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Why in the world are you bothering to plant seeds when you can get a 100+ year old Ponderosa next spring? I am not sure about you but I don't have that much time to look at growth from seeds.

Bonsai in Denver See Harold Sasaki at Colorado Bonsai on the westside of Denver. He has four greenhouses full of material from collected trees to seed grown. Plan on at least two hours to see everything and Harold has more knowledge than anyone in the Rocky Mountains. I have been a satisfied...

Collecting in Colorado Before joining the Pikes Peak Bonsai Society I randomly took trips to the mountains looking for trees. I came home empty handed all the time. After joining the club, aquiring new friends and an abundance of knowledge I now know where to go to find the spectacular...

Colorado Gavin.....contact the Forest Service in an area near where you want to collect. The permits are $10.00 per tree with a maximum of 10 permits. It's call the "Tree Transplant" program and on forest service property only. Collecting period is April 15 - May 31 each spring. Hope this...

pics of collected ponderosa art....send me a private message with your email and I'll share the ponderosa photos. Dave

Feeding trees Check at www.joebonsai.com they offer a wide variety of fertilizers.

I have a regular common variety elm. The kind if you see in your yard taling root you hit it with round up. I recently put it in a new pot after trimming the roots. i used miracle grow potting mix for my soil. Is this correct. Most of my collection is Ponderosas collected from the mountains...

wire....where to buy I have bought it off ebay for years. It is Joshua Roth wire but I can't recall the seller. Buy it on Monday and it's delivered by the end of the week right to your door.

Most of my collected trees are Ponderosa Pines. What fertilizer do you prefer on these trees? Dave in Sunny Colorado:D

Collecting in NM I know for a fact that in Colorado on forest service property the only time you are allowed to collect is April 15 - May 31 with permits of course. I have heard of folks going out in the fall towards late October either on private land or poaching.

Frank.... where did you buy your shade cloth and how do you have it suspended? The only area of my yard that I can use is a southern exposure and it gets too much hot afternoon sun. I know a shade would help immensly. Dave in Colorado

Hey Don....what a small world. I grew up just down the road from you in Niles ! My dad actually was born in Dowagiac. I visited your website and it's great. Dave

Do Shimpaku's require the soil to be kept moist or do they prefer slightly dry as do Ponderosas?:confused:

Where in the state of Wyoming was it collected. It's a fantastic tree and a good size. I collected 9 Ponderosas this year and when I got them home I realized how large they were. Trees in the wild always look smaller. Dave in Colorado.:cool:

Sometimes the root mass of a tree dictates how it is placed in a pot. The majority of the 9 Ponderosas I collected this year I would have preferred a different placement in their pots but it just didn't suit the tree. DAve in Colorado:cool:

When you buy a potential tree do you re-pot first or leave it in the container and trim and wire it before going to a pot. Myself I move it to a pot to see if it will actually make the change and be healthy in a new pot and then a year later style it. Dave in Colorado:)

Tools? I bought all mine off of eBay. As long as you know what you are looking for eBay is great PLUS the prices are less than the "Bonsai Nursery's". Just my opinion. Dave in Colorful Colorado;)

Website Thomas, very nice trees and a clean presentaion on your website. Dave in Colorado;)

It's a very good point you make about sifting and the result is a finer dust which I would think would clog drainage holes, compact and do more damage than good. No more sifting for me.:o

Sifting My collection is 90% conifers. I used 1/3 each of pea gravel, turface and fine mulch. I sift only the mulch to that I get the finest particles the rest is right from the bag. Dave in Colorado:D

Thanks Rob...that is a wealth of information. I will follow your instructions.

Flats? What are Anderson Flats?

Hi Everyone, I have nine rather large collected Ponderosa's I just claimed from the Colorado Mountains last week. They have all been potted in wooden training boxes but I would like to pot them in a proper container as soon as possible. Canyou know recommend any websites that sell large mica or...

Steve.....I am almost 59 years old and do little exercising. A hike at 9,500 feet carrying a backpack of tools and three Ponderosa's almost killed me.:eek:

Thanks Bill......I will get this done this afternoon.