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What's the general consensus on best after care for collected radiata pine?

Should all the needles be left on or trim the candles back a tad?

I've been keeping them in the shade and only light misting of needles.

Water very carefully,remember the root system will be in shock,don't water just because its hot for the sake of it like some here,keep sticking fingers in to see its staying moist,keep in the shade if just collected,sun light good,no direct sun yet,move out more and more as Autumn comes,misting is find,leave all foliage alone some will or might die off, sit on it for a year if growth looks healthy then,then you can play.
Take a pic now ,look at it in a year and let us see the growth,always here to help if needed

Anthony
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Will do, thanks Anthony.

Did you know that in Queensland we have...

Approximately 230 000 hectares of commercial timber plantations.
190 000 hectares of softwood plantations (Hoop Pine, Slash Pine, Caribbean Pine, Slash / Caribbean Pine hybrids, and some Radiata Pine).

I think you'll find most of the Pine seen growing on side of the road from Bris to Sunshine coast are slash pine. Pinus elliottii
But I had no idea they grew Pinus caribaea as well.

Tess at Bris North has said she doesnt think they make great specimens because the needle size does not reduce like black pines, but Id sure as hell like to give it a shot. JBP dont grow in SE QLD as well as more temperate climates and I'd love to see what these tropical species can do.

Reducing quite well,maybe little heavy in the head see what time brings ...cheers
Reset main branching and cleaned out

Wish these trees would grow in Indonesia, I really like this post from collected items to what it has become. Well done!!

Thanks Andreas,appreciate your comments.
Anthony

So good to see that we have options here in the heat. I wasn't sure that JBP would handle our conditions, but there sure are a lot of pine plantations around here!

On doing a google check on the different barks between radiata and slash pine, it looks like the trees I'm seeing the most of in my local area are definitely slash pines.

I'll keep an eye out for radiata pines though, thanks to your thread! Cheers Anthony! You've done wonders with your tree.

Thanks Mel

Unfortunately I can not help you with Slash Pine,no experience there,I have seen one or two online once looked quite good ,rumour says that they don't reduce as well as others pines.

If I was to try this type I would go for a taller tree,literati style(spin) with the sparse of green stuff for obvious reasons and appreciate it for what it is,I think alot us like to grow species of material not so much for great bonsai but love of material,i know i do,sand paper figs now there tough with there weird growing habits,probably my lack experience there but,anyway just some thoughts for you,maybe just maybe someone in forum can share there experience with this species . ....cheers

Cheers Anthony, I'll keep on the lookout.

I can hope that the slash pines are good for something, I guess, there are plenty of cones on the ground around the trees... so there might also be some worth digging from the road reserve too... will check it out! From the ones I"ve seen, yes, literati might just be the go.

Sandpaper figs apparently produce one of the tastiest figs around, according to the people at Daley's fruit tree nursery! I'm hoping to visit them one day in the next couple of months... will also check their figs out while I'm there.

I collected a tone of seeds from some raidiata pine cones near byron bay. When is a good time to propogate?

Hopefully a nurseryman will chime in and help you...might want to have a name so we can relate too and some manners,might just help you in getting responses..call me old school.

Anthony