ADVERTISEMENT My First Encounter with Pinus sylvestris For a long time, I thought Japanese Black Pine was the only proper bonsai pine. I assumed people who were serious about bonsai would only grow Pinus thunbergii, maybe White Pine at most. Scots Pine did not seem like a bonsai tree to me, only a wild tree … Continue reading Scots Pine Bonsai: The European Classic That Changed My Perspective on Pine Bonsai