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I found this Japanese black pine hiding at the back on my bench which had been very neglected. I had made it in to a seedling cutting in it's first year (either 2012 or 2013) by cutting the tap-root off. It was in a 3 inch pot for many years.At some point I put some wire on it when it was young to put some movement low in the trunk. That is when it got put back on the bench and forgotten about. (I did re-pot it around 3 years ago as it was root bound in the small pot)

I saw it when I was moving some trees to work on back in early 2018 and thought I would try and push the growth back down to the very small buds lower on the trunk by cutting the top off. I knew it was pretty risky, but being I forgot I had the tree I thought why not experiment?



I put it back on the bench and forgot about it until autumn this year (2019) and remembered the tree and saw a lot of potential. I cut back a couple of branches with the intention of wiring it but being I work full time and have a young family I am pretty time poor at the best of time.
I took it along to my local club workshop and wired it up for its first initial styling. I think it has a huge amount of potential, but needs more time to develop. I can't wait to see what this poor neglected seedling turns out to be in another few years.

Looks like good little tree. Its progressing well for a neglected tree keep up the good work

It is crazy how much growth you have got in just over a year. Good job

Ha! I need to neglect my seedlings. Cool little seedling. [THUMBS UP SIGN]


Bonsai teaches me patience.
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Jake fowler wrote:It is crazy how much growth you have got in just over a year. Good job

Sorry the first photo was September 2017. I should've looked at the details on the photo

All good I was going to say I hope my pine seedlings grow that fast haha