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jedge, Thanks very much; again I must amend my previous statement. Definitely looks to be a Stone Pine as you suggest. Also - could be wrong, but it sure seems to be doing fine after the pruning. the upper shoots are still growing rather noticeably. That said, I've learned enough from all...

Ed, I've been awaiting your incredulous, "how dumb can this newbie be?" response! Can you tell me if I've truly made as big an error as you initially thought?! Thanks! -Matt

Ed, Thought I'd try to show some pics of what I am trying to describe - the scan quality isn't super high... I've tried to denote how I placed the roots both around the bottom of the pot and under the rock. Als0 - I realized I have a dang typo in my user name!! Can a moderator help me...

Ed, That's correct. Maybe my use of pot bound isn't the correct use of the term though. When I pulled it out there were roots that were all around the outside of the ball. It wasn't a severe as some photos I've seen, however. Also, it isn't more than about two inches deep, but I did leave quite...

Ed, Hey no worries! I certainly hope you're wrong and that I didn't kill, but if I did then I'll definitely have some learning points! That said, I didn't do any root removal as you suggest, I just loosened the soil surrounding it (it was pot bound) and kind of spread the roots around the...

Hey folks! So I continued to do some research on training a spruce bonsai (btw, more research and I have decided that I the little ole guy is an Alberta Spruce) and after watching some videos and reading further, I found that these cultivated trees (cut like Christmas trees) tend to have...

Hey guys! Sorry for the delayed response, but I do appreciate your help! Good news is that it looks like the little tree is starting to bounce back and has started to green up again. To answer some of the questions/comments above; when I repotted it (just one time), I didn't cut the roots at...

Hey everyone thanks for the tips! I've since moved it to the ground in a slightly more shady spot for the time being hoping the little gal perks up. Curious, can you explain to me how the bamboo skewer will help monitor soil moisture? Does it weep up the skewer or something visual? Thanks...

Hey folks, I'm pretty new to the hobby though I do have a couple of trees already; I finally decided that I'd like to try training my first tree. I had purchased a little blue spruce tree over Christmas from a local grocery store mainly because it was about $5 and I liked how it smelled. Well...

New to Bonsai!