JBP From Seed For The 1st Time - the force is not strong in this one

[Darth Masiah]

wired up one of the flats of 1 1/2yr olds. cleaned off nasty top soil and saw at least one nice circular root base. using #14 and #16 copper.



one more flat to go

 

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messing around with the 5yr olds, making sure those backbuds get plenty of light

 

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first pine we popped

 

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repotted into this setup 3/2022

can we make this bud the new leader?

ill have to try a graft where that branch broke

back buds popping out where ill be able to bifurcate branches close to the trunk.

 

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this one from 2019 was not a seedling cutting

 

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looking pretty good since post #79.

 

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repot time for the 2 year old seedling cuttings. first one i picked up is looking good.

 

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all these toots were pointing straight down, but it looked like i could make a nice circular root base instead of an exposed root style. trunk is so small i didn't want to screw it down on something, so i came up with this low pain, high impact solution:

 

[Makkusu]

Hi! This thread is amazing - I feel like you could singlehandedly be responsible for the future of the Japanese black pine species survival. I have three little one year old seedlings that I am planning to repot this year - what time of year would you recommend? I see conflicting advice online

 

[Darth Masiah]

I have three little one year old seedlings that I am planning to repot this year - what time of year would you recommend? I see conflicting advice online

I've had success with spring repotting. i wait till i notice the candles are starting to grow longer. usually the needles have already changed back from dormant purplish to green. nighttime temps are usually around mid 40°f. i try to catch them right before all the root tips are pushing white. waiting till after your area's last freeze doesn't hurt, either.
the post #131 was the last one of mine to get repotted.

 

[Darth Masiah]

lots of backbuds, looking really healthy this spring.

 

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may the 4th be with you, always