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23-Jun-2007
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Getting settled in Colorado -and a new Ponderosa Pine
Hi folks,
We're finally getting settled in to our new place near Ft. Collins. I've built two new growing benches along an existing fence (fence will eventually have to be replaced). The trees I brought along are settling in too. I did lose one tree and one pot (not Dale's) during the move. Naturally I couldn't resist picking up some material already too. Pic #4 shows a jack pine and pinyon pine I've bought to see how they behave. Pic #5 is a Ponderosa pine I found in a local nursery. They had 10 or 12 collected ponderosas, but couldnt tell me when they were collected. Since the price was right I took a chance on this one, figuring if it did well I'd go back for more. But upon examination at home it was clear that this tree was collected this year. It seems unethical to sell collected trees within a couple of months of collection. But, I knew I was taking a chance. So now that low price includes my taking the risk that it won't make it through the first season. The foliage looks good, and new candles are forming. However, there's not much in the way of roots. So, anything I should do with this newly collected Ponderosa? Aside from the usual, free-draining soil mix, protected from sun and wind, misting often? Cheers Brian
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23-Jun-2007
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bend me twist me
Join Date: Jul-2006
Location: melbourne
Country: australia
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it all looks good brian. i guess the ponderosa pushing candles is a good thing.hopefully the more candle coming the more roots . it certainly is nice material. if it was mine i wouldnt be touching it however i swear by seaweed tonic when im repotting and doin heavy root work. i tend to use 1/4 strength on a weekly basis.good luck with it all.
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23-Jun-2007
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Join Date: Jun-2007
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
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It looks great your pine Brian. I wouldn't touch it too, it takes a couple of years for a pine to completely take root.
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23-Jun-2007
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My experience is that if pines are going to die from the collecting itself, all the needles turn yellow pretty fast. Your tree looks quite healthy to me. The length of the needles say a lot about how much water the tree is able to absorb, so if the needles get long this year the roots are probably fine. I've collected pines that never seemed to wake up from dormancy and all the buds dried up and died. In the autumn new buds came along though and that particular tree is still alive, albeit weak. I totally agree though that it seems a bit irresponsible to sell trees so soon after collecting...
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