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17-Oct-2005
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Pinus echinata (Shortleaf Pine)
In browsing the Virginia Department of Forestry's web site I noticed this Pinus echina or Shortleaf Pine as they describe it. Doing a search on several Bonsai Forum sites shows little to no information on the species.
Has anyone ever seen or heard of this species being used as a Bonsai  Thanks, David
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12-Nov-2005
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Wolfus, if you google the name and "bonsai" and nothing comes up, most likely it isn't commonly used. And as all of us have found out at one point or another, trying new species for bonsai is hard and heartbreaking work. There's usually a reason that something isn't being utilized, probably to do with some sensitivity, lack of backbudding, or non-response to techniques for needle or leaf reduction.
Joanie
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12-Nov-2005
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http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache...lient=firefox-a
It is on the NC Arbs' collection of finished Bonsai list. And the next one is a workshop type of thing(pictures) of one being bonsaied. http://www.ncarboretum.org/Horticul...%20pp.20-25.pdf
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14-Nov-2005
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Hey Thanks Red......
I really like the pictures on the second link. This looks like a good candidate to at least experiment on. David
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14-Nov-2005
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Shortleaf pine has a rather limited range in North America, so it is not well known. I think they could be good candidates for bonsai. I have one in the ground and I think it has potential. They seem to be similar to pitch pine and like pitch pine, will resprout from a cut stump which is not typical for pines.
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14-Nov-2005
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Ahhhhh..... Then do back bud at all? Also nontypical for pines......
David
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15-Nov-2005
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Pinus echinata is found in a number of areas in the mid south with some cool weather (Zone 7). Such as central Arkansas and east. Speaking with a number of folks who have worked with collected material, they extoll the virtues of this species- particularly its ability to bud back on older wood even more vigorously than several other warmer climate pines (like virginiana and thunbergii).
John
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