tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post3925311794986451956..comments2024-03-16T07:40:23.437-07:00Comments on Earth Work: Pine cones, old and newMark Smalleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-7968488969922536002013-05-15T05:42:42.521-07:002013-05-15T05:42:42.521-07:00Thanks, Linda. Yes, that is an idea, or firing the...Thanks, Linda. Yes, that is an idea, or firing the dead leaves in a saggar may be interesting too. I will take another shot of the whole tree..the one I took today didn't come out well..then it started pouring down! The cones are very small, only about 2 cms tall. Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-55327484215175826542013-05-15T05:00:20.866-07:002013-05-15T05:00:20.866-07:00those cones and leaves would make some nice textur...those cones and leaves would make some nice texture on pots. I've heard it said oak trees know when to put forth their leaves after the last frost. Hope you show a distant photo of the larch to see the scale and shape.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-49342528332101319212013-05-15T04:48:57.557-07:002013-05-15T04:48:57.557-07:00That's interesting, Sam. All my bonsais here a...That's interesting, Sam. All my bonsais here are kept out-doors in the garden (hence I've lost a few from frost)..and the oak tree is always the last to come back to life after winter.Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408256548635370709.post-11283280747435227512013-05-15T04:15:17.914-07:002013-05-15T04:15:17.914-07:00Have you noticed that these coniferous bonsai are ...Have you noticed that these coniferous bonsai are on the same schedule as their outdoor friends? My yew put out a new flush of growth the same week as the ones outdoors. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853318053618422097noreply@blogger.com