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treebeard55 · 03-25-2009, 04:53 PM

D, there are no bonsai studios for at least 100 miles in any direction! A local garden center would probably let me overwinter trees there, but I've never felt the need to ask. It's not that I don't have space for half-hardy trees, but that space is limited.

As for white -- 5-needle -- pines ... right now, for no reason I could give you, I prefer black and red pines. But it's probably safe to say that sooner or later, I'll expand my scope to include white pines as well. I understand that Japanese white pine are a tad more cold-hardy than JBP.

I've seen some very nice Japanese whites as bonsai: a JWP at the National Collection in Washington DC literally almost stopped me in my tracks when I first saw it. That tree was a gift from Japan, and was 350 years old when given to us in 1976. Still going strong, to my knowledge.

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treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	D, there are no bonsai studios for at least 100 miles in any direction! A local garden center would probably let me overwinter trees there, but I've never felt the need to ask. It's not that I don't have space for half-hardy trees, but that space is limited. As for white -- 5-needle -- pines ... right now, for no reason I could give you, I prefer black and red pines. But it's probably safe to say that sooner or later, I'll expand my scope to include white pines as well. I understand that Japanese white pine are a tad more cold-hardy than JBP. I've seen some very nice Japanese whites as bonsai: a JWP at the National Collection in Washington DC literally almost stopped me in my tracks when I first saw it. That tree was a gift from Japan, and was 350 years old when given to us in 1976. Still going strong, to my knowledge. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.