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Hi All,

I have a few radiate Pines that where collected 2years ago, however I don’t have any Idea of how to grow and maintain them in order to get good ramification and smaller needles.

There is so much information out there on Japanese Black pines, however I have not managed to find anything on Radiatas.

Could someone please share a few tips, maintenance schedule and/or any experiences.

Thanks in advance

Cheers

Eugene

Hi Eugene

I don't know where you are located in Sydney but there is a great bonsai nursery in South sydney called Bonsai South. The owner of the nursery has written a very detailed book on going pines in sydney, its called Pine bonsai in the temperate climate. I have a copy of this book and think its fantastic! I recommend getting a copy, its a great read and a good excuse to go to a bonsai nursery

Cheers
Matt

matty-j wrote:Hi Eugene

I don't know where you are located in Sydney but there is a great bonsai nursery in South sydney called Bonsai South. The owner of the nursery has written a very detailed book on going pines in sydney, its called Pine bonsai in the temperate climate. I have a copy of this book and think its fantastic! I recommend getting a copy, its a great read and a good excuse to go to a bonsai nursery

Cheers
Matt

Hi Matt,

got the book...Great book... lots of info on japanese black pines...a few pictures of radiata pines.

not alot of info on radiata pine maintenace.

Cheers

Eugene

Eugene

In my experience the Radiata pine is much weaker than the J Black pine and you need to leave more needles/foliage on the tree than the black pine.

Make sure when you repot it that you also don't have too little foliage on the tree; the Radiata has a weak root system whereas the Black pine has a strong root system. The strength is in the needles rather than the roots.

Some people treat them the same as black pines but there were a lot of losses amongst Radiatas in Melbourne over the past few years.

They also have a shorter natural life span than the black pine so this is a guide.

They will have needles, buds, candle etc at different stages of growth all over the tree at the same time but this is natural.

Grant

Some of the best info I have read on Radiata, is on Jow's blog.

Check it out here:
http://nichigobonsai.com/?s=radiata
http://nichigobonsai.com/2011/03/15/pin ... echniques/
http://nichigobonsai.com/2011/03/31/pin ... hniques-2/
http://nichigobonsai.com/2011/04/06/pin ... ta-update/

Howdy All,

Just a bit of a bump to this thread. I am interested to know if there has been any further advice/knowledge re: Radiata (Monterey) pine? I see that Ryan Neil suggests approaching it similar to Ponderosa pine.

Any further updates on knowledge re: Radiata.

Cheers in advance.

Mark


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