Which Bald cypress (Taxodium distichium) would you choose and why?

[metro_bonsai]

How many BC collectors do you know? A blanket statement like this indicates you know several personally.

You also don’t provide a location. What “Central Park” are you talking about? NYC?

Seems to that Recommending people “dig their own” can lead to the very unethical activity you mention.

Also you don’t really seem to have a grasp of how BC bonsai are developed. Existing branching is not really used in final designs. Pics of trunk chopped BC bonsai are below. Some were chopped as long as 40 years ago. They are vigorous healthy trees and have bee for quite a while.

Do you have any mature established BC bonsai?

This information would go a long way towards validating what you’ve observed

FWIW I know several BC collectors. Some for decades. They are ethical and take their collection activities very seriously. Some have been collecting and selling for 40 years.

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The one and only Central Park in the City of New York.

 

[rockm]

The one and only Central Park in the City of New York.

Ok. I assumed that but wanted to confirm.

What about the rest of my questions?

Just trying to get an idea where you’re coming from with your advice…

 

[darzuo]

The one and only Central Park in the City of New York.

Somehow I can't imagine the NYC Parks department would grant personal use tree removal permits for central park...

 

[metro_bonsai]

Somehow I can't imagine the NYC Parks department would grant personal use tree removal permits for central park...

You're right, I never got the parks certification for this, technically, but this isn't a moral concern for me when the alternative is the mowing to death another generation of these seedlings.

 

[1Mudbug]

Fwiw all of the trees in the first two photos were collected in SE Virginia by friends of mine three years ago using landowner permission and technical know how. They own a bonsai nursery and have many BC bonsai they’ve work on for years.




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Is there an online site?