barrosinc
Masterpiece
You should make a book.
Seriously.
Seriously.
A few pine seeds, 6 years later.
- Thread starter Eric Schrader
- Start date
Andrew Robson
Shohin
I second that, Eric! We need more quality bonsai books in America. Most of the ones I've seen are mediocre and out-of-date!
Eric Schrader
Chumono
The twins....these two were never in baskets. I left them in the small 4" containers for two years longer than the other trees, then potted them down into small bonsai containers. But, they're from the same 2006 batch:
One of the twins, last seen above in post #90.
Fall 2015 after cleanup:
Jeremy
Shohin
Lovely! I'm beginning to really appreciate a simple, tall, slender trunk. Do you think the first branch could be removed in future?
Thanks for the tutorial, this is precious information.
Thanks for the tutorial, this is precious information.
klosi
Shohin
Nice! These are now about 10 years old?
Eric Schrader
Chumono
@wireme - I'll post a photo when I start working on the larger ones. You can see one in post 162 above, but it's not healing over yet because there hasn't been much in the way of wood production. For the small slant style tree I've let the sacrifice branch grow for the last two years again so there is more healing around the small stump.
@Jeremy - I think you could remove the first branch...but I have a thing for bunjin with a low branch. It's an interesting exercise to go through bunjin and delete branches to see if it improves them.
@klosi - yes, they will all be 10 years old in March of 2016. They are through their tenth growing season already.
@Jeremy - I think you could remove the first branch...but I have a thing for bunjin with a low branch. It's an interesting exercise to go through bunjin and delete branches to see if it improves them.
@klosi - yes, they will all be 10 years old in March of 2016. They are through their tenth growing season already.
JoeR
Masterpiece
But then it will be like every other bunjin.
10-brink
Mame
any update @Eric Schrader ?
wsteinhoff
Shohin
I've considered growing some trees from seeds and have bald cypress seeds stratifying from a club member that was giving away cones. This thread has inspired me to get more seeds for spring though and really give it a go with some other trees, maybe even JBP like these.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
As you can see growing from seed can be very rewarding but it takes time to get good results, most of the time ten or more years.
wsteinhoff
Shohin
I understand how long it will take. Better to start them now while I'm young and (hopefully) have many years ahead of me.
I also agree with 10-brink that an update to how these trees are doing would be nice.
aml1014
Masterpiece
And I'll be starting about 100 this spring because of this thread, Eric persuaded quite a few people to grow from seed!
Though I already enjoyed it before
Aaron
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
We started the same year, and i also have 150 plus. What are you gonna do with all those?
bonhe
Masterpiece
Hi Eric,
Just found this very interesting post. You make a lot of progress.
One question. Did you notice the bark difference between the colander and ground growth? Could you let me see the up-close look at your pine barks?
Thank you very much.
Bonhe
Tsukibibi
Seedling
Thank you for this marvellous story.
