Thank you! I'm starting to realize that. I guess I'll just kinda keep it around for practice.Probably Pinus strobus - white pine. Difficult for bonsai because it is hard to reduce the needle size and back budding is rare.
Probably Pinus strobus - white pine. Difficult for bonsai because it is hard to reduce the needle size and back budding is rare.
Yes, thanks for the info. I did know that. I have a lot of native trees to Ohio that I was trying to use but I'm starting to realize there is a reason why some trees are not used for bonsai. At first I was under the impression you could use any tree or shrub which I know you can but some work better then others I guess.I agree with Gene. Just to be a little more specific, it is more often known as Eastern White Pine and is a US native. Japanese White Pine is a completely different tree that is used frequently in bonsai.
Yes it is. We have a lot of them in the back yard.Furkin purty though aint it?
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some work better then others I guess.
Thank you! I'm starting to realize that. I guess I'll just kinda keep it around for practice.
Thanks for the info! I think I'm just going to get other kinds of pines.Yes. You can apply the same bonsai development techniques to any plant... but you will get better or faster or more believable results with some species than others.
Doesn't mean you can't make a bonsai out of an Eastern White Pine. However given the difficulty in getting those long needles to reduce, you will probably get best results with a larger tree - where the long needles will look more in scale with the design.
Pinus rigida, pitch pine. It's native to SE Ohio, a fairly wide area in the SE quarter of the state. 2 needles, famous for easy back budding, and it has a good track record as bonsai.
Leo I'm going to smack you. Either that or you owe me a beer. You can zoom in on the photo and clearly see it is a five needle pine