dead pine seedlings

[leatherback]

@Wires_Guy_wires loves to hate black pine seedlings. So after growing some of them from seed for what must have felt like eons, he decided to bin them. Instead I suggested he drops them in a box to me. The Dutch mail did what they are supposed to do and I received a box of dirt with some yellow, dying seedlings in them in early july. As a thank-you for taking them, he added 2 ponderosa seedling rooted cuttings in there too. Thought I shoul dmake a thread to keep him updated .

I planted them and we are now some 6 weeks later. Enough time to decide.. They did survive the transport-and-mid-summer repot. They seem to even have a hint of green in the needles:

 

[Potawatomi13]

So it appears to be 7 trees total in one pot. Later all will need separated to other pots so why put all together when will just need roots disturbed again to move to other pots?

 

[leatherback]

So it appears to be 7 trees total in one pot. Later all will need separated to other pots so why put all together when will just need roots disturbed again to move to other pots?

Because I do not want to have 7 pots sitting around. These are young seedlings, given to me with the warning they were on their way out. First priority was seeing whether they live. If only one of them brings healthy mycchoriza to the bunch, all will benefit. If they live and get stronger they can get their own pot or are moved into the ground.

If you have grown anything yourself (Never see you post any of your own work, so wondering.. got any of your trees to show?) you will know that a handful of seedlings in a pot for the first years really is a non-issue.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

The plus side is that they don't seem to look worse!
I'm just glad I don't have to look at them anymore. Good luck!

Fwiw, they're technically still part of the 6 year jbp contest.

It's a good idea to mentally prepare yourself for the insane needle length on those ponderosa by the way. The ones I didn't cut are throwing out 15cm needles. I pulled one out on a shady evening thinking it was grass.

 

[leatherback]

Fwiw, they're technically still part of the 6 year jbp contest.

really? How far in is the contest?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I started these seeds in 2018, so you're heading for year 3 now. 3 more to go!

 

[Potawatomi13]

If you have grown anything yourself (Never see you post any of your own work, so wondering.. got any of your trees to show?) you will know that a handful of seedlings in a pot for the first years really is a non-issue.

IF ever reading other posts you know I have no digital capability phone or camera. Don't grow pine seedlings but buy Yamadori instead as space/money allows. There ARE old posts when had working digital camera. It was a question. Not an invitation to bullying.

 

[Adair M]

IF ever reading other posts you know I have no digital capability phone or camera. Don't grow pine seedlings but buy Yamadori instead as space/money allows. There ARE old posts when had working digital camera. It was a question. Not an invitation to bullying.

Unfortunately, Potawatomi, you invite bullying because of your posting style. You often call others names, such as “jerks”, or “know it all’s”, when these people offer good advice. These days, a digital camera is very inexpensive. If you want to build credibility on this site, you should start posting pictures of your trees. Otherwise, you will forever be considered a troll.

have you taken a look at your “reaction score”? You have over 3000 posts. But there are only 2000 “likes”. What does that tell you? It should tell you that most of the readers of this forum don’t like what you post! Compare that ratio to others and you will see that their like to post ratio is far higher.

If you are truely trying to be helpful, and I assume you are, you should think about that. And what you can do to improve the quality of your posts. I suggest you start with buying a digital camera. It would also help you to be able to see how your trees change over time.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Fwiw, they're technically still part of the 6 year jbp contest.

I had to think about this a bit, but I think that even though we will want to see how these trees do after six years, the contest is on a PERSON basis, and not a TREE basis. We wouldn't want someone taking a tree, sending it to Ryan Neil for four years, bringing it back and saying "voila!". The objective of the contest is to try to get people to try new skills, and to try to see if anyone can come up with new techniques to accelerate development of black pines. Even if your trees die, people should try to share what they think they did wrong, etc.

 

[leatherback]

We wouldn't want someone taking a tree, sending it to Ryan Neil for four years, bringing it back and saying "voila!".

Hahaha

 

[Clicio]

We wouldn't want someone taking a tree, sending it to Ryan Neil for four years, bringing it back and saying "voila"!

It would be THE most expensive sapling in history!

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I had to think about this a bit, but I think that even though we will want to see how these trees do after six years, the contest is on a PERSON basis, and not a TREE basis. We wouldn't want someone taking a tree, sending it to Ryan Neil for four years, bringing it back and saying "voila!". The objective of the contest is to try to get people to try new skills, and to try to see if anyone can come up with new techniques to accelerate development of black pines. Even if your trees die, people should try to share what they think they did wrong, etc.

I follow you completely and I agree.

 

[Mapleminx]

if we ever try a new contest with another species I’m in! Sadly joined too late to have any JBP that qualify for this.

 

[Clicio]

if we ever try a new contest with another species I’m in! Sadly joined too late to have any JBP that qualify for this.

There is the Azalea Contest. Have you seen it?

 

[Mapleminx]

There is the Azalea Contest. Have you seen it?

Ah thank you I had not seen that. Unfortunately...and I will probably be hung for saying this. Azalea have never really appealed to me.

 

[Clicio]

Take a look:

 

[leatherback]

Ah thank you I had not seen that. Unfortunately...and I will probably be hung for saying this. Azalea have never really appealed to me.

This week a five year native species challenge will start.

 

[leatherback]

Hm.. I am 54 minutes behind!

The Five Year "Native Tree, Native Pot" Challenge!

Welcome to the Five Year "Native Tree, Native Pot" Challenge! Simply said, this challenge is for you to produce bonsai from trees native to around where you live and to pot them up in a container from your country. The idea for this challenge is to push your creativity and allow you to...

www.bonsainut.com

 

[Mapleminx]

This week a five year native species challenge will start.

Ooh now that sounds interesting!

 

[Clicio]

Hm.. I am 54 minutes behind!

The Five Year "Native Tree, Native Pot" Challenge!

Welcome to the Five Year "Native Tree, Native Pot" Challenge! Simply said, this challenge is for you to produce bonsai from trees native to around where you live and to pot them up in a container from your country. The idea for this challenge is to push your creativity and allow you to...

www.bonsainut.com

I'm in, and sorry to say, @leatherback...
Your Jaboticaba and BRTs stand no chance against my natives, including the big Calliandra.
So sad for you guys, but this contest has already a winner written on its champion board.
And that's not one of you...