JBP Issues

Adair M said:
Rick,

JBP are a better fit for your climate than Mugo. If these JBP die, it's not because of your climate, it's because you got bare tooted trees too late in the season. Don't blame the species for that.

Truely, if you are somewhat of a beginner with pines, I would suggest starting with something a little more established. George Muranaka sell ground grown JBP that have decent trunks, and low branches for about $100. These you would find much more satisfying to work on. The small seedlings you bought need a decade of growing.
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Is 76 degrees to hot for soil temp.
Thanks
Rick
 
Is it safe to ship a 9 year old tree this time of year, and thats just a guess. Trunk is 1 1/4 inch in diameter so im guessing around 8 to 9 years to get it to that.

Rick
 
RickMartin said:
Sweet then im good

Rick
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Yes, for now.

You should check occasionally through the summer and even through the day; the drier the substrate, the higher will be the soil/root temp. In full sun it can easily be higher than the air temp. It will be lowest just after you've watered.
 
Ill check it every day for awhile until im comfortable with the temp..girlfriend mist the trees when the top of the soil gets dry..not a full watering, just enough to get the top of the soil damp. I water throughly before i go to work and check them again when i get home.

Rick
 
A better idea than misting is to put a layer of spaghnum moss on the top of the soil. It will retain water and help cool the soil.
 
Adair M said:
A better idea than misting is to put a layer of spaghnum moss on the top of the soil. It will retain water and help cool the soil.
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Ok i can do that when i get home from work today. Thanks Adair

Rick
 
Ok got the spaghnum moss on the soil and soaked it. Top soil was dry when i got home, but down by the roots was still damp according to my chopstick

Rick
 
Is there any good advice here?

Seems confusing as Hell....

No offense to anyone...

But I would PM @markyscott and look for Itaday's phone number.

Sorce
 
RickMartin said:
Yeah well this girlfriend does bonsai

Rick
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Whether or not she does bonsai,I'm glad for you to find somebody to be with down there Rick.
Even if it is a strange far away land.
They got some bugs down there don't they. I really liked the fire ants myself when I was there.
 
If you're going to do bonsai, get used to being confused - especially if your main source of information is the internet By far the best thing to do, if possible, is find a group in your area that is familiar with your climate, how well different techniques work there, what species do well there, etc. Find someone who grows healthy trees, well styled, and follow their advice. Otherwise, you're going to get suggestions from people in completely different climates with different experiences, and you'll have to sift through it and choose what makes sense to you.
 
I'm guessing that they're going to be OK. Bare-rooting young seedlings is generally not a problem during the dormant season. As they're coming from Connecticut, I'm guessing that they were still dormant when shipped. It takes a couple of seasons to acclimate, so it's no surprise that they're relatively late coming out of dormancy. Just watch your watering and keep it in dappled light. Make sure that they aren't free to move around in that colander. Watch for the buds to start moving - once that happens, I suggest that you move it into the full sun and start fertilizing. When you do, it'll be pretty hot in San Antonio and they'll dry out pretty quickly in the sun. You'll be glad for the sphagnum you put on top of the soil when that happens.

If you ever come to Houston, there's a bonsai nursery here that sells some black pines a bit further along and acclimated to our climate that you can take a look at. I can't recall if Jade Garden up in San Marcos has any, but it might be worth a weekend drive out there to check it out - especially if you haven't been there already.

Let me know how your Mugo do - I don't know anyone growing them in Texas. I'll be curious to hear after 3 full growing seasons.
 
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RickMartin said:
I hate those damn things with a paasion. Became a member of the San Antonio bonsai club today..got me really nice maple.

Rick
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It's a good club. The convention is in Corpus this year. Hope to see you there.
 
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