Should I wait till end of summer to trim Jack Pine?

[scottc]

This tree is 1 year old this weekend. Should I wait till end of summer to cut it shorter? Its about 7” long. There is about 1/2 a cubic foot of soil inder the wood base. I cut bottom of pot away. Just wanted it to look like its in the smallest pot.

 

[M. Frary]

That's not a jack pine.
Cant tell for sure from the thumbnail pictures but it looks like it is eastern red cedar.

 

[August44]

Agree with M. Frary...not Jack pine by a long shot.

 

[scottc]

Well damn, my wife gave me one of those tiny Bonsai kits Chritmas 2017 and this is the tree that popped up. It said Jack Pine but I see now it looks like a red spruce.

 

[Wilson]

That's not a jack pine.
Cant tell for sure from the thumbnail pictures but it looks like it is eastern red cedar.

I am with Mike, looks like ERC

 

[scottc]

I am with Mike, looks like ERC

Its not even close to a cedar. But its a dead ringer for a red spruce.

 

[Wilson]

I guess my red spruce are French Canadian, because they look nothing like that.

 

[M. Frary]

Its not even close to a cedar. But its a dead ringer for a red spruce.

Ever seen Eastern Red Cedar?

 

[GGB]

If someone showed me that tree an insisted it was a spruce seedling I'd believe them. But If I saw it no info given I would instantly ID as ERC or "Juniperus virginiana". It's an extremely common tree in the East. To be fair, every juniper looks about identical when it's that young but I would say it's juniper before calling it picea. Why do you think it's red spruce over any other? Was the seed germinated outdoors?

 

[scottc]

Ever seen Eastern Red Cedar?

No Ill look those up. The cedar here in Utah are probably way differant. Knowing it was one of those cheep bonsai kits from China it could be anything

 

[scottc]

If someone showed me that tree an insisted it was a spruce seedling I'd believe them. But If I saw it no info given I would instantly ID as ERC or "Juniperus virginiana". It's an extremely common tree in the East. To be fair, every juniper looks about identical when it's that young but I would say it's juniper before calling it picea. Why do you think it's red spruce over any other? Was the seed germinated outdoors?

It just came in a tiny Bonsai kit my wife gave me. Ill have to dig into pictures. eastern red cedar. Ill look those up thanks for the help folks.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Looks like a Japanese garden juniper of some kind. Congrats if you grew it from seed so far, but let it keep growing.

 

[sorce]

It's a God Damn Foemina!

Sorce

 

[Mike Corazzi]

It's a God Damn Foemina!

Sorce

Oh how the fucking hell do you goddam know?
Are you a sonofabitching shit-don't-stink hell damn Tourette's fucking diseased EXPERT ?

 

[Mike Corazzi]

Shoot, I guess he isn't up yet.