Moving on

Last Spring we had a late frost and I had to protect my trees. I made a mistake of counting how many I had - turns out I was up to 70 bonsai. I think 70 is too many for someone with little time. So I decided to find a few trees a new home. This pine is one of those trees moving on. You might remember this tree from the update and the original post.

Here is how the tree looks now.

It's been a great fun to watch it transform from the first picture I seem to have of it. This was also the first pine I have ever collected.

Last March, my friend, Juan Andrade, showed me how to do a rock planting and that was the last step in development:

The pine has taken the move to the new "pot" very well and grew vigorously during the summer. I did not cut candles this summer, but next summer it will be ready for it. This tree is not moving far so I will get to see it and maybe help with maintaining it. I am looking forward to watching it go through a refinement process.