Collecting in sand scrubs is easy digging . The only problem is the tap root.  I got a couple of Long leaf Pine and some Sand Pine.

The first few pics are Long leaf pine

I have small sand pines that I collected last year. These have good flexible leaders that will heal the final trunk chops.

Spongeman,

looks interesting. Please send the results are your efforts continue on. On our side we are testing the Caribbean/Honduran pine.

What is the red stuff - coconut fibre ?
Thanks for posting.
Good Day
Anthony

Spongemann,
[ have a real name ? ]

I kinda figured Puerto Rico. Yeah, my Brother-in -law [ Khaimraj ] is an IBCer from around 1998/1999, he does the designing, I just weed/water and help with the repotting [ as I just finished reminding Sorce  ] and the photography.

Here are two Caribbean pines, from seed.
Builder's gravel [ silica based ] 5mm and compost.

I will see about getting you two new images.
Both were just thinned and tested for training using the Japanese techniques for Black pines.
The little one in the image is a J.B.pine and J.B.pines grow easily down here.
Good Day
Anthony

Hi Anthony. My name is Jonathan.  I like the Pine tree. I am going to look around. Someone has to sell them here in Florida.My brother is very successful He wants to open a business with me . I want to open a nursery that sell grafted fruit trees,ornamental and bonsai stock. who knows mayhe in future. The fiber on my plants are palm tree fibers

Thank you Anthony. I have a lot to learn still before I could start a business. I got fruit trees and ornamentals in the bag. Bonsai not so much lol. I have small pines that are growing unchecked Florida pines take years to grow a reasonable trunk. I am new to pines now I'm  learning how to harvest  pine, understanding sap flow,and general aftercare. I want to join a club and get further into bonsai . And get out there and see how the nurseries work .I  going have to check out the Celtis it might be a introduced species in Puerto Rico. One thing I really want to do is graft Soursop onto a Pond Apple rootstock. Here in Florida there were grafts done and it worked fine but they didn't  see it as being profitable because it had a dwarfing effect.  They produced smaller trees and less fruit. That is on this year's bucket list. It'll be kinda big but that's ok.  Have you tried to bonsai The pride of Barbados caesalpinia pulcherrima or Flamboyan  DelonixRegia ? I have a few seedlings  from last year that should take off this year.

Hey Anthony, it's funny you brought up Pedro Morales. I ve been planning a trip to Wigerts in Fort Myers Florida but I want to go when Pedro will be there. He does classes at Wigerts. So I plan to take a day class and see what they have in stock. I alos want to stop by a flea Market out there that sells grafted fruit trees at great prices. I tried to reply to your reply three times and it didn't appear on the forum. But here goes four. Well as you know we Boricuas love the Delonix and I have to take a stab at it. I am yet to work on one but I think that Albizia j. is just as stubborn as a delonix. I've learned alot in the past year and I don't have problems with dieback of branches anymore because I overwinter them in a small walapini. And the leaves on one of my albizias  reduced last year to three inches long by an inch and a half wide . I have many seedlings going. I have Texas ebony ,Texas mountain laurel, pride of Barbados varieties, delonix, and lacebark elm among a few others. They are in pots still. I want to make a bigger walapini and plant the yearlings in the ground inside. Because right now the weather is going to drop to the  twenties and thirties. All my tropical trees in pots are in the walapini and the ones in the ground have blankets on them. I looked into the Celtis I and I didn't find any for p.r. But I will ask my uncle In P.R.  I am always open to any advice or tips from forum members. So don't be a stranger and feel free to throw some advice this way. Have a good night
Jonathan