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I picked up this little pine today. Ideas & thoughts?

It's obviously been cut back. I reckon that is what makes it neat.




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Really, truely and brutally......it's hideous, mostly dead and good for practicing on. Not sure what, but I'm sure you can practice something

looks like a thuja of some sort... i picked 2 up from the side of the road, they looked like they had been there for a few days, so into the boot of my missus's new car they went OH DIDN"T I COP AN EAR FULL anyway i potted them and have been practising things like branch selection and using my tools. My side cutter is about to get thrown over the fence but my knob cutter both from THAT PLACE. I've read that their not handy as Bonsai because of their verticle/coarse foliage, but in saying that, i have also read a few people grafting onto them, which is what i can also practise if the poor things survive my brutality

Sir Theodore wrote:Really, truely and brutally......it's hideous, mostly dead and good for practicing on. Not sure what, but I'm sure you can practice something

Haha. Thanks for your honesty.

no idea wrote:looks like a thuja of some sort... i picked 2 up from the side of the road, they looked like they had been there for a few days, so into the boot of my missus's new car they went OH DIDN"T I COP AN EAR FULL anyway i potted them and have been practising things like branch selection and using my tools. My side cutter is about to get thrown over the fence but my knob cutter both from THAT PLACE. I've read that their not handy as Bonsai because of their verticle/coarse foliage, but in saying that, i have also read a few people grafting onto them, which is what i can also practise if the poor things survive my brutality

I'll give it a go. Thanks

This is another plant which you should not waste precious time on. It will never amount to anything. Even just looking at it will depress your enthusiasm.
Just being realistic here. Get some nice inspiring material.

treeman wrote:This is another plant which you should not waste precious time on. It will never amount to anything. Even just looking at it will depress your enthusiasm.
Just being realistic here. Get some nice inspiring material.

Totally agree with Mike, if your new than try to find material that makes suitable bonsai material. These do not- its just the nature of that species. Play with something more suitable and more forgiving ie chinese elms, figs, trident maples, some junipers if you like conifers. Try to get the best material you are willing to spend on be it several cheaper trees so you get to play with them more often compared to one expensive one. Not trying to burst your bubble just a bit of advise