Why'd it die because I have 3 and I love them but I will be moving to NY soon and I hope to maybe protect them or keep them under artificial light I hear they can handle zone 7 winters any suggestions??
You are confusing the spruce pine (pinus glabra) with Sand Pine (pinus clausa). Both are suitable for florida bonsai. I have a few yamadori sand pines collected from sand scrub habitat in January- February. Larger ones are almost impossible due to large tap roots, unless potentially double digging over 2 seasons. I think the best approach is to wild collect smaller seedlings and grow in pots- the bottom of the pot a available moisture makes the tap root less dominant. I found this Similar to other florida pines like densa slash pine, pond pine, or loblolly pine- container trees have a better root structure for bonsai with more lateral roots and more stunted taproot.
When you have time, could you share your spruce pine sapling experience? I still have around 10 days before I plant my spruce pine seeds and cross my fingers.
Well, I Ordered 1, they sent 2 by mistake. Both were 3-4 feet tall, and I topped them and pruned long branches. After potting one of them doesn’t look so good. Sadly it was the one that had the most lower branches. They were bareroot and went into used bonsai mix in 3 gal containers. Kept moist and in mostly shade.
