Hi everyone.
Today I was walking in the woods and discovered this tree in a marsh. I poked around and realized that it was growing in decayed leaves. I knew it would be easy to collect.....so I did.
I had to cut off one large root that was pretty long, but other than that the roots are intact.
I decided since I have lost a few trees this year, I'd replace one.

Looking good.

very interesting i can never tell between spruce and fir trees. im amazed it has done so well in a boggy area. thats a toughy on the styling tho

i'm leaning toward literati...it might work. If not, I'll just put it back in the woods where I found it. haha

now that i look at it again with most of the growth to one side a windswept style is an option

windswept is another great option. It'll be a few years. haha

yeah the windswept stlye is kinda tough. ive been working on a windswept ROR maple for 3 years now. the tree seems to fight back every year

Nice! Good find. I'm excited to see the progression

Valerie