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Emil,

Thanks for the great reply! I am going to read the article as soon as I squash my homework.

But I was able to find a research paper from the Alaska science forum and there trees that grow naturally are: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Most of the picking of trees is legal in Alaska as so much of it is public land I would like to use a local plant life if possible since learning can be painful.

I have a book on order from Amazon "The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping" hoping it will help me get started, but that is for indoor and mainly the summer since the rest of the year it will be 35 below.

I would like to be able to afford a green house the only problem I have is keeping it warm during the winter since we are on oil heating and right now that bill is running around 700 usd for two months of oil!

Thanks again for the help and I hope one of the local plant life will work.

Zach

6-Apr-2008	#4
alaskazach bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Apr-2008 Location: North Pole USDA Zone: 1 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4	Emil, Thanks for the great reply! I am going to read the article as soon as I squash my homework. But I was able to find a research paper from the Alaska science forum and there trees that grow naturally are: white spruce, black spruce, quaking aspen, balsam poplar, larch (tamarack) and paper birch. Most of the picking of trees is legal in Alaska as so much of it is public land I would like to use a local plant life if possible since learning can be painful. I have a book on order from Amazon "The Secret Techniques of Bonsai: A Guide to Starting, Raising, and Shaping" hoping it will help me get started, but that is for indoor and mainly the summer since the rest of the year it will be 35 below. I would like to be able to afford a green house the only problem I have is keeping it warm during the winter since we are on oil heating and right now that bill is running around 700 usd for two months of oil! Thanks again for the help and I hope one of the local plant life will work. Zach __________________ AlaskaZach Its finally warming up here in Alaska!