i have no experience in pines... need halp

13-Dec-2005	#1
ZenBonsai www.zen-bonsai.com Join Date: Oct-2005 Location: Rishpon Country: israel Posts: 39	i have no experience in pines... need halp hallo i have about ten years of bonsai experience but i have close to zero experience in pines becose they are not comon in nurcerys in israel. i need help in understending the way they grow... i found an old nurcery stock (very old) of pinus pinea and i need to know if i can cut the trunk and leave no needls or i must leave some branches? any halpful tips and info will be wellcomed thanks elon

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13-Dec-2005	#2
hansvanmeer bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: May-2005 Country: The Netherlands Posts: 956	Hi Elon, I am working on a thread abouth pine care, i will post it in a week or so! Maybe that will be off any help to you! Best wishes , Hans van Meer.

13-Dec-2005	#3
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,371	Until then, you might want to consider the fact that with most pines cutting back any growth to a point where there are no needles is the kiss of death. If you think you can trunk chop a Pine like you would an elm, which is how I read your original post, you will kill the tree. I know that this species of Pine is a bit different than its more temperate brothers but, the only person I know who does some great work with this tree is Ernie Kuo who does not post here often. By the way I grow mostly Pines but not this one. __________________ The only finished bonsai is a dead one; me 1992 MABA Des Moines Iowa

13-Dec-2005

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Quote:

The strong points are:

3. The bare branches bud back very easily if the terminal growth are pinched or pruned.

(Emphasis mine)

Those are Ernie's own words. I'm not sure if they apply exactly to your situation though. It'd be interesting to hear from someone with experience such as his.

WF

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Originally Posted by Sylvester McMonkey McBean

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13-Dec-2005	#5
JGamby713 bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: NW Oregon Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 239	Hi Zen, I highly suggest you go here http://www.stonelantern.com/bookspine.html and order this book. It will help you better than anyone can really explain here in a short period of time. I bought it and it did answer alot of questions I had. Good luck, Jason __________________ Jason's Bonsai Fun! www.oregonbonsai.com USDA Zone 8, NW Oregon

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