sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Is it the first, or second one?
Sorce
Sorce
Should I get this pinion?
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aml1014
Masterpiece
I went with the second one with the central leader I'll post some pics when I get to work later
Txhorticulture
Chumono
I'm posting some pinion pics in a new thread give it a minute
aml1014
Masterpiece
aml1014
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Txhorticulture
Chumono
That's a nice one. Love the bark
aml1014
Masterpiece
That's one reason I choose this over the other one, lol now I just need to figure out how to reduce this thing over the years
aml1014
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aml1014
Masterpiece
UPDATE:
Not a very big growth spurt this year, but it did put out some long plump and healthy looking needles.
Plus I'm finding back budding!
For being a desert pine, these things sure can drink a TON of water. I water it every other day and it is in a 15 gallon pot with mostly clay!
Aaron
Not a very big growth spurt this year, but it did put out some long plump and healthy looking needles.
Plus I'm finding back budding!
For being a desert pine, these things sure can drink a TON of water. I water it every other day and it is in a 15 gallon pot with mostly clay!
Aaron
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
They will take water if offered. Every other day???? It is surprising to me that it is still alive. With the kind of heat you have you should be watering at least once a day if not twice. I suspect that a lot of Pines die in your part of the country due to underwatering. You can argue a desert environment all you like but when you put a tree into a pot all of that goes out the window.
aml1014
Masterpiece
Like I said it's in dense clay, I do check everything for water 3 times a day and this one normally gets it every other day, at which point it is still moist.
Aaron
PiñonJ
Omono
Looking good, Aaron. It's interesting, the back buds on wild trees are blue. Are all your adventitious buds the same color as your terminal buds? I'm still trying to get a collected piñon to survive, but I haven't been very careful about the root systems. I may have to give up on the land around my house and look for a place with natural rock basins, or at least higher rainfall.
DirkvanDreven
Shohin
I don't know this species. I looked it up at Wikipedia and found PINYON pine. This pine is said to be a single leaf pine. That is not what I see in the pictures of this spring?
Puzzled!
Puzzled!
aml1014
Masterpiece
That is pinus monophylla the single needle piñion. This is pinus edulis the regular piñion pine. There's several varieties, this one is the most common where I live. And pinyon is the white person way to spell it lol
Yeah, all of the adventitious buds are the same as the terminal buds. I have noticed what you're talking about on other piñion at work, not sure why mine are different lol
Aaron
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Probably because you have learned how to type a tilde. When you do that make sure you leave the "i" out before the "o" in Poinion. I really don't know what the difference is I have no experience with Pinion other than to drool over them from my travels out West over the last several years. Just be glad to have one or two or three or------ as many as possible. I think there is great potential in the tree is someone takes the initiative to master it.
I suspect with proper care and an aggresive fertilizing campaign the Pinion can be made into some really spectacular bonsai. The last time we were out West I tried to find nurseries that carried the tree to no avail.
I suspect with proper care and an aggresive fertilizing campaign the Pinion can be made into some really spectacular bonsai. The last time we were out West I tried to find nurseries that carried the tree to no avail.
aml1014
Masterpiece
It's somewhat tough even here to find any with potential. Theres one nursery here but they normally just have little seedlings. I have this big one and one other that's probably about 10years old. Yamadori is probably the best option for material. I just got an oak from this website http://www.chobonsaiyamadori.com/pines.html . There's some nice Pinion on there for a decent price, you should check them out.
Aaron
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
There is a down side to harvesting Yamadori: Pinions are notorious for bores.
aml1014
Masterpiece
That's true. The good Ole bark beetle. Every time I get a native plant I treat it with systemics and that does the trick, then a couple sprays of dormant oil in winter and spring. There's a lot of nasty bugs in the desert.
Aaron
YukiShiro
Chumono
Any update?
aml1014
Masterpiece
Not much has really changed (these things are awfully slow) but I did put a couple guy wires on lower branches to get them in their position. I plan on pruning maybe 1/3 off the top come January then let it be until spring 2018 when I'll repot into a smaller box. I'll post pics after work if you'd like?
Aaron
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