bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Elandan Gardens Project: Lodge Pole Pine Defoliation

Good job Ms. Vic!!! You are very lucky to be doing what you are for Dan. I am doing the same here in Oregon for a younger version of Dan. We have the ability to work on material that 99% of the people in American bonsai don't get a chance to work on. Soon you will take for granted the quality of material that you are playing with, it will happen!

Lodgepole is a very flexable pine and one can use aluminum wire with no problems. Ofcourse when you get into large thick branches you need guy wires like you would with copper... Lodgepole is a great species to work with, I collected a few beautys last year.... great trees for bonsai.

Keep up the good work Ms Vic, and hopefully we can meet in late June.

Jason

12-May-2007	#5
JGamby713 bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: NW Oregon Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 163	Good job Ms. Vic!!! You are very lucky to be doing what you are for Dan. I am doing the same here in Oregon for a younger version of Dan. We have the ability to work on material that 99% of the people in American bonsai don't get a chance to work on. Soon you will take for granted the quality of material that you are playing with, it will happen! Lodgepole is a very flexable pine and one can use aluminum wire with no problems. Ofcourse when you get into large thick branches you need guy wires like you would with copper... Lodgepole is a great species to work with, I collected a few beautys last year.... great trees for bonsai. Keep up the good work Ms Vic, and hopefully we can meet in late June. Jason __________________ Jason's Bonsai Fun! www.oregonbonsai.com USDA Zone 8, NW Oregon 1.20.09 Texas gets the villiage Idiot back!!!!