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Yenling,
Chris gives sage advice. I had written a long expose on this thread this morning, but my computer restarted and it was lost.

Don't read the books on how to grow black pines- learn from someone who knows. George M, Frank K over at Sonlight Nursery (OKBonsai), Boon, etc. The old japanese rapid growth techniques are falling out of favor because the bark gets out of scale and the wounds, as Chris states above, take decades to fix.

Healthy JBP grow like weeds and have to be managed. Hope this helps.

John

10-Apr-2008	#8
Vonsgardens Professional Amateur Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Arkansas Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: Hot Posts: 2,240	Yenling, Chris gives sage advice. I had written a long expose on this thread this morning, but my computer restarted and it was lost. Don't read the books on how to grow black pines- learn from someone who knows. George M, Frank K over at Sonlight Nursery (OKBonsai), Boon, etc. The old japanese rapid growth techniques are falling out of favor because the bark gets out of scale and the wounds, as Chris states above, take decades to fix. Healthy JBP grow like weeds and have to be managed. Hope this helps. John __________________ "Wiring is simple; However, it is not easy to do it right" Boon