Isilwen
Mame
While I love maple trees and ficus, I am curious if any pines do well in Florida other than the two native ones?
Which ones, Potty? I'm not intimately familiar with native FL pines, but the ones I am aware of have extremely long needles. The only native pines to the SE that are worth a try are Virginia and Pitch pines and neither will grow in FL.Several native pines in SE would be fine.
Aleppo pine, but i've never encountered one, so dont know if it's a good bonsai species or notI was thinking there are many pines in the Mediterranean area, but I suppose most of them have rather long needles. Still, it would be good to here from people overseas.
SE not just FL. Not being resident myself cannot answer that. Do not insult tribal names!Which ones, Potty? I'm not intimately familiar with native FL pines, but the ones I am aware of have extremely long needles. The only native pines to the SE that are worth a try are Virginia and Pitch pines and neither will grow in FL.
My thought, as well... Check Native Pines growing in Andalusia through the southern Balkans.I was thinking there are many pines in the Mediterranean area, but I suppose most of them have rather long needles. Still, it would be good to here from people overseas.
Do not insult tribal names!
Then you apparently don't have a clue. I lived in GA for 12 years and am familiar with the native pines in the N GA region. I named the only 2 native species I'm familiar with that have truly good bonsai potential and I know they're a non-starter in FL. Loblolly is ok for bigger trees but I still have questions about reducing the needle size, which is anywhere between 5 and 8+ inches in the landscape...SE not just FL. Not being resident myself cannot answer that. Do not insult tribal names!
I know John Geangel in SC has worked w/ Loblolly and noted decandling was a viable option to get that 2nd flush with shorter needles. Still, even my larger pines look better with needles shorter than 2-3 inches. I suppose if the OP can't grow JBP, Loblolly may be the best option.Dave, have you seen this blog post by Michael Hagedorn concerning Andrew Robson's Loblolly?
I'd say the needles are 2"-3", still long but it works on a large tree as you mentioned, this one back buds like crazy.
Unusual Pine to Decandle: Loblolly
The search for new, interesting native plants for bonsai continues unabated. After finding a bonsai-worthy plant, a secondary puzzler is what known techniques might we apply to the new species. Lob…crataegus.com
That's a good choice!Okay, so Japanese Black Pine it is then. Not a fan of the native pines here in Central Florida. If I was up north then I would have spruce and firs that I could work with, but sadly I'm not up north.