"sunsho" Black pine
- Thread starter Lynn E
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0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
Might it really be a 'bansho' or 'banshosho'?
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
http://www.coniferkingdom.com/pinus-thunbergii-sun-sho/
If the needles grow on bare necks like this, I wouldn't want anything to do with it for bonsai:
https://www.plantsmap.com/plants/40699/pinus-thunbergii-sun-sho#!
And this:
http://bonsaistudygroup.com/japanese-black-pine-discussion/japanese-black-pine-sanshu/
If the needles grow on bare necks like this, I wouldn't want anything to do with it for bonsai:
https://www.plantsmap.com/plants/40699/pinus-thunbergii-sun-sho#!
And this:
http://bonsaistudygroup.com/japanese-black-pine-discussion/japanese-black-pine-sanshu/
This variety is a Japanese variety, a variant of black pine.
Its needles are thick and short, and do not need short-leaf treatment, which is a natural short-needle black pine. Google with copy and past for 寸梢松, you will see a lof of Sunsho pine, menaing inch needle pine, indiciating the var and the shape of this pine.
Its needles are thick and short, and do not need short-leaf treatment, which is a natural short-needle black pine. Google with copy and past for 寸梢松, you will see a lof of Sunsho pine, menaing inch needle pine, indiciating the var and the shape of this pine.
ok so sunsho is a relatively new verity of dwarf jbp. Had been around for about 50-70 years and is extremely rare even in Japan. It’s known for its thick hair / needles that often resemble thick blades of grass. Attached is 2 pictures I found online of some nice shohin trees one of these trees sold to a collector in Japan for over 10k. Chances of seeing one aside from a graft or just material in the USA is probably not going to happen anyway hope this helps
