Hi hoping you can advise a newbie with a pinus densiflora Jane kluis, I bought this from my local garden centre and have no idea where to start. Do I prune it and if so where? Or should I leave it to grow as it’s not very tall but it is quite dense. I feel that I should take one or two of the bottom branches off.
Advice please with this Pinus densiflora Jane kluis
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Wires_Guy_wires
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Nice starting material. The jane kluis variety has some more brittle wood than the regular version, so when bending that is something to keep in mind; stop if you hear a crack.
As for starting, right now it's dormant season. When that ends in early spring, you can think about repotting and sorting out the roots. Make sure you don't cut anything, but do align them in a circle if you can. Not cutting means a faster rebound, and addressing the root base early on will set you up for a nice nebari.
Get a good bonsai soil and a lower pot before you start.
From there on forward, you check how it behaves. If it performs well in the spring and summer, you can start thinking of wiring in fall.
Nothing on this plant will cause any issues in the near (3 year) future, so I want to advise to keep everything on there. Lets say a branch is accidentally knocked off or wilts after the repot, then there's another to fall back to. If they're gone, that isn't an option anymore.
Good luck!
As for starting, right now it's dormant season. When that ends in early spring, you can think about repotting and sorting out the roots. Make sure you don't cut anything, but do align them in a circle if you can. Not cutting means a faster rebound, and addressing the root base early on will set you up for a nice nebari.
Get a good bonsai soil and a lower pot before you start.
From there on forward, you check how it behaves. If it performs well in the spring and summer, you can start thinking of wiring in fall.
Nothing on this plant will cause any issues in the near (3 year) future, so I want to advise to keep everything on there. Lets say a branch is accidentally knocked off or wilts after the repot, then there's another to fall back to. If they're gone, that isn't an option anymore.
Good luck!
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
With aligning them in a circle, I mean that ideally you want every root to point outwards.
This way you get even root growth all around the bottom of the trunk. If one side proves to be less ugly at some later point, you can rotate the tree to a position where it does look nice without having the root base as interference; if that looks good from all sides, you have 360° options.
This way you get even root growth all around the bottom of the trunk. If one side proves to be less ugly at some later point, you can rotate the tree to a position where it does look nice without having the root base as interference; if that looks good from all sides, you have 360° options.
Wulfskaar
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I have some pines about the same size that I grew from seeds. At this point, my main focus is to gain trunk thickness, which means not pruning and letting it grow. Low branches are good to have for now. They will help the trunk below them thicken, and may be options for branches down the line.
Also, make sure it lives outside!
Also, make sure it lives outside!
