alaska

A couple years ago I started a formal upright spruce from a sapling. During the rough Alaska winter we had it got knocked over. I. The spring it was mailable so I washed the roots and draped them over a fun rock I found. Then I buried it and wired into a cascade. The last two winters have had...

Look at them catkins. Found it just along that treeline on the right. Here's a bonus willow. And some cuttings. Idk how many people get to see these birch so I figured I'd share. This thing was difficult to get a good picture of the whole tree since it was surrounded by willows, vetch and...

It's another newbie stick in pot thread. I'm bored, I post stuff. Sorry not sorry I dug something like 8 birch this spring all looking something like this of various sizes, more or less roots and no branches. Just experimenting with what I can get away with and what I can expect from future...

Another newbe thread. Sorry for trash cell phone pics. Never though I would need a real camera when I started digging up little trees. I want to start documenting some of my favorite trees early on in my bonsai endeavors. Even if it's small insignificant stuff it might be nice to look back on...

Collected spring 2021but didn't get any pictures of it last year. I let it grow after collection until I saw a bud swelling halfway down the trunk, risked it all and quickly chopped mid summer. Pinched a bud trying to get some lower branching but only got one. Work with what you got I guess. It...

Most likely wasting my time here on a highly invasive species that doesn't make good bonsai but I need some trees I don't care about to hack away at to pass the time. This thing was a mess when I found it. A birch had fallen on it and it was engulfed in vetch just the tips of the branches were...

I haven't shared many of my trees here yet and figured I should document a beginner making mistakes. 5/18/22 Collected about 20 feet from a lake. Nice radial roots with no tap root. Was growing in about 6 inches of organic debris on top of a layer of sand. Quick easy dig. 6/5/22. Seems to...

So, I've been lurking the forum for a while now and figured I should finally make a post so, here goes something. I had no idea growing trees in pots would become so addictive. This spring I started plucking little trees out of parking lots and off the side of the road. I quickly moved on to...