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    My first attempt at pruning...Birds Nest Spruce

    From what I read, there isn't a lot that can be done with the Birds Nest Spruce, but I got this one cheap and figured if nothing else, it would be a practice platform for pruning and thinning. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a before shot, but this is what I have now. It's been about a month...
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    Blue Spruce formal upright?

    Grabbed this last week at Walmart. I moved it over to a slightly larger pot and added better draining soil and pinched back some of the really long buds. Other than that, I have left it alone and plan to do so until at least this fall/winter if not until next year. Just wondering if there is...
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    Collecting some Scrub Pine (Pinus virginiana) Yamadori....

    I am going to collect several specimens for future material and was wondering if I should pot or plant in the ground for the first year(s)? The trees I'll be collecting are 5ish years old I'd say, 2-3 feet tall.
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    Dwarf Alberta Spruce question...

    First of all, do they make ok bonsai? I ask because I was out today at the nursery and they had a bunch ranging from very small to over 4 feet tall. The smaller of the biggest ones were between 3-4 feet tall and had very thick trunks. I guess my main question is (if they even make suitable...
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    Chamaecyparis Obtusa "Nana" for first timer?

    Found what I think is a decent looking Chamaecyparis Obtusa "Nana" at one of the local nurseries. The trunk seems to have decent character and the greenery is very full so there is lots to work with. The root ball is wrapped in burlap rather than potted...not sure if that is an issue. The price...
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    More dumb questions from the newb....

    I have been wondering some things that haven't been covered in the couple books I got from the library yesterday and can't find in my reading done on the internet.... If I go out and find a nice nursery tree and it's...well...a tree...how can one go about taking it from 6-8 feet tall to...
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    I want to start a bonsai...

    Im heading into town this weekend to checkout the semi local nurseries, closest being 45 minutes away. I'll probably grab some junipers if they have some at a decent price but my main question is, is it bad for a beginner to start off with a pine variety? I read somewhere it wasn't advisable but...
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