TJB
Seedling
I read stuff here regularly, daily most of the time, but never contribute as I am new to bonsai. My grandfather used to keep trees when I was younger so I've always been interested. A couple years ago when I decided to get into it myself I went and bought a few different ficus species because you always read that they are easy, good for beginners, etc. Turns out that it isnt really all that easy for me to keep them healthy in the winter here, although they do survive indoors in my sunniest window... barely. So after doing a little reasearch it seemed like Eastern Larch might be a little more suited for my climate while being forgiving and relatively easy to work with.
Bought this little collected Larch from New England Bonsai Gardens for cheap when I was down that way a few weeks ago. I know its not really a killer piece of material or anything but I was just looking for a larch to mess around with and learn about the species.
It just started showing some green this weekend, and seems to be coming alive very quickly. I think I'd like to get it out of the pot and see the roots, do some work on them, maybe change the planting angle a bit. I've read that Larch dont like too much root work at once but not sure how to gauge that. How much is too much? And is this the right time to do that, just as it is coming alive? Maybe I would just try to get them sorted out but not cut much?
The last pictures are kinda where I think I would try to go style-wise someday. Reaching, I know... but I really have no clue. Just screwing around with it for now I guess and trying to keep it happy and healthy. Any ideas or advice is much appreciated.
Bought this little collected Larch from New England Bonsai Gardens for cheap when I was down that way a few weeks ago. I know its not really a killer piece of material or anything but I was just looking for a larch to mess around with and learn about the species.
It just started showing some green this weekend, and seems to be coming alive very quickly. I think I'd like to get it out of the pot and see the roots, do some work on them, maybe change the planting angle a bit. I've read that Larch dont like too much root work at once but not sure how to gauge that. How much is too much? And is this the right time to do that, just as it is coming alive? Maybe I would just try to get them sorted out but not cut much?
The last pictures are kinda where I think I would try to go style-wise someday. Reaching, I know... but I really have no clue. Just screwing around with it for now I guess and trying to keep it happy and healthy. Any ideas or advice is much appreciated.