Native Cascades Lodgepole Pine in field soil, collected from top of unnamed cinder cone volcano quarry. The tree was stunted from full exposure and heavy vehicle traffic. Tree is one year in Anderson flat with no styling yet…but may be time to move to pot soon as it seems to have acclimated well.
The tree below me is a Larch…
Larch above and below? Probably should move on…
The bonsai below me is a Redwood …
Gicanticus, or psuedo…?
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Oh, I want some of your field soil…
Artist’s choice…any redwood will do.
Here’s two coast redwoods I collected over the past 2 years. First is a formal upright. The group will be assembled as a forest planting next year.
@b_larson you need to keep the game going. The bonsai below me is a…
Oops sorry! Might be a bit early, but The bonsai below me is in fall color.
as you did not specify from which autumn …
and to go back in time a little, the bonsai below me has friuts
Been working on this Crabapple for 10 years… doesnt want to behave. Never been showable. Keeps losing important limbs. HOWEVER, it blooms like crazy and has many little tiny red apples.
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OK. OK.
How about another (not a maple) in full fall color!
So the bonsai below is a banyan or clump or forest or anything else that will keep the thread going!! 0_0
Initial planting of a clump of Itoigawa Junipers (my first multiple tree planting) showing their journey from nursery pots to new home…and then after stabilizing a month…first limb reduction.
I had intended to let them reside in new pot longer, but shading of interior began to show signs of weakened interior foliage, so the initial styling was to increase interior light penetration.
And the next bonsai below is… ?
Thank you for posting! Is that Oregon Akadama? 
No, good old Boon Mix with 1:1:1 using real imported Akadama. I did this planting early spring and won’t likely use the new Oregon sourced material until February/March.
I am going to do some basic physical tests of it over the next several months to see how it degrades and retrains water, etc.
I will hyjack the list the tree in the picture is an airlayer being collected… a large quercus rubar…
The tree below is an airlayer in progress…
You didn’t hijack, you put the chain back on the sprocket after I slipped it!
A pyracantha in the process of being air layered. Unfortunately it’s awkward to get a good picture and angle. The mist in the background also has had some weird effects on the picture. And I still don’t know how I put it up rotated!!
The Bonsai below is in Your favourite pot
