My year around bonsai work in the Inland Empire, CA

, Referring to your handy resource (the single best resource for diagnosing pine problems, IMHO), I say:

Thanks Osoyoung for your thought. I hope I can produce more diagnostic charts in the future.
Good job! All your diagnosis is correct!




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Needle discoloration --> whole needle --> scattered on shoot
What are those brown things (are they bugs)? Is it sticky with sap?
OR
Is it dry and not buggy?
It is oozing started at the base of needle.

Is it on the same tree that has the fungal discoloration in the middle of old needles?
Yes, it is on the same tree.
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If so, you've got serious trouble!!! Lots of fungal damage and your new shoots are being eaten by larvae :eek:
I don't think so! This problem is only on the top of one long shoot! Other part of the tree is still healthy!
I have been observing this problem for 5 years. I noticed that for some reason, the pine moths only laid eggs on the young healthy shoots. I never see that happen on my old pine trees! I would look deeper into this fact to find out what is the reason! (I treat all the pines, young or old, in the same way)
Talk about the damage from the pine larvae, I wonder if it is a natural way to prune the pine tree from the nature mother.


The good news is that you don't have any salt-spray caused problems (LOL, in Riverside! :D).
I agree.
Bonhe
 
I like to show you what is going on in the fungal infected site at the middle part of the pine needle.
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It creates some living islands!
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You can see lot of stomas arrange along the needle length (normal). I have a hypothesis for the fact that if you prune the pine branch to area which does not have any needles, this part of branch or the whole branch will die.
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Bonhe
 
I come back from Michael Ryan Bell's pot lecture in Kimurai bonsai nursery this afternoon and brought this pomegranate out to do some work. Ryan talked about the famous potter, Andy Pearson - Stone Monkey pottery. Ryan said Andy won the prize in Gafu Ten last year for his pot.
Accidentally, the pot for this pomegranate is Stone Monkey pot!:)

Before.
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I am so excited to see this pome's flower. It is the first time it has flower since the time I possessed it in 2007!
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After.
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Very nice pot!
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Bonhe
 
I did some works on this pomegranate yesterday.
Before.
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After pruning and wiring.
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Bonhe
 
bonhe said:
I have a hypothesis for the fact that if you prune the pine branch to area which does not have any needles, this part of branch or the whole branch will die.
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Even though this is your thread, you cannot say things like this and then run away! :mad: Let's hear your hypothesis. :p
 
wireme said:
I had to go look at a description, maybe you had one of the knock off brands? I think the patent expired and there are some less well made ones out there now. View attachment 96361
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Dramm for the win! My Redhead is the best thing I ever purchased! Oh you can get their stuff on Gemplers
 
0soyoung said:
Even though this is your thread, you cannot say things like this and then run away! :mad: Let's hear your hypothesis. :p
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Haha, you always try to get me out of my jungle! It has something to do with stomata and lenticels. As you may already know, the transportation of the water and other substances through the tree is mostly due to pulling force created by evaporation at leaves. When the leaves are completely removed as the case of pruning the black pine, that part will not get enough water from the root system any more. This branch will die due to dehydration. This fact will rarely happen in the other trees! I still need more time to see if my hypothesis is right!
Bonhe
 
I brought this pomegranate out on 5/19/16 to prune and wire.
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The lower part was finished on 5/24/16
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The middle part was almost finished this morning.
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Its lower trunk.
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I hope I can finish it up today! I need to finish working on pomegranates and other broad leaf trees before black pine's working season is coming!
Bonhe
 
Done! ;)
The front.
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The back.
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My experience is that if I don't feel great, I won't try to work on bonsai because I may easily break the branch or other things.
Bonhe
 
What is wrong with this KBP? It happens in the mid-part of this season new shoot.
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Bonhe
 
This pomegranate was brought up to the table this afternoon.
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Its lower trunk.
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Bonhe
 
I noticed this sign on most of my pomegranate bonsai this afternoon. It is very interesting! Pomegranate are wearing "sunscreen" on their "skin"! It's worth to know this!
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Bonhe
 
0soyoung said:
Thank you, anthocyanin! :D
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My pleasure! You got me, Osoyoung! :)
Anthocyanin now is big thing in society. Everyone talks about antioxidant! Pomegranate is one of the tree can produce quite a bit this fabulous substance! Hibicus is another source. I still remember when I was a little boy, I wandered around my neighborhood and collect the hibiscus leaves and flowers. When I got home, I ground them down in the water. That solution became pH indicator for me to play around! ;) That is why I have been collecting pomegranates and hibiscus to bring my childhood memory back! However, every time I saw this sign on my trees, it reminded me how intensity sunlight is at this day! You guys must protect yourself from the skin cancer which is so common nowadays.
Bonhe
 
Partly finished the lower part of this pomegranate this morning.
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Pomegranate tends to send out a lot of suckers in its base. (same as olive, flowering quince, tamarix). I use this characteristic in training them.
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Bonhe
 
The 1st flower! I am so happy! :)
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"Lady in red"!
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I hope I can get one fruit this year!
Bonhe
 
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