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Pine Management Theory

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Hi,

I stumbled across these 13 articles on Pine Management Theory on the Colorado Rocky Mountain Bonsai website. I am still reading them but they seem well written and worth a read and I thought they are worth sharing on this forum. Enjoy.

https://rockymtnbonsai.com/index.php/bo ... nt-theory/
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Thanks for sharing Mark, I’ll have a read through and learn a few things!
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TimS wrote: September 25th, 2019, 2:12 pm Thanks for sharing Mark, I’ll have a read through and learn a few things!
Wait a minute ... you don't have pines!! :o :P
Maybe you're getting dragged back in!! :lol: :hooray:
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Ryceman3 wrote: September 25th, 2019, 5:07 pm
TimS wrote: September 25th, 2019, 2:12 pm Thanks for sharing Mark, I’ll have a read through and learn a few things!
Wait a minute ... you don't have pines!! :o :P
Maybe you're getting dragged back in!! :lol: :hooray:
I don't have pines because they don't grow like deciduous which is what i'm familiar with; the first part said exactly that and shamed me straight up :lol:

I do like pines, i just always forgot to work on them at the correct times and they got away from me, then i had to cut them back hard. The result being they always looked like they were in development which had the double effect of making me less interested. It was like a ouroboros snake -> looked crap becuase they were -> never worked out how to grow them correctly -> let them get too bushy -> looked crap -> cut them back hard -> Looked crap -> repeat :whistle:

Even though i won't be rushing to fill the bench space with pines anytime soon, I like learning new things. Also it seemed like a pretty clearly written article which would be useful for may people so it was a good thing to share regardless :tu:

I've got enough on my hand with an aphid attack at the moment without tackling pines again!
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Thanks for the link Mark. I''ve just downloaded all the pages except no.7 which for some reason doesn't open. A lot of easy to read info there. I'll print it all off and sit down and read at leisure. :tu:
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You're welcome Frank. Yes, Part 7 seems to be missing - If I get a chance I'll send the Rocky Mountain Team a courtesy note - they may not be aware that the link is broken. Cheers, Mark
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Raging Bull wrote: September 25th, 2019, 9:24 pm Thanks for the link Mark. I''ve just downloaded all the pages except no.7 which for some reason doesn't open. A lot of easy to read info there. I'll print it all off and sit down and read at leisure. :tu:
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MJL wrote: September 26th, 2019, 6:21 am You're welcome Frank. Yes, Part 7 seems to be missing - If I get a chance I'll send the Rocky Mountain Team a courtesy note - they may not be aware that the link is broken. Cheers, Mark
Hi, This is ROCKYMTNBONSAI and I saw that a lot of you from this board have been accessing my website looking at Pine Management Theories. I do not have Part 7 and have looked everywhere for it. These articles were written by a person who posted them on a website that no longer has them. I managed to retrieve all of the articles but Part 7 was missing. I would download and save these articles if I were you. Should I happen to get run over by a bus and die, these articles will be deleted when my website gets shut down. I did have Part 7 once right up until the PC died and it was on an external hard drive to, right up until it died. I may try to retrieve the information from the external hard drive. Might make for a good project during some blizard?

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Hey Lost2301,
Thanks for the update and your website. Keep safe (and warm) in those blizzards!
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International Bonsai Master Larry Jackel was able to provide me with a copy of Pine Mangement Theory Part 7. I have uploaded the article to my website. The series of 13 articles are now complete. I would download them all for safe keeping before they disappear for some unknown reason.

https://rockymtnbonsai.com/index.php/bo ... eview=true

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Here is the correct link to the Pine Management Theory page. The above link does work for some reason.

https://rockymtnbonsai.com/index.php/bo ... nt-theory/
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Hi Lost2301,
What was lost is now found! Perhaps your username could be Found1701.
Thank you for these articles and to Larry and especially Mr Cloyd for passing on such knowledge. I am new to pines and this information is very informative. As it happens, most of my stock is in development / not refinement but these articles are wonderful nonetheless. Thanks for posting on your website.


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MJL wrote: January 19th, 2020, 7:54 pm Hi Lost2301,
What was lost is now found! Perhaps your username could be Found1701.Image
Thank you for these articles and to Larry and especially Mr Cloyd for passing on such knowledge. I am new to pines and this information is very informative. As it happens, most of my stock is in development / not refinement but these articles are wonderful nonetheless. Thanks for posting on your website.Image


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I like your thinking. Jonus Dupuich posts a lot on developing pines. Here is a link to one of his recent articles. You can subscribe to his blog to get updates as he posts them.

https://bonsaitonight.com/2019/12/24/cu ... cade-pine/
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