I have a pine (either loblolly or long-needle, can't tell yet) seedling, about 2 feet tall, coming up beautifully in the middle of a bed of (don't know the correct name) that creeping ground cover type spruce. I'd love to let it grow, and get rid of the birch that's about 4 feet away from it eventually, but DH wants to keep the birch. He suggested I leave the pine in the ground and keep it trimmed and pruned as an in-ground bonsai. Anyone ever done this? Seems like a neat idea, and would look great as a 'specimen' plant.