EWP gets a new pot today

[Japonicus]

Buds have elongated into candles on the move.
About 10 days ago i pulled all needles that were eager to come off (which was most), and left all needles that still weren't so sure they were ready to drop no matter how bad they looked.
I honestly did not expect it to survive to the moving part.
Figured as the buds began to swell that it would expend all reserves of energy traces and collapse.

Talk about spindly pom poms. The road is paved in that direction.

 

[Viridian Bonsai]

This is great to hear! Looks like it took a note from larches, haha! I'm surprised it was so resilient to come back from that.

 

[Japonicus]

Obviously I will be doing no candle pinching nor removal in congested areas to 2 candles this year. If it survives, candle pinching will resume next Spring.

 

[Paradox]

Obviously I will be doing no candle pinching nor removal in congested areas to 2 candles this year. If it survives, candle pinching will resume next Spring.

If you aren't, I'd also feed the tree a bit to help it with the growth since it has no needles. It's pushing all that growth on its reserves

 

[Japonicus]

Spot on advice
Concerned this tree would collapse trying to do just that (push new growth)...
This is the only JWP I've been fertilising. Not heavily, but on a weekly routine.

 

[Japonicus]

I REALLY need help eradicating the very deeply rooted dandelion.
In the past, even last year I used a small craft paint brush and applied broad leaf weed killer to all surfaces of the leaves.
It is between large, close roots on this drastically ugly nebari from hell.
Should i cover it with black plastic? It will still have plenty of air given its location.

Nebari from hell

I have few targeted root correctional plans for this EWP just wanted to share a couple pics after I got in there and dislodged a few deep rooted weeds before Winter, excavate some moss and pull the old needles. The roots have bark on them, has moss has lichen on top of that. The lack of...

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Heres a close up of the nebari

 

[Orion_metalhead]

What about injection into the tap root with a syringe through the top of the rosette? Maybe use something like... rubbing alcohol or vinegar if the broadleaf doesnt work. Other option is just continuously remove leaves until it weakens and dies.

Otherwise how has your tree fared with the needle extension?

 

[Japonicus]

What about injection into the tap root with a syringe through the top of the rosette? Maybe use something like... rubbing alcohol or vinegar if the broadleaf doesnt work. Other option is just continuously remove leaves until it weakens and dies.

Otherwise how has your tree fared with the needle extension?

Sorry @Orion_metalhead I'm just now seeing your post.
I've been picking the leaves, flush to the soil, and

last year I used a small craft paint brush and applied broad leaf weed killer to all surfaces of the leaves.

I misspoke. It was RoundUp not broad leaf killer
I wonder if that...naaaa, surely that would not replicate the disease and half brown needles, would it?
Too many other conifers especially pines had similar browning of needles with yellow bands.

I have a fair amount of back budding, and could this be a second flush already, or bud set?


Good reason not to wire this time of year






Now if my junipers survive the mite infestation, things will be on the up.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I have the same small "buds" - adventitious buds on my ewp.

 

[AridnaRobs]

Thank for sharing.

 

[Japonicus]

I have the same small "buds" - adventitious buds on my ewp.

EDIT I misunderstood your reply to the following question I think.

could this be a second flush already, or bud set?

A month ago or more, these buds did indeed open up (instead of pushing longer
typical 5" long needles) with both flushes having shorter needle than normal.
The 2nd flush is shorter than the 1st flush and that's fine by me, but...
will next years needles be normal, leaving this years unique and different from years to follow?
In 3 years it will all be replaced for the most part anyway, just an observation in the works.


These photos will be in another thread as well. I'm a happy camper with this one.
Now to get some wire on it next month or so.

 

[vancehanna]

Going to become a spectacular example of the specie!

 

[pandacular]

Glad this one pulled through! I'm looking forward to seeing it wired, the structure and density of the branches look like they are set up well to be wired into layers (clouds, if you're into that) and it would be wonderful. Maybe next year after some more recovery!

 

[Japonicus]

Glad this one pulled through! I'm looking forward to seeing it wired, the structure and density of the branches look like they are set up well to be wired into layers (clouds, if you're into that) and it would be wonderful. Maybe next year after some more recovery!

Actually it will show the legginess of the branches more.
WP (not back budding well) is one of those trees that you have to be wiring perpetually.
Whereas juniper can go in some cases a lifetime without wire though that unusual, but
you take the wire off, and in a short time, the branches are folding up.
WP not barking up for 30 years higher up in the tree is the main issue I have with WP vs wiring.
Hard to secure wires appeasing the bark.

 

[Japonicus]

Going to become a spectacular example of the specie!

Thanks Vance. Bottom branch is sacrificial right?
Pretty sure this is the tree in my thread ”Nebari from hell”.
I did some shari on the right root at some point.
The bark in the upper 1/3 is peeling off both sides of the tree which has me concerned.

 

[vancehanna]

I'd keep that lower branch.

 

[Japonicus]

Here we go again
This will probably be the end of this pine.
Good news the dandelion finally is controlled

 

[Paradox]

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Here we go again
This will probably be the end of this pine.
Good news the dandelion finally is controlled

 

[Japonicus]

I should've updated this thread 2 weeks ago, but now looks even more promising.
Remember about all the needles died off last year and had a second growth.
This year a large percentage of last years second growth has died.
Here comes this years first flush, and hopefully they'll stick around to do some good for the tree.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Hope it has a good year.