Budget bonsai series. Collecting Scots pine yamadori

These pines grow like weed around here. In this episode I collect and style a young pine tree for future bonsai projects.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

A very enjoyable episode and I love how you highlight the ability to keep things to a budget. This will do well in the future Magnus

[@greenmachinesweden]

Thanks Xav. I did do a lot more than usual. Lets hope it will establish well.🙂👍

[@gayefanner731]

Wow Magnus! I don’t know where to begin! Radical pruning, politics, open gardens, I love it all 💚 The thought occurs to me that you could wire those seedlings in your garden n get some movement low down even before you dig them. The other thought, and I say this with love ❤️ is that dig really shouldn’t have made you so out of puff. Enough said ! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. 🙋‍♀️🤍🇮🇱

[@greenmachinesweden]

Thanks Gaye! Yes I can admit i am not top fit, but I think lifting 40 kilo or so of wet clay would be a challenge for every office worker.🤣🤣

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

That is a nice pine. I love Scots pine .. native here too Nice choice.. but it would of looked great in the garden too Love your potting mix Interesting your cuts and the wiring ..

[@greenmachinesweden]

Thanks Chris. I was supriced that the scots pine was native no Canada so I checked it up. All information I can find says it is only native to eurasia, but introduced in America. Not that it matters to much. After all they grow there.🙂👍

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

@@greenmachinesweden I always thought they were as they are so plentiful even in forests

[@greenmachinesweden]

@stubbsaquatics6080 the government of canada lists 10 different pines as native. In sweden we have just one 😃. tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca/en/trees/family/Pinus/3 The shore pine looks like a really good candidate for bonsai. If you see one, do not hesitate to collect a cone and send to sweden 🙂👍

[@raphlvlogs271]

scots pine is by far the most widespread species of pine they naturally grow from southern Spain and Italy all they way to central Russia

[@greenmachinesweden]

If you said northern Spain I would agree🤣. Up here we have them everywhere, so not many grow them as bonsai. However, a very sought after species in America and Australia both as garden tree as well as bonsai. Strange that we always look at the other side of the planet when some of the best species for bonsai is outside our doorsteps. Thanks for watching and comenting, very much appreciated.😀👍

[@givetanks]

I wouldnt really call that a yamadori as it more a sapling. But collecting is fun none the less!

[@greenmachinesweden]

Thanks for watching and comenting, very much apreciated. Yes, I know there are several ways to define a yamadori. But seedling after 3-4 years? I would call it a young tree by then.🙂👍

[@gayefanner731]

Yep, a young tree is called a sapling, that’s what ‘givetanks’ said not seedling ✌️

[@greenmachinesweden]

Thanks Gaye. Always apreciate your input on the english language.

[@gayefanner731]

I know 😘 I wouldn’t say otherwise ✌️