Pinus virginiana, Scrub Pine Yamadori

[The Barber]

Just wanted to share this future broom style Mame I dug up recently. The land owner had burned off the area at some point, there were corpses of what were previously pretty awesome looking pines, I ended up collecting 6 young trees on the property.

opinions?

 

[yashu]

Nice twist down low in that little sapling. Good luck!

 

[The Barber]

Here's one of the other small ones I collected.


And some of the others I collected recently.

 

[Gabler]

You should put your location in your profile. It's hard to offer advice without knowing your climate.

 

[The Barber]

My bad, thought I had already put it up...from Kentucky, Zone 6

 

[The Barber]

You should put your location in your profile. It's hard to offer advice without knowing your climate.

Couldn't figure out how to add it to the profile, but I reckon the signature works

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Here's one of the other small ones I collected.

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And some of the others I collected recently.
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Second one down here is really nice!!!

 

[tanlu]

I’m glad you’re giving this species a shot. I’ve started to really like Virginia pines and collected last month. I need to post a photo.

I think your first one shows the most promise, as I can tell it’s already beginning to show signs of mature bark at the base. I don’t know what the nebari looks like but I’d make sure you have a plan for it to help determine your front.

So maybe dig a little to get a good view of where the roots flare out. Then, get rid of any of branches that come out in a whorl, leaving only 2 to choose from at each growth node. This would apply to all the trees you’ve posted here.