A tale of 6 pines

[Beanwagon]

Having gained a lot of knowledge compared to when I first started bonsai. I figured I would start some more young black pines.

My original pines can be seen here.

2 black pines

I bought these two black pines recently, what do you all think? This thread will document there progress There is not much to show at the moment. I will be using this calender to help me train both tree's as i have never worked on a pine before Small one Larger one

www.bonsainut.com

This time around I am focusing on getting better roots from the get go.

I intend to style these as ROR and exposed root.



I have 4 in some pvc pipes with a cap and holes drilled into the bottom





2 are in pond baskets. I started training 1 over a rock.





I have fertilised with dynamic lifter/rooster booster.

I have trimmed each node and leader down to 1 branch/candle.

 

[Beanwagon]

Soil is mostly japanese pumice, some scoria, perlite and a very small amount of pine bark

 

[Beanwagon]

Hopefully in 10 years I have some interesting tree's to show.