Japanese Black Pine class at the Bonsai Learning Center

pootsie

That looks very goo

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Really nice, truly

pootsie

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Dale Cochoy

Wayne,
I usually tell folks in a demo that "Wireing seperates the men from the boys ( Or the women from the girls)" !
Always be leery of a demonstrator or teacher that says "I hate to wire" and then doesn't! Chances are he never did, never bothered to learn, never practiced and probably can't style a tree either. It is essential to becoming a good bonsai stylist.
Dale

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Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery
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bwaynef

Well, let it be known that I'll NOT be giving lessons anytime soon.

WF

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hansvanmeer

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I'm working thru the staggered approach to needle plucking. 1st week of june (at the workshop) pluck the lower 3rd of branches. 2nd week, the middle 3rd. The 3rd week I pluck the upper 3rd , each week leaving progressively less needles per branch.

Thats why it looks a little needle-heavy up top.

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Hi bwaynef, This technique you are using here where probably told to you during this workshop, so if you don't mind me asking: what is the sort after result by doing this? Because in my opinion, it sounds like the wrong thing to do. But i could be completely wrong or don't know abouth this technique ! So please can you tel me what you have been told?
Regards,
Hans

bwaynef

Hans, I'll try to summarize very quickly.

During the first week of june (thats when it works out HERE, timing varies with location) you pluck the lower branches needles. This gives them the longest time to grow and increases the vigor of the plant in its lowest extremity.

The second week I pluck needles in the middle 1/3rd. This slows down the middle compared to the bottom, but it still gets a head start on the top 3rd.

The 3rd week I pluck the needles of the top 1/3rd of the tree. This will result in a little less vigor in the top, as well as reduced needle-length.

At least thats how I understood it. I'll read some more of the sheets he gave out and make sure I'm representing it correctly tonight. Thanks for your comments.

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hansvanmeer

HI Bwaynef,
Shouldn't you pinch the candles, than the buds will have a head start ? If you pluck needles there will be no extra growth in the future, quit the opposite will happen: your stopping growth. Needle removing is normally don in the later part of summer.
Hans.

bwaynef

The technique is for needle reduction. Come to think of it I might be a little early to concern myself with needle reduction yet, though it apparently yields a plethora of buds which might help in ramification.

I'll let you read the technique directly to avoid confusion from my "translation" of it.
http://www.bonsailearningcenter.com...lereduction.htm

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