jbp it was time

anttal63

ok a bloke goes off to have a sleep, comes back and there's a master sereies goin on, driven by no other than KK! thats what i like to see.

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Vonsgardens

Kong,
If you pull the needles correctly, you will not remove the buds. That is you pull them in the direction they point. If you get them (your JBP) in your rapidly draining yet moisture retentive soil, water and fertilize them in to strong growth and start needle pulling.

I didn't invent it. Mitsuya, Kamiya, Suzuki, etc, etc, etc, did. I have just been taught this way by Boon (who is I believe the best Black Pine Bonsai person in the US), have used it and am passing it on. By removing the candles and blocking the dominant growth hormonal signal to the branch, you stimulate both needle and adventitious buds to activate. The adventitious buds are the ones that get you good growth back towards the interior of the tree. We remove the needles to reduce shading in the tree and to reduce the amount of food produced to feed bud and needle growth. Thus, needle work is stressful on the tree. But, it is stress being applied to a strong and rapidly growing tree- not a weak, fertilizer and water deprived tree.

I used to cut needles as well on JBP as part of the candle growth regulation process. I no longer do that and get much better results. As a note, because of the structure of the needle and the overall conservative growth strategies of some other species, Japanese White Pine and Ponderosa for example, we do cut those needles back to the fasicle.

Hope it helps.
John

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greerhw

You're wasting your talent, training and time here. Why don't you write a book on pine and recover some of that money you've spent on all this traing and experience. I'd buy one.

Harry

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DavidN

Hi Tony
I'm glad you picked out some of Peter's trees. He has a good collection.
Talk soon
David

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anttal63

harry dont be like that this is never a waste of time, besides why do you want a book you got the italian stallion.

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kingkong

Yes Kimosabe, it helps. I think you should develop some sort of book as well with facts and fun stuff. On the cover you could dress up as the lone ranger in a sharp looking cowboy outfit surrounded by jbp and faithful dog or dogs.

Nice pine Antonio...very nice. The work it takes to develop a jbp is endless it seems.

anttal63

yep david the million dollar man doesnt do a bad job at all and a nice guy to boot. i also got another jbp and a japanese maple that i will post soon as i got the time.now gotta get on with the trees.

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greerhw

Hey Mate,
You just want all this valuable info for free,right.

Harry

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anttal63

Nice pine Antonio...very nice. The work it takes to develop a jbp is endless it seems.[/QUOTE]
thanks kong looks like we will endlessly have to bleed john of all that incredibly fantastic info

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