Kandoloh
Shohin
I wanna see the maple too
Pinus taeda (Loblolly) apparently has two to five flushes of annular growth. It's a shame the species isn't used more.Is your climate different than Dallas?
The Smiths grow JBP very successfully in Dallas. They like hot summers.
Pines are not "hard" to do. If you know what to do. The tricky thing is not all Pines can be treated the same way. Some prefer warmer climates, some prefer colder.
There are two ways to look at Pines: single flush and double flush. Most are single flush. They send out new candles in the Spring, and that's the only growth for the year. These pines are the 5 needle pines, Scots, Mugo and other primarily Northern pines.
Japanese Black Pine is a double flush pine. It can send out a second set of candles in the summer. Virginia Pine can also do this. Techniques have been developed to take advantage of the double flush growth and develop short needles, and dense ramification relatively quickly. This characteristic is what makes JBP a superior species for bonsai.
Virginia Pine, like Japanese Red Pine, are "in betweeners". They live in higher elevations than the Coastal pines like JBP, and lower elevations than the Mountain pines like JWP. Both are double flush. But prefer a bit cooler climate than you would have in Texas.
I'm going to give them a shot...I've got volunteers here and there throughout my yard.Pinus taeda (Loblolly) apparently has two to five flushes of annular growth. It's a shame the species isn't used more.
Excellent information. Except the mugo,and Scots pine are 2 needle pines.
Txhorticulture: http://www.mexicanconifers.org/conifers/pines/mexico
Something to look at for southern pines.
Is your climate different than Dallas?
Then you ought to be able to rock and roll with JBP.Not really. Winter here is nicer.
0 for 3 with loblolly?JBP grow great in Houston. So do loblolly, but I haven't figured out how to keep them alive in a pot yet. Still experimenting, but I'm 0 for 3 so far.
Scott