Stockgington1956
Seed
Hi everyone,
This is my first post and my first experience with bonsai. I recently bought a Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) and would like to style this to make a bonsai tree. I live in Stockholm, Sweden and came to the conclusion I am in "hardiness" zone 7 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone and USDA zones.
I have read it has similar properties to a scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and will produce candles once a year. My pine bonsai will be on my balcony and will be exposed to sunlight 13-19 during the days (2pm-7pm).
Here are 3 images of my pine. The trunk at the bottom has a diameter of about 2.5 cm.
1. Spring is here and summer is approaching. What is the best strategy, should I both prune and repot or just repot or just prune? When I say repot I mean put into a smaller bonsai pot.
2. What about the candles, they are starting to get brown. Should I pinch them off just above the new pine needles and keep 2 per end of branch?
3. How should I prune this, I guess this question is up to me but I want some advice if I am going in a good direction. I want to have a slanted, upright, informal design, see last image. Which one do you suggest for this tree?
Cheers!
This is my first post and my first experience with bonsai. I recently bought a Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) and would like to style this to make a bonsai tree. I live in Stockholm, Sweden and came to the conclusion I am in "hardiness" zone 7 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone and USDA zones.
I have read it has similar properties to a scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and will produce candles once a year. My pine bonsai will be on my balcony and will be exposed to sunlight 13-19 during the days (2pm-7pm).
Here are 3 images of my pine. The trunk at the bottom has a diameter of about 2.5 cm.
1. Spring is here and summer is approaching. What is the best strategy, should I both prune and repot or just repot or just prune? When I say repot I mean put into a smaller bonsai pot.
2. What about the candles, they are starting to get brown. Should I pinch them off just above the new pine needles and keep 2 per end of branch?
3. How should I prune this, I guess this question is up to me but I want some advice if I am going in a good direction. I want to have a slanted, upright, informal design, see last image. Which one do you suggest for this tree?
Cheers!