Wulfskaar's Japanese Black Pine #2

[Wulfskaar]

I grew this from seed in September 2020, as part of a "bonsai seed" kit I got the previous Christmas. Then spent the next 4 years growing, repotting, and pruning candles to get branching early .

Sep 2020


Nov 2020


March 2021: Separated and potted.


March 2022: First candle extension.


March 2023: Second set of candles.


June 2023: Candles cut off below the candle. Wired wrong time of year.


Aug 2023: New growth from cut candles.


Feb 2024: Wire removed after biting in quite hard.


Apr 2024: Emergency repot after wind storm knocked over the whole rack.


May 2024: Weak candles.


Jun 2024: 3 biggest candles cut.


Aug 2024: New growth from cut candles.

 

[Wulfskaar]

March 2025: Repot (root over rock)

I think I screwed it up by not better securing the rock. Will take some work to fix in a couple years.





May 2025: Cut one candle to induce branching. The rest remain due to being short and because I want to start two sacrifice branches.

 

[Wulfskaar]

The rough plan:
I want to keep this one fairly small, reaching out off the rock.

This is what I hope it will look like by Aug 2026. We'll see.

 

[Japonicus]

Have a cigar pop, nice going
Missed when you put current wire on.

 

[Wulfskaar]

Have a cigar pop, nice going
Missed when you put current wire on.

I think I put that wire on in fall 2024. I plan to redo it this fall, as it's gaining thickness quickly and already has wire marks.

Also, thanks!