japanese black pine

Hello Bonsai gurus, After the sad demise of my last pine (thread - https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/is-my-pine-dying.66907/), I eagerly wanted to try another one. I found an online store selling Japanese Black Pines (they are very rare here, and not available at most offline nurseries) and...

Greetings fellow Bonsai brethren, So we’re entering Winter season and Im getting ready to prune/ pinch the needles to make room for the new growth. I have 2 5 year old and about 8 2 year old JBP. Can someone point me in the right direction and tell me if Should I remove all of the needles down...

I have some seeds for Japanese Black Pine. I got them early so that I can prep them for winter using the best suggestions found here in the Bonsai Nut House. From what my little feeble mind can come up with, you pop them in the fridge next to the southern sweet tea (Ok don't hate on me, its...

Hello, Bonsai Masters, I have scoured the threads and cannot find anything exactly like what I see on these pines. I have this browning on multiple saplings. Zone 8b (middle Georgia), happening since August on new emerging growth and some existing needles. Any pine sleuths know what’s up?

Hi everyone, new to the forum but have enjoyed following the conversations here for some time! I picked up a couple JBP 'yatsubusa' about 4' in 10 g pots from one of my local nurseries, for those local to BC, I think they might be from Pacific Northwest Propagators (at least the tag looks like...

Japanese Black Pine pre-bonsai growth and progress thread.

Hi all! I've got this bonsai a year ago and my main focus is keeping it healthy. I was very concerned because I'm in zone 9b in California and heat waves can be very unforgiving here, but so far it seems to be doing well. The tree is quite tall (40 inches) and the needles have been growing a...

How do the roots on this Japanese black pine look?

Hi Everyone, I just need ideas on styling this black pine. I'm new to all this and not sure if I picked a good starter or not. I'm also curious if I can make it grow on a large rock or not. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Similar to the other I posted, I ga e to make a choice that will cut off about 1/2 the tree either way. Suggestions on which branch to continue on as leader is greatly appreciated. One continues more vertical with the existing gently curve while the right makes a more dramatic cut and removing...

I picked up this Japanese Black Pine from House of Bonsai in Southern California. The nebari is about 3.5 inches and the tree is probably about 3.5 feet tall. In the late winter I'm planning to repot it into a grow box (probably 16"x16") with a better quality soil since it's basically in sand...

Hi All! I have a japanese black pine that I have planted in the ground in San Diego now nearing the end of fall. I'm hoping to keep it in the ground as niwaki. I was trying to create some curves, but the main trunk may be a little too thick. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to lop...

Hello guys! £70 for this cork bark, do you think it's a good deal? If not, how would you pick a cork bark bonsai? Do you think it's a good time (autumn) to be buying bonsai?

Went out in the garden after working all day and been busy. I noticed my JBP appears to be pushing new candles?? Should I be worried? I repotted it this spring due to a bad needlecast issue and having it in too big of a grow box that stayed too wet. I did no rootwork, basically just slip potted...

Hey All! Got a Japanese black pine from the nursery a month ago and planted it into the ground this summer. I planted it on a mound to help with drainage and have been watering ~ 3 days or so. It gets about 5-8h hours of sunlight a day. I got my soil tested and nutrients are plentiful with...

I've compiled 2 of my video's into 1 full video featuring a Japanese Black Pine I've been working on for some time!

Recently acquired a young (male, I assume) JBP that had flowered in between the time online pics were taken for sale and me receiving it. This means it has between 1-5 cm of missing needles on the lower parts of almost all its new shoots where the pollen-producing structures that develop in...

Hi, this is my first post in this forum since joined this forum in 2019 location: Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Found this forum by accident on google when I was searching for some information about sowing JBP seeds back in October 2019. Not knowing there’s a 6 years JBP contest, I was 20...

I picked this Japanese Black Pine up around 2 weeks ago. From what I see I have 2 options; 1. Keep it at it's current height and start developing/refining it. 2. Chop it roughly half way to create a shohin sized tree. Just looking for everyone's opinions as I'd be happy with either options, or...

Hi All, I have some 9 month old Japanese Black Pines and I am always wondering if I am watering them correctly. They are about 9 months old from seed, and they have varying degrees of browning, aside from one. I live in Texas, but it is winter so it is not very hot, and I water them every day...

Hi BonsaiNut crowd, Hoping to get some help from you as a new Bonsai owner. I’ve been growing this JBP from seed since Aug 2021, repotted in March 2022 as the roots were outgrowing the tiny seedling pot. It’s been healthy this entire time, but I went on holiday last Friday and came back Sunday...

I have this JPB I repotted 2 years ago. The right side of the tree is weaker than the top and left side. I need to do better job rotating the tree throughout the year. I'm looking to balance the tree's energy by pruning the stronger branches to previous 1 - 2 year(s) needles (see photo with...

I have a friend that has a ~6yo JBP that he has grown from seed. He has kept it inside in a bonsai pot forever. He now has a house he could put it outside and I've convinced him it would be best. I'm not sure if it would be better to move it now in our unusually warm and dry Seattle October...

Hi, I’ve recently acquired 30 or so JBP seedlings and have been reading up on the seedling cutting technique, my question is are these seedlings too old to cut and secondly, is it too late in the season to take them (it’s early autumn/fall here in the uk which is pretty mild and I don’t have...

Do I just have a JBP seedling with some interesting genetics that produce a yellowish coloration on the newest needles or is this something health-related? The 2 seedlings are planted in the same soil mix literally side-by-side in the same mesh bottom tray with downspout tubing risers. They...