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NO! No Superthrive on pines.

The best thing you can do is dilute fish emulsion and let nature do what it does. Superthrive damages or kills the mycorrhizal fungi which grow with the roots of all pines (and many other trees).

See bonsaikc's web site as he has a great article on repotting pines and shows a well colonized pine root ball with the fungus present. You need this symbiotic relationship for the pine to continue to get better and prosper.

I'll post more on jins if needed later - I just wanted to catch you before you started using the Superthrive.

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There is unrest in the Forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

21-Aug-2007	#9
Graydon bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Apr-2006 Location: Lakeland - Florida Country: United States USDA Zone: 9A AHS Heat Zone: 11 Posts: 1,004	NO! No Superthrive on pines. The best thing you can do is dilute fish emulsion and let nature do what it does. Superthrive damages or kills the mycorrhizal fungi which grow with the roots of all pines (and many other trees). See bonsaikc's web site as he has a great article on repotting pines and shows a well colonized pine root ball with the fungus present. You need this symbiotic relationship for the pine to continue to get better and prosper. I'll post more on jins if needed later - I just wanted to catch you before you started using the Superthrive. __________________ There is unrest in the Forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas.