Development of my Pinus Silvestris #2 from seed

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This post highlights the development of one of the trees I’ve been growing since the very beginning of my bonsai journey. It’s a Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) that I grew from seed. I started this tree when I was around 15 years old, so it is now about 25 years old.

Here are photos I took along this journey from humble start to something promising

Many years ago in poor substrate so growth was very minimum - on the edge of surviving.





Few years ago I learned about modern substrates and fertilizing.. change is comming..









And now - Jun 2025