. A few clues ,1/ Its a 2 Needle pine
2/ Its 8 years old from seed
3/ It is a variant of a well know pine
4/ It grow around 200-250mm per year
5/ It can have multi trunks
6/ It produces cones from the age of 5 or 6
7/ It has 13 cones as of now .
8/ The bark is smooth at 8 years old "pot grown"
9/ The new cones are darkest purple to black
10/ The needles are straight and flat , no twist or spiral .
11/ Needle length at 2 yo is 50mm at 4 yo 80mm
12/ This years candles have extended up to 180mm already and growing
If you think you know post your thought or have a guess.
My plan for this is to do what you would do to a thief if you caught him pinching you Bonsai .All the best.
Cheers Alpineart
, i was thinking of ringing it neck , drilling a few holes in it , choking the bugger with wire , and probably tear the hide off the side of it then whipping it into shape and wrapping it around a block of wood , you know , the gentle treatment . God help the next thief that turns up here looking for a freebie .
from some of the members here . Best get out in the rain and hide it before the Bride comes home from Melbourne and claps here little peepers on it . I cant say i found it on the side of the road , or it fell off the back of a truck , then again for $35 it was a bargain , and there's more to be had for this old lad . 
Hope i get a better response from the next topic , its hard to get good help . Alls good another lesson learned .Not all Bonsai thieves are Males .
from me to me .Cheers Alpine
Pup
tell us worthless ones pleeaaassseeee 
