AuBonsai
Seedling
I would like to get some recommendations on the best pine for my area I live in USDA zone 7a. I would like to buy some stock from a nursery and attempt to make into a bonsai instead of purchasing one already styled.
One can never have to many trees.
The more seasoned people here will wisely tell you otherwise...you have to factor available space and time you can devote to them. They do require time...more as they become bonsai. This is coming from a fellow tree hog by the way who can see their point. LOL
Virginia Pine needes "twist". They will reduce in length, and you can decandle them like JBP. But the needles, being twisted, will never look as refined as a JBP or a JRP.
Virginia Pine is more like a JRP.
Pinus Virginiana is another native pine that has nice delicate needles.
Also there are in your area the possibilities of some great collected trees.