AusBonsai

i bought breakfast and allowed him to hang out with me thats enough. besides when me and him sit for a serious session beer's just the chaser.

only my mate tony could talk me into something like this , and yes i dont do bonsai, but like to live on the edge, ha ha

bonsaiaus wrote:only my mate tony could talk me into something like this , and yes i dont do bonsai, but like to live on the edge, ha ha

i dont believe it you posted on a bonsai forum!!! when i said you dont do bonsai i forgot to say that ya just a pedestrian that like to look at them and do own a couple that seem to be at my place more so than yours. bloody well pick up this one that has been sitting here styled for the last 8 months and drop the other one off for repot and style. now that you have made it official i owe you a maple to add to your collection, for ya good work last monday.

tony im waiting for the youtube clip

sorry mate hard to get good camera crews!

well well well 1 out of 4 looks like its gonna make it the chop top is doin well and the other 3 are continuing to yellow. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
a few of us went out and got some more chop tops. by special request im posting this one for a mate. this bad arse is for you pal, hope it puts a big smile on ya dial.

Mighty sized Pine there Antonio bad luck about the others not making it.

You might want to engage in some defoliation if you want them to survive.

All the pines i collected have passed on Except this last one which went through a different timing and procedure.

Firstly; let me mention that the plantation it came from was under siege from catterpillar's by October. munching away on all the new needles of the newly elongated candle's. Other than that What you see is what you get. Nothing else was cut away. This is how it was dug out on the 18th of Oct. 2009. The root ball with its original soil was kept in tact and only chopped back enough to fit in the box and filled back with my soil. Watering it as it needed, on an average of every 2 to 3 days. This tree is pushing growth very nicely now and in the heat it has had daily water. I have even started to give it some food in the last month. It has stayed in shade the whole time but does get some indirect sun in the mid to late afternoon. I will introduce it to more sun in mid Autumn. The biggest lesson learnt here was to never bare root a freshly collected radiata ever again and leave as much growth on it as possible.

These next few pics were taken today.
1st Comparing with a tree next to it that was collected a week before and bare rooted and two large crowns cut off the top. Big difference!!!


2nd and 3rd new growth pushing.

My biggest question is; Did the defloiation of the new needles by the catterpillar's have anything to do with its success??? Any info prior to this tells us that once the candles have opened its too late

Not sure Ant. The two I got on the same day (if this is dancing with bull horns ) are going the same but had no catapillar damage. Both root systems were dealt with the same as yours. One had 1/3 foilage cut off. The other left complete. Both are growing the same as yours.

Same goes for Els one but he took loads of foilage off his.

I have also collected some pines, they are going great with all the tips going a nice green and starting to push out new growth, so far so good, 4 out of 4

Jarrod wrote:Not sure Ant. The two I got on the same day (if this is dancing with bull horns ) are going the same but had no catapillar damage. Both root systems were dealt with the same as yours. One had 1/3 foilage cut off. The other left complete. Both are growing the same as yours.

Same goes for Els one but he took loads of foilage off his.

I dont think we were dancing! If i remember correctly we were struggling and sweating. yeah well what to say to that? Is it the fact that the root balls were left in tact??? Is that the one most important factor??? still

Not sure mate. I think it is the main factor.

If I remember correctly. I lifted the rootball slightly and danced around the hole till the half cut tap root snapped off

cheers

Jarrod wrote:Not sure mate. I think it is the main factor.

If I remember correctly. I lifted the rootball slightly and danced around the hole till the half cut tap root snapped off

cheers

OH yeah you were doin ring a ring a rosey Always a pleasure to dig with a tank like you!