Red Pine
Posted: April 7th, 2020, 1:38 pm
This red pine is a good example of what you should not do with this species - that is - water it too much or feed it too often.
As you can see, it leads to succulent and course growth (1) were you are looking for finer growth (2)
Infrequent water and mild starvation is key with red pine - if you want it to look like a red pine that is. Next repot will be into a clay pot barely big enough to hold the roots and not repotting more often than every 4 years. It will start to look nice when the upper branches develop that beautiful red pine bark. That will take another few years I'm guessing. Treating as above will hopefully speed this process along.
I also believe some Australian natives will benefit from the same kind of treatment once they are well developed.
As you can see, it leads to succulent and course growth (1) were you are looking for finer growth (2)
Infrequent water and mild starvation is key with red pine - if you want it to look like a red pine that is. Next repot will be into a clay pot barely big enough to hold the roots and not repotting more often than every 4 years. It will start to look nice when the upper branches develop that beautiful red pine bark. That will take another few years I'm guessing. Treating as above will hopefully speed this process along.
I also believe some Australian natives will benefit from the same kind of treatment once they are well developed.