Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
In the 6 years since I last posted in this thread, Ive got a little more experience with looking at what grows around here locally.
With regard to Pitch pine which some have said they wont work because they are difficult to collect.
As I stated 6 years ago, here on Long Island and I would guess also NJ, much of the area that pitch pine grow is flat wood/scrub land.
The trees tend to grow very straight. Also the sandy soil here promotes very long roots which will make collecting a mature specimen successfully difficult if not impossible.
However I have seen areas of Connecticut where there are granite ridges and pitch pines grow in rock crevices and pockets much like out west. Likewise some of these are collectable.
For my local area though, I have had success collecting 1-2 year old seedling pitch pines which then can be wired and grown out like any JBP.
For a native deciduous, Id like to experiment with beach plum, prunus maritima. I havent found one yet that I would dare collect but I do know they are often used as native plantings so are grown and can be purchased at some landscape nurseries
With regard to Pitch pine which some have said they wont work because they are difficult to collect.
As I stated 6 years ago, here on Long Island and I would guess also NJ, much of the area that pitch pine grow is flat wood/scrub land.
The trees tend to grow very straight. Also the sandy soil here promotes very long roots which will make collecting a mature specimen successfully difficult if not impossible.
However I have seen areas of Connecticut where there are granite ridges and pitch pines grow in rock crevices and pockets much like out west. Likewise some of these are collectable.
For my local area though, I have had success collecting 1-2 year old seedling pitch pines which then can be wired and grown out like any JBP.
For a native deciduous, Id like to experiment with beach plum, prunus maritima. I havent found one yet that I would dare collect but I do know they are often used as native plantings so are grown and can be purchased at some landscape nurseries
