Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 354) Cupressus species

Another seedling started for bonsai, I just have one of these little guys left, but it is already an attractive tree. I think it may be a Monterey cypress, but I don’t know for sure–the parent plant was not labeled.

This tree has blue-green needles and reddish bark, which make for a handsome combination.

Future plans for this tree are to wire it and prune, trim, and pinch it into an even stronger tree shape. I’ll also pot it on into a more substantial pot, which might keep it from tumbling over all the time, which it seems to do now whenever the wind blows.