LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
I was curious how much you removed. Repotting Pines gives me a bit of a pause......I always seem to take to much off and kill the random tree.....
My First JBP
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Grant Hamby
Shohin
I was curious how much you removed. Repotting Pines gives me a bit of a pause......I always seem to take to much off and kill the random tree.....
I think this thing makes me more nervous than any of my others, haha. Because of that, I was pretty cautious with the roots. There was almost two inches of nursery soil on top, so once that was removed, I just raked the long roots out and trimmed them back, that's about it. I tried to keep as much original soil inside the root mass as I could.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Thanks for the follow-up!!
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Thanks for the follow-up!!
No problem! I'll be sure to keep this thread updated regularly.
namnhi
Masterpiece
From the photo, looks like the tree already started to grow... I see buds popping. Full sun from now on.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Some of those (if not all) were popped when I received the tree in the fall.
Yep. It looks like it was decandled too late in the season to produce a full flush of growth.
That's why I said not to decandle this year, let it grow a year and get strong.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Yeah I'm excited to get this one nice and healthy.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Quick update. Threw a couple teabags on there. This is a fairly balanced mix of blood meal, fish bone meal, and kelp meal. The buds are just now starting to pop. Several are coming up from the areas with tiny needles, from when the tree was decandled too late. I wasn't sure if buds would come from there or not.
Excited to see some healthy growth from this one.
Excited to see some healthy growth from this one.
Grant, are you planning to come to the Shohin show in June? Bring the tree and I'll help you with it.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
That would be incredible. I will try to make that happen.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Starting to see some healthy-looking growth on pretty much every branch. I'm hoping to have some good deep green foliage by the end of the season. Also, it's really hard not to buy pots that "might work for this tree someday" haha.
And @Adair M, I will definitely be at the show in June. I'll be sure and bring this tree.
And @Adair M, I will definitely be at the show in June. I'll be sure and bring this tree.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
If you site it in appropriate sunlight, the color will most likely be a little lighter green than you might be aiming for, I believe. A darker green tends to indicate a more shaded location. My "green" might be different from your "green" though..
Looks ready to throw some growth, nice!!!
As far as hardiness, well, I've had a few JBP for around four years up here and I've lost more Chinese Elms over that time than JBP's
Here's to your tree flourishing!!! And we'll be expecting your own version of "Bonsai and a Beer" interview with @Adair M !!!
Grant, it looks like it's popping a lot of needle buds! That's good! Because it looks like someone cut it back into old wood last year. When that's done, yes, you get backbudding and needle buds, but they're weaker than normal candles, and you shouldn't decandle them the first year. The good thing is you get lots of new growth, closer to the trunk than you had before.
So, patience! The tree has good potential, and it looks like it backbuds well. Keep applying the fertilizer, and don't mind the long needles.
So, patience! The tree has good potential, and it looks like it backbuds well. Keep applying the fertilizer, and don't mind the long needles.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Sounds great! I'm a little scared of decandling anyway. I'd rather have another year to study before I do it myself, haha. Jonas's blog has helped me understand the process a little more, but I've never actually done it.
Hi Grant.
Nothing you should. be scared of...
I've got two JBPs in development. They need to grow actually. Last year I wasn't patient and decandled one overgrown branch, two shoots... Then I could see how all the process and reaction of tree looks. If you have some terminal bud left from previous season and no branch elongation needed you can try it. Pine branches are very autonomous.
Nothing you should. be scared of...
I've got two JBPs in development. They need to grow actually. Last year I wasn't patient and decandled one overgrown branch, two shoots... Then I could see how all the process and reaction of tree looks. If you have some terminal bud left from previous season and no branch elongation needed you can try it. Pine branches are very autonomous.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
I've got cones showing up at the base of some candles, is it best to twist them off asap?
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Cool, thanks!
