Poor little new trees that Andy bought. Andy calls them bonsai trees because their growth has been so stunted.
bonsai — an ornamental tree or shrub grown in a pot and artificially prevented from reaching its normal size.
The ones he bought are about 9″ high and one of the ones he planted on the land is about two feet high:
He thinks the new one is about four years old, and the old one is a year younger. I’m rooting for them both! The new one has a lot of roots, so it may take off, and Andy put hardware cloth around the old one to protect it from mice.
Fingers crossed for them all!
September 8, 2018
yes fingers crossed – and now Andy has data to collect on how the new trees fare in relationship to the originally inground…
Yes,
He’s hoping he will see a decent sized Ponderosa on the land before he dies. That may or may not happen, but at least he’s playing his part well.
I hope those little trees know we’re cheering for ALL of them!
Thank you!
They would be bonsai if they had been in pots for four years! The saving grace will be that their roots will be so strong that when allowed to grow they will do it rapidly and be stronger than their normally grown cousins.
I think the nursery is providing a good service for growing the trees. The hope is it will save Andy a couple of years.
Good luck little trees!
Thank you!
Hope the trees grow well! Now I’m feeling guilty for probably root-binding some dwarf fruit trees in half old whiskey barrels on my patio. The crowning blow was, unfortunately, they didn’t survive a few summers later after my husband’s unexpected death. I had to leave them unattended before I was able to set up a watering drip system when I had to go out-of-state for a period of time.
I don’t think you should feel bad about the trees if they got good care. Apparently part of the problem here was the little ones weren’t getting much sun because of the other taller trees around them. The nursery sells a variety of trees to landscapers, and some of the species are quite large. There isn’t a call for big Ponderosas, but they grow the little ones anyway and sell them at a reasonable price. I’m grateful they do it.
PS I’m sorry about your husband. 🙁