Nubster
Sapling
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.
Plant them in pots...smallest pot you can stuff them into, then work in some coarse aggregate. Collect those whose root systems are captive in the depression of a rock outcropping...very difficult to get one to survive if you have to pull up 6' of roots. Good luck. I have collected quite a few, and they are a good species to use in bonsai.
Hey Brian: Do you treat the Virginia pines like mughos per Vance's methods (summer repotting)?
Any input you have on this species would be greatly appreciated.