dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Side branch!! And grow light no idea. You might force an early spring if you want, but would let them rest a bit. Seems something to try out.
Fonz's Black Pine contest entry
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Fonz
Chumono
END OF YEAR 1 UPDATE:
So at the end of the 1st year it’s time to post an update.
I started with 72 cuttings and 150+ seedlings that I didn’t cut. From the 72 cuttings about 65 survived and from that 65 I will select the 20 best to continue in year 2.
From the other uncut seedlings I’ll probably keep 10 or so to grow further for other projects. The rest is for anyone who will have them…
Picture 1, The batch of 2018 seedlings. The cuttings are in the square pots in the back.
Picture 2 & 3, one of seedling cuttings that grew out very dense. Notice the big but and 2 little buds waiting to explode once spring arrives. This one is a keeper.
Picture 4, a seedling cutting that produced a branch close to the base already. Another keeper.
Picture 5, the trays with uncut seedlings. 10 are keepers, the rest, well… no idea.
Next update, next year!
So at the end of the 1st year it’s time to post an update.
I started with 72 cuttings and 150+ seedlings that I didn’t cut. From the 72 cuttings about 65 survived and from that 65 I will select the 20 best to continue in year 2.
From the other uncut seedlings I’ll probably keep 10 or so to grow further for other projects. The rest is for anyone who will have them…
Picture 1, The batch of 2018 seedlings. The cuttings are in the square pots in the back.
Picture 2 & 3, one of seedling cuttings that grew out very dense. Notice the big but and 2 little buds waiting to explode once spring arrives. This one is a keeper.
Picture 4, a seedling cutting that produced a branch close to the base already. Another keeper.
Picture 5, the trays with uncut seedlings. 10 are keepers, the rest, well… no idea.
Next update, next year!
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Looks like a nice batch.
PeaceLoveBonsai
Chumono
Fonz
Chumono
No goners, @Wires_Guy_wires got snow over his blue seedlings and they turned back green. Must be a winter thingI, too, have a lot of blue seedlings. Are they goners? Or just cold
defra
Masterpiece
mine are purple too guess they are alright, my junipers are purple too lol
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
I just checked: frozen solid. Now they're green. When they're defrosted they turn back to their flaming yellow/orange/purple.
Anthiocyans cause the purple: an antioxidant.
Xanthophylls cause the yellow/orange: nearly the same function, preventing oxidative stress.
I'm not sure if they can handle these frosts very well, but they don't look worse than other hardy pines (longeava, banksiana, jrp). Except for scots pine, scots don't care.
Anthiocyans cause the purple: an antioxidant.
Xanthophylls cause the yellow/orange: nearly the same function, preventing oxidative stress.
I'm not sure if they can handle these frosts very well, but they don't look worse than other hardy pines (longeava, banksiana, jrp). Except for scots pine, scots don't care.
defra
Masterpiece
I noticed that spraying my squamata juniper with insectside turned the foliage to bright green instead of the regular blueish color
mugo doesnt bother our winters too
but even if the netherlands is so small where im at we had only one night frost so far average temps in my garden are still 10 °c
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
@defra your insecticide is oil based then? Or it contains a solvent like naphta. It tends to mix with the waxes on needled junipers. I noticed it too! With both neem oil and other oil based insecticides.
My mugo's are frozen solid for the 4th time this month. But it's +/-10°C here too on most days.
My mugo's are frozen solid for the 4th time this month. But it's +/-10°C here too on most days.
defra
Masterpiece
Nope not oil based i think naptha(it was a bayer product)
i got schildluis wich i cant seem to get rid off
Is neem oil safe to use for all species?
I was thinking to order a bottle and use it as dormant spray but id like something aplyable to all my tree's because im lazy
Sorry fonz for making your thread filthy with this discussion ?
Fonz
Chumono
Mine are all still alive and kicking. I just gave away 50 that I won't be using but still have about 90 left. 70 cuttings, the rest I din't cut the stem. Like the seedlings of other people that live in my area these aren't as huge as the seedlings from all you Californians etc...
Here's my main tray with cuttings, the row on the right are non-cuttings...:
One of my better cuttings on the left, a non-cutting on the right:
And a side project I started with non-cuttings, exposed root stuff:
Here's my main tray with cuttings, the row on the right are non-cuttings...:
One of my better cuttings on the left, a non-cutting on the right:
And a side project I started with non-cuttings, exposed root stuff:
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Your trees look a lot more uniform than mine!
Fonz
Chumono
Maybe, but they are really small compared to others.
Anyway with the good weather these last 2 weeks they all woke up and candles started to extend. Here's the cutting from last picture but it's twice the size now. The full 11cm or 4.3"
Fonz
Chumono
I have 4 with brown 1-year-old needles but the new shoots look green. Any reason for this?
1 of those 4 just dropped dead...
Here are 2 of them with a healty one on the left.
This one is a goner
1 of those 4 just dropped dead...
Here are 2 of them with a healty one on the left.
This one is a goner
hemmy
Omono
Tip blight? Notice how even the needle tips of this year’s shoot are browning on the ones with dead previous year needles. Separate them from the healthy ones and follow the recommendations here:
Dormant Season Spraying Part 3: Pine Trees
Introduction A wet spring and humid conditions make good conditions for fungal and bacterial growth that can lead to diseases affecting your trees. With respect to pine trees, there are two main fungal problems encountered. Diplodia tip blight...
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
I have 4 with brown 1-year-old needles but the new shoots look green. Any reason for this?
1 of those 4 just dropped dead...
Here are 2 of them with a healty one on the left.
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This one is a goner
View attachment 246836
Did these 3 make it?
Fonz
Chumono
They're still alive and producing new growth so I guess they made it. No price trees tough...
Fonz
Chumono
Mid-summer update!
After giving away and selling some I now have 77 saplings left. By the beginning of next year I want to get that number down to 35 (space issues when I repot them in pond baskets).
My nursery
Some of the better ones. The black plastic pots are full stem cuttings, the ones in the red plastic pots just had their tap root cut, the clay one is the Mikawa variety with only the tap root cut. All are about 15-17cm (6-7 inches) in height.
After giving away and selling some I now have 77 saplings left. By the beginning of next year I want to get that number down to 35 (space issues when I repot them in pond baskets).
My nursery
Some of the better ones. The black plastic pots are full stem cuttings, the ones in the red plastic pots just had their tap root cut, the clay one is the Mikawa variety with only the tap root cut. All are about 15-17cm (6-7 inches) in height.
Ruben Bouwmeester
Chumono
Nice Fonz, what kind off fertilizer are you using?
Fonz
Chumono
DCM MIX 3
<p>Ideal basic dressing for nursery stock and ornamental plants, hedges, lawns and vegetables with an emphasis on leaf growth. With magnesium for a deep green foliage and with an emphasis on nitrogen for a continuous growth.</p>
dcm-info.com
