River's Edge
Masterpiece
So the difficulty with visiting a nursery comes when one finds a dwarf cultivar compact bushy pine with slender taper from 3 inch base to top within 30 inches. The trunk is very suited to a formal upright style with enough branch choices to start with. It is a black pine variety that is rated to zone 4 according to the nursery. Austrian Black Pine, red/gray plated bark with a normally globus habit. Time to experiment. The candles are just beginning to move so i will repot to Bonsai soil as the first step on the journey. The extent will depend on what i find below. The tree is very healthy so likely 1/2 HBR. Hoping to be able to transition to an Andersen flat. I have never worked with this variety and i think it is good to explore new options. The needles are shorter than the normal black pine. And it is not grafted. The nursery owner slip potted it 2 weeks ago into a larger container.
The last thing i needed was another black pine. My excuse is that>>>>>>>>>>>>. Sorry cannot think of one.
The last thing i needed was another black pine. My excuse is that>>>>>>>>>>>>. Sorry cannot think of one.