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MC Mixin Bricks
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eastern white pine

got it from a friend, about 5 or 6 years ago. did some major pruning over the winter.

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Tachigi
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MC,

Hate to say it, Eastern White Pine is about the worst pine subject you can get for a bonsai subject. They are very reluctant to back bud and their bark for the most part will always look juvenile.

Some people including myself have had luck with dwarf varieties of EWP, still even the dwarf varieties can make you chew nails.

Your in PA as I am....I would suggest you hunt up and collect a Pitch or a Virginia pine. They both are easily found and collecting can be a breeze as long as you get a lot of root.

Sorry to convey the bad news...just didn't want you to get to frustrated.

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Gnome
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Tom,

What are your thoughts on Scots Pines, in general and in PA in particular? I have a collected Pine that I have tentatively ID'd as a Scots. It was collected last year and although I'm sure it does not have a lot of feeder roots there are buds present. I don't dare to do anything with it this year and perhaps not even next.

Norm

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Tachigi
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Norm,

Scots are "DA BOMB"! Great pine to work with and are a perfect fit for our climate. Your collection ... I assume ... came from a landscape material. I am unaware that they grow in the wild here in the states, and there origin I thought would support that.

I have quite a few being grown out at the moment in the field, some of which will be dug this fall for introduction to the nursery. Customers are clamoring for them which shows just how popular they are.

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When I first started, it was a White Pine in the woods behind my house that caught my eye. I was very naive and thought, "Wow! This is COOL!"

But, I didn't know any better and really had no clue what a bonsai was. Needless to say, I killed it.
[url=https://s956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/?action=view&current=52884ce5.jpg][img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/th_52884ce5.jpg[/img][/url]

I do have one White Pine in my collection, but I'm just enjoying it and not planning on any great things to come from it. I just like it.
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Scots are also very popular down here in Florida, too. No personal experience with them but they went fast at the last bonsai show I attended.

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Gnome
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Tom,

No, it was not landscape material. I was under the impression that they had become naturalized. The tree in question, I have some four year old seedlings as well, is a two needle Pine. It has needles of medium length, with a twist. It is possible I have misidentified it. I'll start another thread with pictures. Thanks.

Norm



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