Pines that don’t require winter dormancy
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Leo in N E Illinois
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I really applaud the idea of looking at native pines. Pinus radiata has some track record as being good for bonsai. Or at least good enough to occasionally show up in California bonsai shows. Looking into the Mexican pines is a good idea. Pay attention to elevation, you want species of pine that come from low elevations. Wikipedia's list of pine species is your friend. Take time to read the species pages. Forget mugo, it is a mountain pine, and will never be anything other than marginal in LA. You need growth that is better than marginal to do well with bonsai.
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List of Pinus species - Wikipedia
casun
Mame
I’ve narrowed it down to the following, some of which might not be ideal for bonsai, but I’ll have to learn that the hard way:
Allepo
Chihuahua White
Huangshan
Japanese Black
Knobcone
Monterey
Mugo
Stone
Torrey
Allepo
Chihuahua White
Huangshan
Japanese Black
Knobcone
Monterey
Mugo
Stone
Torrey
Lumaca
Mame
During my research on my local pine, pinus merkusii, I found out that several pines have a juvenile stage in which they just look like grass, which is relevant if you wanna grow from seed since the juvenile stage lasts for multiple years!
Here's my shaggy merkusii
Here's my shaggy merkusii
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Alvaro has had a couple Yamadori Chihuahua Pines in past time. ChoBonsaiYamadori.com If interested ask if he can get for you
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casun
Mame
I’ll take a look. Thank you.Alvaro has had a couple Yamadori Chihuahua Pines in past time. ChoBonsaiYamadori.com If interested ask if he can get for you
Clicio
Masterpiece
I have some JBP in São Paulo, zone 11. They are happy.
Many growers in Brazil have grown them successfully.
Many growers in Brazil have grown them successfully.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Check out the Torrey pine first before you buy. I know they are endangered and they are trying to spread them around, but they have extremely long and thick needles. Not sure how suitable they'd be for bonsai culture.
Go to a native California nursery like Tree of Life in San Juan Cap. They'll be able to point you in the right direction when it comes to natives.
Mike Corazzi
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casun
Mame
So far so good with the JBP. I have one ~7 year old and several seedlings that seem to be doing well.
casun
Mame
Too late. I bought a 1-2 year old Torrey seedling that seems to be struggling a bit in it’s new colander. But yes, long needles so it might not be suitable. The Torrey needle length seems to be similar to the two Ponderosa seedlings I also bought. In terms of choosing good trees for future bonsai I’m probably making all kinds of beginner mistakes, but the two Ponderosa seedlings couldn’t be healthier.
Thanks for the Tree of Life recommendation. I’ll check it out.
casun
Mame
On your recommendation I started fertilizing with Pine-Sol. Thanks for the tip! How long until I should see good results?
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
10, 15 minutes should do the trick...
