Korean Black Pine in training.

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Is the cold hardiness of KBP better than that of JBP since Korea as a whole experiences cooler winters than Japan? Also would the same be said for KRP Vs JRP? Could the Korean varieties of these trees be hardy in zone 4 with protection? I know JRP is already rated zone 4-5 anyways!
 

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Get some wire on that, stat
Hahaha thanks for reminding me, but I only wire black pine every other years !
Is the cold hardiness of KBP better than that of JBP since Korea as a whole experiences cooler winters than Japan? Also would the same be said for KRP Vs JRP? Could the Korean varieties of these trees be hardy in zone 4 with protection? I know JRP is already rated zone 4-5 anyways!
Sorry. I can not answer these questions because I am living in hot and dry area! But I know Mr. Dan Robinson who is living in Seattle has a couple of really beautiful old KBP bonsai
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Just finished working on this one
Same, I don’t wire it at this time !
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I love how those calligraphic shapes are being mellowed by the aging of the bark, superb!
 

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Just finished 2 more .
Before
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There a tamarix seeding in the pot !
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Perfect time to take it out .
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The main root was pruned back
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It was placed into the 4” pot for bonsai training later on
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After removed the unnecessary summer shoots, old needles. I actually wired one back branch this time 😊
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Before
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After
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I just did complete pruning of spring shoots and partial pruning of last year shoots on this tree this morning.
Before
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A: spring shoot
B: last year shoot

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Complete pruning of spring shoot
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This branch is long.
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Color difference between spring shoot and last year shoot
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Partial pruning of last year shoot.
C: the shoot of the year before last year
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(be continued)
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To get this kind of trunk line, I mainly did cut and grow with occasional wire and bend . There are a lot of cutting marks along the trunk ! It should be nice in a few years .

Up to this time, I feel very good about my decision of training bonsai from seedlings. It gives me a ton of experience in raising and training the trees. It is a big reward for me. Time is flying. 15 years is passing by liked eye blinking. I am encouraging you to get hands on seedling training.
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