GGB
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WAIT!
my junk is gonna shrink in my 40's? That's a bummer
my junk is gonna shrink in my 40's? That's a bummer
Huangshan pine from seed
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Paul F.
Shohin
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Damn, I was really hoping it was slowly getting bigger. Thank god growing miniature trees is a huge turn on for most women, still got that
Paul F.
Shohin
Leo in N E Illinois
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Pinus hwangshanensis - I had to look it up. So here is the question? Is it a single flush pine? Or is it a two flush pine like its close cousin JBP? The photos look a lot like JBP. Is it more cold hardy, or less cold hardy?
I'm up north of where JBP do well as bonsai, a more cold hardy two flush of growth a year pine would be a good thing.
I'm up north of where JBP do well as bonsai, a more cold hardy two flush of growth a year pine would be a good thing.
BonsaiNaga13
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Appears to be two flush
I'm guessing 2 flush. They grew more and longer into autumn than my jbp. As for cold Hardy, treeseeds.com says zone 6 to 9 so it'd be a gamble. Seeds are only $1 for 25 but 25 was more like 40 for me.
BonsaiNaga13
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And mine survived our first large snowfall of 6in or so. I'll post pics when the snow melts some more
bonhe
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Thanks for posting this. They are very healthy.
I believe this kind of pine will be perfect for literati! Because I love literati, I will buy some seeds to play around
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Paul F.
Shohin
I personally think they look better than JBP. They grow better for me and I'm in zone 11b. The huangshan's look more uniform. My JBP look all scraggly and seem to grow much slower or even not at all..This was a JBP I pulled out yesterday from a batch I planted in march. I mean is that even normal? It barely has any roots.. Full sun, 10 hours plus.. I must be doing something wrong but I dont know what.
Potawatomi13
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http://conifersociety.org/conifers/conifer/pinus/hwangshanensis/:cool:
Of interest seems needles shorter/finer than JBP.
Of interest seems needles shorter/finer than JBP.
Potawatomi13
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Leo in N E Illinois
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Zone 6, that is roughly the same as the listing for JBP. Probably not that much different than JBP. I don't need any more pines I have to drag downstairs and then out into the underground well house for the winter. But keep us posted. It will be interesting to see if there are noticeable differences between it and JBP.
BonsaiNaga13
Chumono
I was thinking literati forest planting as tribute to the huangshan mountains.Thanks for posting this. They are very healthy.
I believe this kind of pine will be perfect for literati! Because I love literati, I will buy some seeds to play around
Thụ Thoại
BonsaiNaga13
Chumono
I had some uprooted by birds in late September and they looked the same. That's one of the obvious benefits of seeding cuttings when they take
Paul F.
Shohin
No I dug it out pretty good but I cut some of the longer side roots and the main root. Ill take more pictures today when I pull the rest. Just the lack of roots boggles the mind after all that time.Pulling broke off roots?
0soyoung
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I think it is what you are growing them in. Switch to something more granular (i.e., an inorganic bonsai substrate) and you'll likely get a lot more root branching/ramification. The additional oxygen to the roots will help with vigor too.
bonhe
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BonsaiNaga13
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I can't say for all seeds but all mine are in granular substrate and they most look like Paul's seedling, the ones I checked anyway. I'll know for sure come repot time
