BarkLeafTrees
Mame
Opening this thread up to keep track of the progress this silver birch makes.
April 6th 2019 seeds beginning to sprout
![666EE5D6-8541-4076-814C-6BD8484EC095.jpeg 666EE5D6-8541-4076-814C-6BD8484EC095.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360250-3e9ed2a2a9513445dedd2afbdd8fb13e.jpg?hash=Pp7SoqlRNE)
January 2020
![4BE447BB-36C5-438F-804B-2E650550F6FC.jpeg 4BE447BB-36C5-438F-804B-2E650550F6FC.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360260-fac1a9080e20c6a6d39798776904418d.jpg?hash=-sGpCA4gxq)
April 2020 nebari beginning to take shape on one of the strongest seedlings
![F5198FE6-913E-4DBE-BD8D-2A55541D18A4.jpeg F5198FE6-913E-4DBE-BD8D-2A55541D18A4.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360251-ed70fe3bc88ed509c972b5c06d7b1a70.jpg?hash=7XD-O8iO1Q)
August 2020 before and after sacrific branch chop
![425F48E9-A095-482A-B6A0-565631BBBD6A.jpeg 425F48E9-A095-482A-B6A0-565631BBBD6A.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360252-1c4a7508fa203b6dd16ae0acee0ff653.jpg?hash=HEp1CPogO2)
![ED5397B8-3DED-4889-BD8D-B30DD4D41592.jpeg ED5397B8-3DED-4889-BD8D-B30DD4D41592.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360253-fe21a5c87fda6cf7345a2ab89f669ec6.jpg?hash=_iGlyH_abP)
December 2020 after two more major chops
![D9D406EC-1965-41D7-B6CD-DBF44F0D6054.jpeg D9D406EC-1965-41D7-B6CD-DBF44F0D6054.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360254-6a89a6f1727fc88f371436b166d63053.jpg?hash=aomm8XJ_yI)
April 2021 2 years after sprouting the progress is quite fast, going to let it grow wild until mid summer then cut back
![C937D030-7037-4F1C-A433-1A2218E7429D.jpeg C937D030-7037-4F1C-A433-1A2218E7429D.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360255-cc41770957cae604db48eaa8ab2df7e7.jpg?hash=zEF3CVfK5g)
![2CF16469-71D3-48A3-96EC-6C1F03BC082D.jpeg 2CF16469-71D3-48A3-96EC-6C1F03BC082D.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360256-5aa487c221d956cece4b753df6767445.jpg?hash=WqSHwiHZVs)
April 6th 2019 seeds beginning to sprout
![666EE5D6-8541-4076-814C-6BD8484EC095.jpeg 666EE5D6-8541-4076-814C-6BD8484EC095.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360250-3e9ed2a2a9513445dedd2afbdd8fb13e.jpg?hash=Pp7SoqlRNE)
January 2020
![4BE447BB-36C5-438F-804B-2E650550F6FC.jpeg 4BE447BB-36C5-438F-804B-2E650550F6FC.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360260-fac1a9080e20c6a6d39798776904418d.jpg?hash=-sGpCA4gxq)
April 2020 nebari beginning to take shape on one of the strongest seedlings
![F5198FE6-913E-4DBE-BD8D-2A55541D18A4.jpeg F5198FE6-913E-4DBE-BD8D-2A55541D18A4.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360251-ed70fe3bc88ed509c972b5c06d7b1a70.jpg?hash=7XD-O8iO1Q)
August 2020 before and after sacrific branch chop
![425F48E9-A095-482A-B6A0-565631BBBD6A.jpeg 425F48E9-A095-482A-B6A0-565631BBBD6A.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360252-1c4a7508fa203b6dd16ae0acee0ff653.jpg?hash=HEp1CPogO2)
![ED5397B8-3DED-4889-BD8D-B30DD4D41592.jpeg ED5397B8-3DED-4889-BD8D-B30DD4D41592.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360253-fe21a5c87fda6cf7345a2ab89f669ec6.jpg?hash=_iGlyH_abP)
December 2020 after two more major chops
![D9D406EC-1965-41D7-B6CD-DBF44F0D6054.jpeg D9D406EC-1965-41D7-B6CD-DBF44F0D6054.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360254-6a89a6f1727fc88f371436b166d63053.jpg?hash=aomm8XJ_yI)
April 2021 2 years after sprouting the progress is quite fast, going to let it grow wild until mid summer then cut back
![C937D030-7037-4F1C-A433-1A2218E7429D.jpeg C937D030-7037-4F1C-A433-1A2218E7429D.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360255-cc41770957cae604db48eaa8ab2df7e7.jpg?hash=zEF3CVfK5g)
![2CF16469-71D3-48A3-96EC-6C1F03BC082D.jpeg 2CF16469-71D3-48A3-96EC-6C1F03BC082D.jpeg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/360/360256-5aa487c221d956cece4b753df6767445.jpg?hash=WqSHwiHZVs)