Probably do this every spring.
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Ryan820
Mame
Gah! I have ALWAYS wanted a bristlecone! Where on earth did you get this???
klosi
Shohin
Looks nice!
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
At the nursery nearest here. 90 miles away in Bay City Michigan. I picked this one up last spring. Tough trees actually. Stayed out with the tamaracks and my little white pine all winter. I think it liked below zero temps.
If you do find one by you put it in a soil that drys out fast. I had weeds in the bucket that I left in so I knew when to water. When the weeds droop give it some water. Mine is planted in 60% Napa floor dry and 40% pea gravel. That's right. Pea gravel. For drainage.
Don Blackmond
Omono
Bristlecone pines make excellent bonsai. There are some really old specimen trees out in Washington. They are high elevation trees that stay small, grow very slowly, with awesome character.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
I agree with slow. It barely moves. Much slower and it would be going backwards.
Ryan820
Mame
They're native to the Rockies, which happen to be,,,,oh hey, just outside my house. However, they are not readily available oddly enough. How much was your tree? I'd go collecting but they grow in some pretty crazy places in the mountains. There is one on mount Evans.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Man. That's a good question. $50.00 maybe. Give or take $20.00? Somewhere around there. Sorry not sure. I've bought a few trees the last couple of years and trees are kind of expensive around here. So. Let's go with $70.00.
You're asking a guy who seldom remembers what he had for dinner the night before. I think.
You're asking a guy who seldom remembers what he had for dinner the night before. I think.
Ryan820
Mame
Good grief that's pretty good... Good find! All I ever see here are over priced landscape trees that are grafted nasty sticks.
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