It was an impulse buy at Lowe's because it was just $12. I plan to use it for wiring practice. I meant to say where my "conifer" collection ends, but couldn't edit the post. Obviously a spruce it not a pine. It's a spruce!
Agreed, which is exactly why I said "It's likely I'll plant the seedlings in the ground here on our property and let them grow up for a while."
I've been searching for exactly that type of material, believe me. Every week, I'm glued to the bonsai auction/sales groups on Facebook, and visiting every retailer website I can think of to see if there's anything new available. Like I said before though, I'm a maple guy before anything else. It really put a dent in the pine budget when I spent $350 on a new maple and $200 on a new elm just in the last three weeks. Plus, when I sift through the auction and retailer sites looking for suitable JBP material, I'll see a Zelkova that catches my eye, or a Hornbeam, or a Cryptomeria, or a Cypress, or a...see what I mean? Pines are simply low on my list of material priorities. Not sure if you're a gun guy or not, but it's often said that every gun owner needs to have a 1911 in their collection. It's a timeless classic that's been popular for over 100 years. I have a 1911 that I'm in love with, and I can't imagine not having it now. In similar fashion, I feel like I
need to have a quality JBP in my collection because it's the quintessential pine for bonsai, but I guess right now I'm not sure if I actually
want a nice pine before I obtain some of these other trees I've mentioned.
I do, yes. This thread has without a doubt cleared that up for me.
