This is one of the pines collected from a bog two years ago. It has recovered well but now’s the time to remove a few branches that won’t be needed in any final design. I also needed to chase back the foliage so that the tree back buds into more suitable areas over the next few years. Once I have this I can then start to think about styling the tree.
This was the tree being collected
and now before cut back.
A straight bit here needs to be removed.
And after cutting back
Bonsai Eejit 
What was the survival rate from the Bog Pines collection???
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A bit strange Bry, we collected off that bog two years in a row. First year the pines in the bog looked healthy and we had about an 80% survival rate. Second year the pines looked like they had been suffering and the survival rate dropped a lot. What’s left in the bog are not as good so we won’t be back.
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Maybe they were sneakily sprayed??
Especially if they’re clearing it anyways??
Wish I coulda come with ya… I’m lovin pines at the moment!!!
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It’s an SSSI site so I’m not sure they can spray but it would explain why they were all a little stressed looking!
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Hi mate you know the training pot you made from wood if it’s treated wood
Would it be harmful for the tree.i mean when the wood is treated ?
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Never had any issues with treated wood boxes and my trees.
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That’s ok I can get on with makeing my boxes now
Regards shah
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Definitely looking forward to watching this tree’s progress! It’s a good one. 🙂
(Shah, I’ve heard of rare cases of chemicals leaching from treated wood and injuring trees, but only when the box was soaked for several hours in standing water.)
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