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Every year around Thanksgiving they cut down the Christmas Trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. Some families leave a ring of branches as they are instructed to do, some do not. In any case they are cutting more than 99% of the available tree away, and most of the gosh darn things grow back every year, until they get too old, or just give up entirely.

I think the key is the age of the material and when the cutting is done. Cut at the right time, those roots are packed with starch and they are the food source. Cut when young, there is still a lot of dormant buds ready to be awakened, and the bark is not too thick to obstruct them. Of course the variety of pine probably matters too, but they have Scott's pine and Noble fir, spruce and such and they all seem to recover pretty darn well if you give them the chance.

Regards,

Matt

2-Sep-2002	#12
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	Every year around Thanksgiving they cut down the Christmas Trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. Some families leave a ring of branches as they are instructed to do, some do not. In any case they are cutting more than 99% of the available tree away, and most of the gosh darn things grow back every year, until they get too old, or just give up entirely. I think the key is the age of the material and when the cutting is done. Cut at the right time, those roots are packed with starch and they are the food source. Cut when young, there is still a lot of dormant buds ready to be awakened, and the bark is not too thick to obstruct them. Of course the variety of pine probably matters too, but they have Scott's pine and Noble fir, spruce and such and they all seem to recover pretty darn well if you give them the chance. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!