Pinus Pinea and drastic root pruning - question

Bonsainut

Jur,
Glad you found a good deal on some trees. I.S. pine are really different then many other pines. They have two very distinct types of needles.

The juvenile form is light blue green as you know. the mature form is dark green slightly thinner then black pine and about the same length.

The fun thing about the tree is you can keep the juvenile foiliage on indefinitly if you want. In this case the tree is handled more like a juniper --in that you can pinch with thumb and forefinger the new growth rather than the candle prune-select buds- pull needles routine of the black pine.

As you pinch back the tips new buds will increase density. Take a toothbrush to the areas where the needles have withered. Just a touch of the brush and the old juvenile needles will clean off.

As the year goes on you will notice mature needles forming. Simply pill them as they appear.

As for repotting I have found they can go a long time between repots they dont produce alot of roots in a growing season and dont mind some crowding of the roots. I can only speak of warm climates but they dont seen to miss a beat even with the deepest of root cutback at repotting time.



In warm climates they continue to grow year around. Great for warm dry climates. In your area some winter protection may be required, Id say you are best equipped to know how to handle this.

For your nursery trees I would choose some branching and get a main trunk wire on to get some interesting trunk bends--- and you are done for the spring. Then go look for more good deals! Good luck

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Keep growing,---'Nut



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