The Six Year Japanese Black Pine Contest!

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Am with you... that's why I start the trading seeds thread. I don't see myself having a few hundreds of pine seedlings to care for.

If you are lucky, assume 75-80% germination rate.

Then assume the same rate of survival for the first root cutting.

Then you will want to cull based on strength / growth of the seedlings.

At end of Year 1, I am hoping for 25% healthy strong plants to take to Year 2.
 

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I would recommend starting with 100 seeds at a minimum. A tray of 100 seedlings will take up almost no space. Once you start getting them into their own pots you will have culled the herd to a manageable size.
 

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If you are lucky, assume 75-80% germination rate.

Then assume the same rate of survival for the first root cutting.

Then you will want to cull based on strength / growth of the seedlings.

At end of Year 1, I am hoping for 25% healthy strong plants to take to Year 2.
Is root cutting a requirement or optional?
 

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This is tempting. I’ll see what I can do.
 

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If the 50 ordered can give 10 good seedlings, then that is all we will
keep, everyone else will be given to the other Bonsai folk to work on.

Our local plan is learn on the plentiful and expendable Pinus carribbea/Hondurus
and treasure the black pine gifts.
Keep the J.B.pine healthy and every one gets 3 woody rooted cuttings from
our better stock.

Then hopefully a few specimen planted trees ----------> seeds
And independence.
Good Day
Anthony
 

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Ok, got home from a Metallica concert at 1:30am last night and ordered some seeds from seedrack.com (anyone has any experience with them?). Guess I will be participating too. I know absolutely nothing about pines. Damn beer...
 
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Order together and meet up at noelanders to exchange ?
Good idea, first i need to check if i can be there. I do have some 3 year olds if you want to experiment before the experiment... I started 300 seeds, and i have 200 some pines left, some big most small, 100+ seedling cuttings. Do I need to have a red rose or something?
 
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This sounds interesting. I might join as well.

Any information on European sellers?

I found these: treeseedonline and semencesdupuy (the later as per suggestion above).
Any recommendation?
Semencesdupuy, good experience. Graines.be for the ones that did germinate, it was the wrong species.
 

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Ok, got home from a Metallica concert at 1:30am last night and ordered some seeds from seedrack.com (anyone has any experience with them?). Guess I will be participating too. I know absolutely nothing about pines. Damn beer...

It’s like you got drunk and conceived a tree! Lol!
 

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Good idea, first i need to check if i can be there. I do have some 3 year olds if you want to experiment before the experiment... I started 300 seeds, and i have 200 some pines left, some big most small, 100+ seedling cuttings. Do I need to have a red rose or something?

I was thinking of a red nose... lol

I would realy like some experimental victims haha

Easiest if we want to meet up is exchange phone numbers so we can call on where to meet

But first you go and check if you will be there then we can setup a bonsainut meeting at noelanders ;)
 
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