Late in the autumn 90, I dough these two plants in a rocky area close to Gothenburg where apartments were under construction. Today, I would never consider this kind of material as suitable raw stock for bonsai.

They grew in shallow soil on top of flat rock, the natural composition was according to the left picture. I planted them directly in garden beds but they were transferred to the wooden box the following spring. At the end of June 91, during a working session at the Swedish bonsai society I created the basic shape. All new shots were reduces by half, everything was wired, the front rotated 45 degrees and a wind swept shape was created.

During the rest of the year, the plants grew very well and I learned just how fast wire can bite into the bark at the end of the summer when pines seem to fatten up the highest rate.