Dear bonsai friends,
Today I found this little forest in my garden. Does anyone know what species it is? And also, what would be the best time to start training them into bonsai?
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Too young to tell what type of pine. What type of pines do you have nearby? These are probably from a cone that fell from one of them. I would dig them in the spring, spread the roots, and plan them in about 10 cm (4") pots. You can put some shape into them once they become established in the pots - most like the spring of 2022.
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Looks like Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii )
They need to grow for 2-3 years before you do anything besides digging them up.
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Nothing wrong with cultivating seedlings. Play the long game and controll the tree from day one. Clip n grow!
Just keep on the tap-root. I trim my seedling tap-root tip. They get real long real fast.
Still, fun and rewarding to work on. Second fall… clip the new bud tip… just sayn…
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Nothing like a forest of Ponderosa in a pot…
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5 yo, 4" tall. Multiple limbs on each. Just did the 3 yo needle cleanup. The needles ARE 4" long though…
True dreaming…
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Idk, but if they’re anything like loblolly you’d need to collect them while they’re small. I’ve had very little luck collecting any loblolly that are bigger than a sapling.
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