Black Pine
- Jon Chown
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Black Pine
While I am by no means completly o'fey with the growth and training habits of this difficult species. I am having a go and learning along the way.
Yours in Bonsai
Jon
Yours in Bonsai
Jon
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Re: Black Pine
Good start there john, keep up the year round maintenance on this one and it will be a good tree in future.
Regards Antonio:
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Re: Black Pine
The only thing that I can contribute here is a semi-cascade.
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My name is Don. I'm a UK nutter and bonsaiholic but I'm on medication (when I can find the tablets)
ad sum ard labor.
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- Jon Chown
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Re: Black Pine
Wow! That's really nice Stymie - Is that one of yours and if so was it a collected tree?
Jon
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Re: Black Pine
Nice Jon! Looks very similar to one of mine however I have been able to reduce the needle length over the last couple of years.
Stymie, that's awesome! Please tell us more about it!
S.
Stymie, that's awesome! Please tell us more about it!
S.
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Re: Black Pine
Hi Jon,
I like your tree. It has more than enough branches for informal upright style.
Hi stymie,
What a manificient black pine you have! I do not believe I have seen one of that quality in Melbourne yet.
Would you please tell us more about the history of this pine? I would appreciate that very much.
Best regards,
Viet.
I like your tree. It has more than enough branches for informal upright style.
Hi stymie,
What a manificient black pine you have! I do not believe I have seen one of that quality in Melbourne yet.
Would you please tell us more about the history of this pine? I would appreciate that very much.
Best regards,
Viet.
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Re: Black Pine
Jon. I assume that it was collected originally but not by me. It was also most likely to have been imported. The deadwood is very natural looking but the branch tips have to be wired upwards on a regular schedule. I can't give any indication of it's true age. It was sold by an old gentleman who had it for many years and never took it to a show.
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Re: Black Pine
Here's one of my JBP's that I have been working on for almost 3 years.
It's nothing special but give it 30 to 40 years and it may be
Steven
It's nothing special but give it 30 to 40 years and it may be
Steven
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Re: Black Pine
Heres a black pine i've been working on, also nothing special but it is a "learning tree"
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Treat 'em mean, keep 'em green.
Treat 'em mean, keep 'em green.
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Re: Black Pine
Amazing transformation in such little time Steven!AusBonsai wrote:Here's one of my JBP's that I have been working on for almost 3 years.
It's nothing special but give it 30 to 40 years and it may be
Steven
Are you going to grow a sacrifice branch to thicken the trunk? or put it in a larger pot (or ground) for a few years? I only have one pine,and not much experience, but from what i read, that would be the fastest way to produce a thicken trunk. The 30 - 40 year expectation might be lowered a bit...
JayC
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Re: Black Pine
Thanks JayC,
The leader is sacrificial and I potted it up into the one it is in only a few months ago. It was hammered by the hail we has in Sydney a couple of weeks ago as did the JB Pines in my garden.
S.
The leader is sacrificial and I potted it up into the one it is in only a few months ago. It was hammered by the hail we has in Sydney a couple of weeks ago as did the JB Pines in my garden.
S.
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Re: Black Pine
nice progress on that one steven, should be a champ in the near future.
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Re: Black Pine
Jon, and anyone else interested in growing Black Pines - I put a link to an article in Viet's post "Black Pine (1)" regarding needle reduction and foliage control. The author is Julian Adams, and the article appeared in International Bonsai, 2005, No. 2 pp. 17-21. I found it helpful, but you're probably much more experienced than I in growing these trees. It may be of interest to some, though. It is, of course, northern hemisphere, but he does stipulate seasons rather than months! Apologies if you've already seen it.
Nice trees, by the way, all of you.
Scorpio
Nice trees, by the way, all of you.
Scorpio
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Re: Black Pine
I have learned to respect the words of Harry Harrington and submit this link to his ideas in pine refinement.
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATPine%20Pruning.html
A look at the full site will reveal other succulent information.
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATPine%20Pruning.html
A look at the full site will reveal other succulent information.
My name is Don. I'm a UK nutter and bonsaiholic but I'm on medication (when I can find the tablets)
ad sum ard labor.
ad sum ard labor.