Pine tree seedling question.

[junmilo]

Hi All,

Has anyone ever tried growing 10-20 pine seedlings in one pot and hope they will bond to each other into one tree?

Thanks

J

 

[Quince]

You must be thinking of trident maples...

 

[junmilo]

You must be thinking of trident maples...

Yes...but has anyone done the same using pine seedlings?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Not 10-20. And I don't expect them to fuse together.
But it should be fun none the less.

 

[Shibui]

I have a tree that started as 2 seedlings, now well fused together. It was developed by threading 2 seedlings through holes drilled in sheet metal. As the trunks thicken circulation is cut off so the trees put out new roots above the plate. The resulting callus above the holes and lots of roots entwined is conducive to grafting so they are now well joined.
In my experience you will need to hold them together quite tight until they fuse. If not they will just push each other away as they thicken. Need to tie with something that can stretch a little so it does not leave marks but strong enough to keep pressure on them. Wire is not good.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

I'll let you know in a few years! just did exactly as Shibui suggested this spring, used florist tape(8-10 wraps)
Did some Scotts Pine, Japanese Larch, and Ezo Spruce all 2 year seedlings in bunches of 2,3,5,7 and 9

 

[junmilo]

Thank you all, the problem I have is I got too many...lol...it's already 25-28 Celsius here...I don't want to kill them.

I have close to about 3500 of these...and more are sprouting...

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Either Michael Hagedorn, Crataegus Blog, or Jonas Dupuich, or both have had photos and discussions about clump pine plantings. Yes, some of them fuse quite nicely.

Bonsai Tonight, Jonas Dupuich

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Crataegus - Michael Hagedorn

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[Leo in N E Illinois]

by the way, the two above blogs are very, very good bonsai blogs to be reading through. Both are excellent artists and writers.