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Old 24-Jul-2005   #2
jloeschner
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Hmm...sounds like your "life-giving" baths may be doing just the opposite. Pines tend to like things on the dry side. Out of curiosity, since the picture appears to have been made indoors, are you keeping this tree inside? If so, then it really doesn't have much of a chance. It needs to be outside and allowed to dry out some between waterings. I highly recommend that you do some research on how to properly care for your tree before you do anything else with it (besides putting it outside and laying off the water...)

For example...my eastern white pine, which is still just a seedling planted in potting soil, sits in full sun in 100 degree F weather, and gets watered about once or twice a week at the VERY most. If I were to water this tree every day, it would die VERY quickly. Please keep in mind that this type of treatment may not work in your area of the world.

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John
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