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Trim those long branches back. Larch are very terminal oriented and the back buds get suppressed by the terminal growth. Also, long sacrificial branches don't work on larch for trunk thickening. Instead treat sacrificial branches like regular branches. The extra foliage works better. Otherwise...

The first thing is to get it out of the nursery pot and soil and begin growing bonsai roots.

Bjorn is a lot of fun to work with.

I owe it all to my teacher, William N. Valavanis. The fine photos were taken by him as well.

Or hang out with more attractive women.

Stumpy is 12" and Scar is about 32".

American larch, Stumpy and Scar.

What you want to happen is have vigorous early growth to thicken new branching. Wire them down in late spring and fertilize heavily. Next year, prune it for structure and repeat the process. In a few years of this you with have strong tapered branching. After that, go for ramification.

None. That's why we fertilize.

First, the proper term is drastically pruned not chopped. After it shows vigorous growth then fertilize with a high nitrogen mix.

Check your ignore list...

Nick Lentz, I've heard, removed needles. I don't have the time.

The official term is called "bronzing."

They aren't bonsai but they sure are purdy. Canadice Lake, NY.

Thank you Judy.

Formal upright American larch.

Only Taiga Urushibata was from Japan. The other two judges at the National were Mauro Stemberger from Italy and Lindsey Bebb from Austrailia.

If by taking an average tree and dressing it up in fancy surroundings then yes, that could describe a fair amount of American bonsai. I doubt it makes it a style.

I think, from my experiences meeting bonsai artists and seeing many "styles" of bonsai, that what is emerging as American bonsai consists of yamadori trained as bonsai. Having been shaped by uniquely American natural conditions these trees may be inherently American much like European yamadori...

Well stated. To me bonsai is just as much about the story as well as the litteral view.

How about if we just call em "Bobs?"

You might be cursed.

Was she in Debbie Does Deciduous?

Personally, I would not have sex with a deciduous holly...not that there is anything wrong with that.

JAPANESE BLACK PINE FOR SALE I've decided to sell this Japanese Black pine. It's aproximately 10-12 years old, is 26" tall and has been in its present mica container for three years. It's too cold up in my hills of New York to get good black pine growth. It needs a good home for a serious run...