Literati Ponderosa

[fourteener]

I bought this tree several years ago when someone retired and was selling of their trees. I got a nice deal at the end as they were ready to move and just do a clearance. It always had an issue with a weak branch. Finally I repotted it this spring. Not to start a fight but lots of mucky broken down akadama causing one root to be a goner. There is also a bunch of bark that just shed itself at the base of the tree. It will add to the comp when I get it cleaned and sulphered up. I'm also using a new front. With the dead branch gone I think it looks better this way.

I was a little nervous bare rooting this tree as it also had a case of winter burn, but sometimes the cure is so much better than it's current state that you should just go with the cure. It's seems to be sending out new candles very well. This is a case where nothing else bad should happen to this tree this year or it might be a goner. It's my task to get this tree growing hard and fast this summer.

 

[Jaberwky17]

Keep us posted. I have one very similar with some winter burn and unfortunately what seems to be a touch of fertilizer burn as well. Needles look exactly the same as yours so I'm looking forward to hear what you do.

 

[fourteener]

Keep us posted. I have one very similar with some winter burn and unfortunately what seems to be a touch of fertilizer burn as well. Needles look exactly the same as yours so I'm looking forward to hear what you do.

I have two Pondi with the winter burn issues. The needles can burn but the question is did the buds get burned out. So far I have great candles pushing even though the needles look horrible. Further proof of the idea that foliage is the strength of a juniper and roots are the strength of a pine. I just hope it doesn't stop pushing and quit .

 

[yenling83]

Nice tree!

 

[wireme]

It is a nice tree.

Winter burn? From the cold?

 

[fourteener]

It is a nice tree.

Winter burn? From the cold?

Winter burn is a combo of wind , cold, sun exposure. Evergreens continue to transpire water even in winter. The three above will cause that to happen. This winter was exceptionally cold for an extended time. I think a couple of my trees didn't get drifted in by snow and protected from sun and insulated from cold . A contained root system makes the problem worse as there are limited roots to draw water from. Water your pines well in the fall so their roots are storing as much water as possible.

One look at landscapes here will tell of a very cold winter. Lots of burned trees above the snow drift line.