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8-Sep-2004

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Join Date: Aug-2004

Location: Eastern Connecticut

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 6a

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Swiss Pine...Now What?

I just got this grafted Swiss pine from a nursery. It was loaded with dead needles and new candles around it's middle. I just cleaned it and transferred it to to this training pot. No root cutting at all. It's vigorous and I'm starting some kind curve thing but you know.....tell me what you think.

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8-Sep-2004	#2
Hookeroak bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Jul-2004 Location: Chico Country: USA Posts: 177	Need to fatten up that trunk and get some taper - maybe you should put it in the ground or in larger training pot.

8-Sep-2004	#3
dbdotdot Bone Yard Master Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Eastern Connecticut Country: USA USDA Zone: 6a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 66	Thanks. Yes, it almost has a reverse taper due to the extreme growth between the two sets of branches. I also left the rear branches there as sacrificial. __________________ If it weren't for procrastination I wouldn't get anything done.

9-Sep-2004	#4
Bone-sigh Always learning Join Date: May-2004 Location: Central Florida, seminole county Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 380	If I were you, I would forget about wiring for now...and put that puppy in the ground! You definitely need to develop more taper. Otherwise it looks silly in a bonsai pot. __________________ "If God meant for us to run around naked, we would have been born that way!" ----a Quote from my uncle's fridge

9-Sep-2004	#5
dbdotdot Bone Yard Master Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Eastern Connecticut Country: USA USDA Zone: 6a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 66	In the ground it goes.....Now, should I wait until spring or go ahead and beat the winter rush? Thanks for your reponses... __________________ If it weren't for procrastination I wouldn't get anything done.

10-Sep-2004	#6
Bone-sigh Always learning Join Date: May-2004 Location: Central Florida, seminole county Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 380	That's a question for someone more qualified than myself. See, I live in florida where trees grow like weeds no matter what the season (gross exageration, but you get the point). I'm not that familiar with Northern climates...but being a pine tree, I would say that it will be ok if you do it NOW and are careful not to damage any of its roots. The roots being damged would probably be the main concern with doing it this close to winter. But, I like you, would probably like to get someone elses insight on this matter. Let's see what someone else has to say...... __________________ "If God meant for us to run around naked, we would have been born that way!" ----a Quote from my uncle's fridge

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