a few years ago i bought a small 3-year old larch seedling that i planted in my garden.

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for 3 years i wired some styling in it and pruned new shoots to keep growth close to the trunk

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1,5 years ago, during a huge hail storm, half the tree broke off.. (4cm wide hail does that to a tree)
but the tree recovered and soon a natural shari appeared

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this winter i dug it out and have a "nice" looking pre-bonsai

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still have to style it but a lot of stuff i can go for..

Note to self: Make friends with Cronic

hehe..

well.. i did some minor styling on it (don't have pictures)
but in any case i have me a larch of about 50cm high and a good 4-5cm wide at the base... for 4€

fun thing about this is, i know almost the complete history of the tree, which will be a cool thing if i'm able to turn it into a nice bonsai one day

BonsaiLearner wrote:

Note to self: Make friends with Cronic

Good idea. And with Leatherback, I heard he has loads of seedlings.

Cronic wrote:

i know almost the complete history of the tree, which will be a cool thing if i'm able to turn it into a nice bonsai one day

Agreed, that's one of the main attractions to growing bonsai from seed, too.

Auk wrote:

And with Leatherback, I heard he has loads of seedlings.

I heard that somewhere, too

oh, and congrats on 1500 posts, Auk

BonsaiLearner wrote:

oh, and congrats on 1500 posts, Auk

I wouldn't have noticed that myself. Thanks

Auk wrote:

BonsaiLearner wrote:

oh, and congrats on 1500 posts, Auk

I wouldn't have noticed that myself. Thanks

Hm.. Is the number of posts something to be congratulated with, or pitied for..?

leatherback wrote:

Hm.. Is the number of posts something to be congratulated with, or pitied for..?

I know. I don't have a life.

Larch are great trees to start in the garden! So much growth and ability to withstand all types of adversity from nature. You will enjoy this tree for many years to come!

Wilson wrote:

Larch are great trees to start in the garden! So much growth and ability to withstand all types of adversity from nature. You will enjoy this tree for many years to come!

yup.. enjoy it for years or sell it at an x20 profit margin