FredL

This Spring will be my second since starting over in a new location with a climate quite different from what I was used to in the past and very different native trees to work with. Last year, I collected quite alot of material very quickly and started a number of trees from seed. This Spring, I'll be doing alot of work with seedlings and material collected in the Fall a year ago as well as collecting some more trees, but much more selectively than over the past 18 months. I'll be concentrating on collecting some decent Eastern Red Cedars, Short Leaf Pines, Chickasaw Plums and Winged Elms. Most of my trees will be in grow boxes or grow beds, but I think there are a few that may be ready for styling and potting in Bonsai pots.

I'm very excited about Spring coming!

I am curious about what others without mature collections are doing this Spring and even more curious how folks with mature collections would go about starting over if they were somehow placed in that position. Also, starting from scratch without access to mature bonsai, how long they think it would take them to get to a reasonable collection of presentable (not necessarily World Class) Bonsai. And what the critical strategies to minimize the time would be.

Thanks for any replies, Fred

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