Canary Island Pine - Bonsai?

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I bought a 5 gallon root bound canary isl. Pine over the weekend with very large trunk and tons of branches as low as a quarter inch from where roots emanate from the trunk. It's damaged badly from those green stake straps, resembles wire damage, cuts deep, but recoverable aestheticslly, imho. Foliage has a blue tint
My concern is the long pine needle length - will this be bonsai-able, or would grafting be necessary, or is this a no-go?
It was quite tall, I hacked it back it's maybe 2 feet tall now, was 4-5 feet tall 2 days ago.

I'm at school, pics this afternoon.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I bought a 5 gallon root bound canary isl. Pine over the weekend with very large trunk and tons of branches as low as a quarter inch from where roots emanate from the trunk. It's damaged badly from those green stake straps, resembles wire damage, cuts deep, but recoverable aestheticslly, imho. Foliage has a blue tint
My concern is the long pine needle length - will this be bonsai-able, or would grafting be necessary, or is this a no-go?
It was quite tall, I hacked it back it's maybe 2 feet tall now, was 4-5 feet tall 2 days ago.

I'm at school, pics this afternoon.

Can you supply pictures? Please what zone are you in? Long fine needles they have indeed. However is offset by great thick and quick developing bark. Suggest as you say a large tree. These only marginally hardy to about zone 9 "maybe" 8. Suspect like most trees needles will reduce somewhat under Bonsai conditions. With this trees bark there is little that would match as graft(See Bonsai Techniques II by Naka).

 

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

I'm in zone 9b, norcali. I need to take those pictures but Im at school now.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I'm in zone 9b, norcali. I need to take those pictures but Im at school now.

Good. Should be hardy in that zone. Should add location to your profile also.

 

[Mr.Bigglesworth]

Here

 

[czaczaja]

Any update?

 

[Ruddigger]

Since he hasnt logged on in over 7 years, probably not.