Pinus Nigra "Nigra" Group

[alpineart]

I threw this together this morning , lost the inspiration and motivation over the last 12 months so its time to get the lead out and do my bit . These were collected last year from memory and have grown excellent root breaching the big pots. They were sitting in this bonsai pot

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with my scoria mix around the bottom of the plastic pots .

A quick foliage and root trim

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, slipped out of the plastic and into the bonsai pot , unfortunately i had to gently bare root them in order to sort out the tangled roots

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. They should survive

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and will get a basic wiring over the coming months

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. The main tree will be close to 1 metre high when wired with a new leader , the other 2 will be reduced .The training pot is 700 x 450 x 200 just to give an idea of the size . Time will tell if they grow or not .

Cheerrs Alpineart

[Andrew F]

I threw this together this morning , lost the inspiration and motivation over the last 12 months so its time to get the lead out and do my bit . These were collected last year from memory and have grown excellent root breaching the big pots. They were sitting in this bonsai pot

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with my scoria mix around the bottom of the plastic pots .

A quick foliage and root trim

P1070367.JPG

, slipped out of the plastic and into the bonsai pot , unfortunately i had to gently bare root them in order to sort out the tangled roots

P1070370.JPG

. They should survive

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and will get a basic wiring over the coming months

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. The main tree will be close to 1 metre high when wired with a new leader , the other 2 will be reduced .The training pot is 700 x 450 x 200 just to give an idea of the size . Time will tell if they grow or not .

Cheerrs Alpineart

Looks great mate, i know the feelings too " lost the inspiration and motivation over the last 12 months" but the bug bites hard mate, you'll be back to 24/7 bonsai mode in no time hhahaha

[boom64]

Hi Alpineart , Good to see you at it again .I am sure with the warmer weather around the corner you will be up to your old tricks again. Cheers John.

[alpineart]

Hi AndrewF, mate its been too long and hard to get any progress on top of most of my material . Good thing is it closer to yamadori with better developed roots so whats left stands a better chance of survival .

Hi Boom64 , mate i'm downsizing believe it or not , with 30% of my stock dead , i don't think i will be in a hurry to replace it with any more candidates . Need to look at the material i have and work it too the hilt , definitely intend to keep pushing the boundaries as before , just not in the collecting department .

Cheers Guys . Alpine

[alpineart]

Trying to fire on all cylinders but things are slow . Got some slings and wire on these but its only the start .

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New leaders are set and i will let it live on of die off over the next growing season . Might pluck a few needles here and there over time .

Cheers Alpineart

[rudy]

Hi Alpineart,

Love the pot and the planting, can you tell me the dimentions of the pot and where i can get something like that. I'm looking for something just like it but about 86cm long.
Regards
Rudy

[alpineart]

Hi Alpineart,

Love the pot and the planting, can you tell me the dimentions of the pot and where i can get something like that. I'm looking for something just like it but about 86cm long.
Regards
Rudy

Hi Rudy , mate the dimension are as above 700x 450 x 200 , this pot along with many other were part of a deal i put together with a few members and a private chap whom i had purchased material off previously . No more available of this size it was a one-off , u-beaut deal . If your looking pots , place an add in for sale or wanted section at the bottom of the topics and i'm sure some guys here will know where to source them in Melbourne .

Cheers .Alpine

[alpineart]

With the loss of one tree i decided to slip pot this into a more managable training pot .

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Plenty of roots so it was a quick job , wiring will take place later .I dont have another tree to replace the lost one so it will remain a two tree group .

Cheers Alpineart

[alpineart]

Been a while since this was re-potted into this round bowl pot {only pot big enough at the time} and left to its own to grow on

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. Its a 2 man lift so it just sits on a turntable and rotated monthly . With the help of my son we lifted it into the pergola , in need of a tidy up and wire job I spent the last couple of nights and this morning {gently as I can } needle plucking

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, trimming , bending

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and wiring into shape

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. I will gradually adjust the turnbuckles over the next few months to increase the movement . The pot is 550mm in diameter and the main trunk has been reduced down to 850 mm . This will be re-potted over winter most likely onto a hand made purpose built slab . More happy with the progress and result to date .

Cheers . Alpineart

[Jag001]

Looking good!
cheers
Jeff

[bodhidharma]

Missed this Alp's. Pinus Nigra's are a pleasure to work with aren't they ? This will end a nice composition.

[alpineart]

Hi Jag001, thanks mate ,it can only improve from here .

Hi Bodhi, these are a real pleasure to own and work . I have Nigra Austriaca , Nigra Nigra and Nigra Maratima here , much hardier the the JBP and can handle my abuse and neglect at the same time . I have re-wired around 20 various Nigra's today , all for the future , need to finish them off with another 20 -30 to go .

Cheers Guys . Alpine