’t know that for a fact.
Giga
Masterpiece
As much as that would be cool too, I simple don't have time for that kind of thing. Family, work and my own tree's take it all up
BigBen
Shohin
Nice work on that Pitch Pine.
Same issue here on Long Island with respect to collecting.
So I've been asking around to find folks with property in Upstate NY, that would allow a Yamadori trip on their property.
BB
jeanluc83
Omono
The tough thing about collecting pitch pine is finding a good place to collect. They don't seem to be as widespread as some of the other local pines. They tend to grow where nothing else wants to grow.
In Southeastern CT and RI this tends to be in sandy areas where they put out long roots making them hard to collect. To collect good pitch pine you need to find them growing in rock pockets.
Nick Lenz collected somewhere in Mass. One of the pitch pines that Dan Robinson has was collected in Newcomb, NY. I believe there were also some good ones that came out of the Palisades but everything that was collectable is gone.
I grew up in the southern Adirondacks. In that area there weren't many pitch pine. We mostly had eastern white pines and red pines.
I've been keeping my eyes out for some good collectable pitch pines. Until then I've been growing my own from seed.
In Southeastern CT and RI this tends to be in sandy areas where they put out long roots making them hard to collect. To collect good pitch pine you need to find them growing in rock pockets.
Nick Lenz collected somewhere in Mass. One of the pitch pines that Dan Robinson has was collected in Newcomb, NY. I believe there were also some good ones that came out of the Palisades but everything that was collectable is gone.
I grew up in the southern Adirondacks. In that area there weren't many pitch pine. We mostly had eastern white pines and red pines.
I've been keeping my eyes out for some good collectable pitch pines. Until then I've been growing my own from seed.
Paradox
Imperial Masterpiece
I collected some 1 year old or newly emerged seedlings 3 years ago. I repotted them this year into new pots about double the size they were in and they went nuts with new growth.
Their trunks are as big and bigger than my thumb now.
Their trunks are as big and bigger than my thumb now.
Giga
Masterpiece
Yeah I was lucky to find this one as everything else in the area I colleted this is virginia and stropus
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
They have one person I forget her name, that is one of the employees there that is in charge of the collection. The Columbus Bonsai Society has members that go to help with this work, I know they have a once a month day for work. You could join that club and help out if you have time.
Giga
Masterpiece
Njyamadori
Chumono
Updates ?
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
You will get used to it and not care, or you will eventyally give up bonsai. I have been at bonsai for well over 60 years, started at a time when only the Asians knew what was going on and they were unwilling to share completely.
hinmo24t
Masterpiece
I have about 8 of these as yamadori. Collected last year and I put them in the ground recently after they all made it through winter. They grow where I work and live in MA and RI
Coworker had a crazy one that didnt survive.
Were planning to go find some again soon, and his dads the owner.
OP, great tree! I see awesome ones along highways and near beaches out here. I have seen those tiny needles on mine but havent hardcut or wire anything on them yet. One is 2'x2" natural broken all others are small
Coworker had a crazy one that didnt survive.
Were planning to go find some again soon, and his dads the owner.
OP, great tree! I see awesome ones along highways and near beaches out here. I have seen those tiny needles on mine but havent hardcut or wire anything on them yet. One is 2'x2" natural broken all others are small
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Checking in on a update as well.. what do you mean by this? Very cryptic
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
i think what Vance means is, if he sticks at it it long enough he will get used to progression threads going dormant, and be able to build up a vision in his head of how a tree might of turned out anyway. i went through a similar phase of asking for updates until i didnt need to see the outcome anymore.
