Slab Planting for a large 40yr old JWP

rmuniz007

OK, I got the MUCK part ( I hope)....I have these JWP that has not been repotted for a long time (about 5-7 years). From what I can tell, the slab doesn't have any drainage holes. The JWP has been on the slab for at least 10-15 years. The JWP is about 45 years old and it was imported. My question is that JWP prefers drier conditions compare to other pines. Therefore, cracks in the MUCK wouldn't harm the JWP? My other question is that how do I know when will the JWP will need water? Though the MUCK might be moisted how will I know that the inside is being water correctly?

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Bonsainut

R Mun,
Lots of questions and sounds like a lot of work. Why don't you let me take that off your hands and trade you a nice new pine for it??

Let me summarize and you say if correct.

-You recieved this Black pine on a slab, you don't know its history
- you are not sure If you are watering enough because of cracks in the edges of the muck.


A photo would help.

First don't repot now. Also don't error on too little water. Black pine can survive with low water conditions because it is a tough tree but it likes water and it likes its foliage watered too.

I'm reminded of a Rock planting I saw at Carl Young's nursery some time ago. He had a $10,000 price tag on it. He kept it wet in summer with a 5 gallon bucket suspended above it, with several quarter inch tubes coming out of it with low flow drippers on them.

Good luck, post a photo if you can. More suggestions will follow, party on.

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