Shohin black pine from seed

[markyscott]

Thanks for the excellent write up! I'll be using this info next year.

Thank you WGW! I’m glad you got something out of it.

S

 

[markyscott]

Strong growth over last season.

 

[markyscott]

All the grafts save one have taken.


S

 

[markyscott]

Cut back the heavy growth.

 

[markyscott]

Add a few new grafts to replace the one that failed.

 

[markyscott]

Now THAT’S some micorrhyzae. This is what really healthy roots look like on black pine. If yours doesn’t look like this when you repot, do something different. Micorrhyzae has colonized the bottom of the pot.

 

[markyscott]

All done for now.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Crazy white! Do you add micorrhyzae to your soil? How many years was it in that soil before the repot?

Great work and in such short time. Thanks for sharing.

 

[markyscott]

Crazy white! Do you add micorrhyzae to your soil? How many years was it in that soil before the repot?

Great work and in such short time. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! I did not add extra micorrhyzae. It’s been 3 years since the last repot.

S

 

[Orion_metalhead]

If i saw all that white growth on pine roots without reading this i would have been quick to burn the tree. Thanks for the insight on what micorrhyzae colonization looks like.

 

[Wilson]

Impressive work as always! I am really looking forward to learning more about grafting, such an amazing technique for the trees!

 

[Drew]

Add a few new grafts to replace the one that failed.
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Thanks for the update.. I have some questions. Where in relation to the scion are you inserting the grafting nails? along side the scion or through the scion and up-side-down flat that you created with the chisel? I've done a little picture of how I understand the method below. Are the nails placed in the red dot locations or the blue? and if its the red dot locations do the rubber on the grafting nail hold the up-side-down 'L's flap closed? also aren't you worried that you could disturb the trunk/scion grafting union when hammering in the nails?



Please correct me if I have misunderstood anything re the above diagram.

 

[markyscott]

Thanks for the update.. I have some questions. Where in relation to the scion are you inserting the grafting nails? along side the scion or through the scion and up-side-down flat that you created with the chisel? I've done a little picture of how I understand the method below. Are the nails placed in the red dot locations or the blue? and if its the red dot locations do the rubber on the grafting nail hold the up-side-down 'L's flap closed? also aren't you worried that you could disturb the trunk/scion grafting union when hammering in the nails?

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Please correct me if I have misunderstood anything re the above diagram.

Hi Drew. In your diagram, the scion should be a bit to the left of the vertical cut - the bark on the trunk is generally quite a bit thicker than that of the scion, so when you line up the cambium, the bark of the trunk extends to the right of the scion. I don’t put the nail through the scion - I put one on each side. Disturbing the scion would be bad, but the nails are important. Have to be careful putting them in.

S

 

[Drew]

Thanks @markyscott also your grafts now look quite leggy now, how are you planning to shorten them? will you be aiming to cut back to the old set of needles at some point (red line)?

 

[markyscott]

Thanks @markyscott also your grafts now look quite leggy now, how are you planning to shorten them? will you be aiming to cut back to the old set of needles at some point (red line)?
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Hi Drew. Yes. The future branch is below the red line. There are needles there which may form needle buds when I cut back this summer. If no needle buds form, there is more grafting in my future.

S

 

[markyscott]

A summer of growth and another step to a shohin tree.



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[markyscott]

Two of the grafts I put in took and another didn’t.

 

[markyscott]

Leggy branches have some healthy backbuds that I’ll eventually use to build the future branches. These are extremely important and it’s important to keep them healthy.



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[markyscott]

Ends of the strong branches I decandled, but I left the interior buds alone. The strongest branches I cut back into last years growth, hoping to force needle buds further down the branch.

 

[markyscott]

Done for now.



S