Help for Black Pine backbudding

[bonsai-max]

Much better! Well done.

Thank you for your support....

Excellent!!! So there is also hope for back buds on Pinus Nigra

Yes, I have several back budding in old wood.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Great thread.

 

[bonsai-max]

Great thread.

TY Sir

 

[bonsai-max]

I have one question, when you have a branch with 2 big bud on the end and several new small buds on the old wood, what is the best technic to give the small buds the best energy ?
Pinch the 2 big buds and leave the small untouched or leave all untouched and later in July cut back the 2 bigs leaving the small untouched ?

 

[Gabler]

I have one question, when you have a branch with 2 big bud on the end and several new small buds on the old wood, what is the best technic to give the small buds the best energy ?
Pinch the 2 big buds and leave the small untouched or leave all untouched and later in July cut back the 2 bigs leaving the small untouched ?

I would remove all but the two buds/candles you want to keep.

 

[bonsai-max]

I would remove all but the two buds/candles you want to keep.

At this moment i need green, so if possible I want to keep all the buds, and desperately needs this backbudding. I have fear that if I remove now the two big buds the plant doesn't have strength to grove the inside one.
Like this situation

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

The best technique in this particular case is to do nothing to the branch. Let all the growth run. In the fall if the inner buds are strong, cut back to them. If not, wait another year and cut back in fall.

Fertilize the tree well. But stick to one regime. And remember to use a time release during the winter.

Cheers
DSD sends

 

[bonsai-max]

And remember to use a time release during the winter.

You mean fertilizer ?

Thank you so much.....

 

[bonsai-max]

Energy is gaining momentum, back budding is growing.
I would say thank you to all the users that helped me to discover that is possible with a proper cultivation.
I will do energy balance only on the big candles, and again in Juli i will do a cut back but only on the last year strong grows.

 

[Shibui]

The small back buds are still way to undeveloped to cut back. Cut back to buds without needles can sometimes cause the entire branch to die and defeat your purpose.
If you are still seeing reasonable development in those back buds then everything is OK but, often, strong growing terminal shoots can suppress growth of those tiny buds so they may not develop. I get good results from weakening strong terminal buds to allow the inner buds to grow before chopping next year. Decandling the terminal shoot but leaving some needles will work. Cutting terminal candles in half to leave some old and some new needles will work. Removing one or more terminal shoots but leave at least 1 will also work. Basically, anything that weakens the terminal shoots but still keeps enough terminal growth to maintain sap flow will keep the branch alive but allow those small buds to develop.

 

[bonsai-max]

The small back buds are still way to undeveloped to cut back. Cut back to buds without needles can sometimes cause the entire branch to die and defeat your purpose.

I will not cut back totally, just cut back leaving 10-12 couple of needle of this season, in july.