Bonsaiboy
Mame
Found this little guy on a walking trail, and was easily up rooted with all the surrounding dirt. What type is it? 
Found plant. ID?
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pmalelis
Mame
looks like cedar?
Lazylightningny
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I concur. Eastern Red Cedar?
Redwood Ryan
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Looks like a cedar of some sort. Out of curiosity, what made you dig it up? It's a small trunk and the wrong time of year 
october
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Looks like a cedar of some sort. Out of curiosity, what made you dig it up? It's a small trunk and the wrong time of year
Yes, this tree is about 6-7 years away from any work being done to it. After that, another 6 or 7 years plus of training. In my opinion, I would gently put in back where you got it.
Rob
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Mame
Yeah I know, the only reason I took it was because it was on a trail. Was going to be walked on or eventually cut down.
Dav4
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Eastern red cedar is a Juniper...J. virginiana. This looks like Thuja occidentalis- arborvitae...and yes, it should probably go back where it came from. Unless you own the land or had permission to collect, this little tree isn't yours, and it will be decades before it's ready for any training.
Leo in N E Illinois
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I concur -Thuja occidentalis - Eastern White Cedar, not red cedar. Another of its common names is Arborvitae. Common names are misleading, it is not a 'true' cedar at all. Neither is the red cedar, that one is a Juniper.
They are common in Ohio, tend to grow in areas with moist soils, often swamps, but can tolerate dry conditions, so they can be found in many different habitats.
It will be at least 5 years or more before this one is ready for any bonsai techniques. For now just grow it up & or out.
They are common in Ohio, tend to grow in areas with moist soils, often swamps, but can tolerate dry conditions, so they can be found in many different habitats.
It will be at least 5 years or more before this one is ready for any bonsai techniques. For now just grow it up & or out.
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