Newby Forest Planting Question

DLBirks

Hi all. I'm new to this forum and to bonsai. I've been reading all I can get my eyes on, both online and books from the library. bonsaiTALK has been a big help.
I think I'll be ready to select my first candidates (read victims) this spring. I would also like to try my hand at forest plantings. I have access to reletively inexpensive seedlings but I don't know if any of the species available will be OK for this use. I can get white pine, norway spruce, colorado blue spruce, red pine, sugar maple, redosier dogwood, burr oak, and redbud. The trees will be 12" and smaller in height. Will any of these be suitable for this project or will I be better off finding other species at another source?
Thanks

Advertisement

KZitzewitz

I do not know about the generalities of those species' growth habits,however if you have seen a forest of those kind of trees, they should work. Alot of trees work as forest plantings (and there is a book called Bonsai Landscapes by Peter Adams you should get/read). Any tree from a Ficus Benjimina to a Trident Maple, to a Spruce or Bamboo works. As longs as you can create an apealing vision to you, it will work.

__________________
--Kristopher

hooks

HelloDLBirks,

I'm also in the toledo area I am somewhat new to bonsai only 2 yrs. if you every wanna B.S. about bonsai or see what i'm working with let me know. If nothing else we can always learn from each others mistakes.

Tim vbmenu_register("postmenu_25028", true);