After the death of my first poorly planted beech, as can be seen here at: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bonsai/gal0916335417849.html?5, I found a new, very good looking young beech in my woods, dug it up and planted it in a pot. After having in a humidity tray giving it continuous water for a few days, it came to life and dramatically grew, 3-6 inches or so! In addition, NATURAL, may I say, NATURAL MOSS, as in not planted by me started growing:

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as well as excelent nebari.:

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I loved the double trunks when I collected it:

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and plan to keep it in the design. You can see from an overhead view how much the branches have spread out, again, about 3-6 inches more than when I collected it.:

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And here is the whole tree! I think it makes great bonsai stock, and in fact looks good already! Let me know what you think. Thank you for any comments!

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