Canary Pine Diary

[czaczaja]

Collected some cones yesterday. Hoping to get a good few seedlings going by next spring. They seem like a hardy species and the trunks look mighty beautiful when mature. Soaking them overnight and will likely sow in a perl/verm mix tomorrow.
Not sure cold strat is necessary since the temps in native environment rarely drop below 20.
Will post pics later.
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[Ruddigger]

They are an interesting species. The mature needles are extremely long, but they backbud like crazy, even on the trunk under old bark. I bought a large one from a nursery and stump cut it below the first branch. It threw out buds everywhere.

 

[czaczaja]

They are an interesting species. The mature needles are extremely long, but they backbud like crazy, even on the trunk under old bark. I bought a large one from a nursery and stump cut it below the first branch. It threw out buds everywhere.

Yeah there was a forest fire this year and the trunks were completely charred and back budding like crazy. The needles were like 12 inches long. It'll be a challenge to keep them to scale on a bonsai.​

 

[czaczaja]