scots pine

Hi! Sadly one of my dwarf scots pine dead this year after repotting. I may have killed it - was probably too dry and the pond basket was a bit wobbly so should have tied it. It was in organic soil I changed it to lava rock, pine bark and a bit compost and its old soil in spring- with the hope...

Pulled these two out of a garden which i work in (as if I don't already have enough seedlings.) Decided to use these as my first experiment with neagari, keep them small and not bother so much about fattening trunks but to create interesting movement. Both had minimal root damage, but we are...

Hi! Please check my plans - it will be my first branch selection on pines. Not ideal- but these are my younger nursery stocks- aim is to practice my skills and understanding before working on older stocks while respecting the material. Please criticise and advise. All these are probably...

Hi all, I repotted these pines in early April- went a bit further with these two. Then we had the driest Spring and early summer on record, we had some rainfall recently. Also I tried to let them dry to encourage root growth - so watering not a lot. Here they are now in mid July still...

This post highlights the development of one of the trees I’ve been growing since the very beginning of my bonsai journey. It’s a Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) that I grew from seed. I started this tree when I was around 15 years old, so it is now about 25 years old. Here are photos I took...

Hi - this is the last one and sorry for multiple posts. This is an interesting one - clearly was trained in a bonsai pot before but put in a nursary can later. The core is like a concrete- it was probably some types of akadama and then wrapped with coco coir. It was really heavy… I took out...

Hi! Thanks very much for your feedback. I have made some improvement to my HBR. Here is the dwarf scots pine no 4. Still have not figured out the root base- will wait till next spring. Any suggestion on future plans and feedback would be great. Thanks!

Hi - here is number 3- a bit challenging to find the root base this one … I also figured out how to stabilise the growth bag - dig a hole with soil mix then fill rather than the other way around- a lot easier this way. Shame - there is few air pockets I struggled to fill with this - it is in...

Hi - here is the no.2 - hope I have taken your feedback in mind.

Recently collected Scotch Pine. I'll leave it to recover for now, but my mind is already thinking about future stylings, and where to take this one. Here is my idea for now: Any other ideas I should consider? I will keep this thread updated as the tree evolves

My second pine of the day was a gold Scots Pine. The golden color and trunk movement sold me on it. I have tried to read as much as I could on scots pines and still have several questions. The tree is in a 3 gal nursery pot, the trunk is 2.25” at the base and the foliage is on the small side...

Picked up this scots pine from a local nursery in Massachusetts recently and I am worried it may have needle blight/cast. Though many needles look healthy others are turning brown and falling off. Some of the lower branches seem to be dying back completely. The tree is in dire need of repot...

Hi all!! I’m just starting my bonsai journey after about 5 years of research and wishing I would be able to grow anything at all. I’ve finally decided to just suck it up and start. POINT IS: I’m starting several projects with the hope that I can learn from all as well as maybe not put all my...

Needles stopped extending ✓ New Buds are present ✓ Plants are healthy ✓ Needles have fully opened ✓ 3 more months before the fall temperature drop ✓ All of the above have a check mark, so the conditions are met. It doesn't matter where in the world you are, these are the things that matter. You...

Hey, I just bought one month ago this scots pine/pinus sylvestris, I already wired it. I would like to ask you if you can help me to style this tree and which branch to cut so I get rid of this wheel wagon shape (picture 1). The front of the tree (picture 2) - Should I decandle or is it too...

Hi guy, I've collected some 1yo scots pine seedling in the fall of 2023, they're now budding well, no yellowing what so ever, strong and not janky needles. I am thinking about planting some in soil, and leaving some in pots, for shohin/mame sized. When can i repot/plant out them, I want to...

Hi guys! I have a quick question, I recently harvested some Scot's pine seeds (in late january of 24), do they still need cold stratification? There were out in the frost and cold for at least 2 months.

Hi, I just got a small scots pine seedling and the soil it was in was very mucky and wet, so I bare-rooted it (I know it isn't supposed to be good but I didn't wash the roots so there still is some mycorrhiza on them) and planted it in good free-draining soil without cutting any roots except a...

Does anyone have any advice for seed starting JBP and Scot's Pine? I've been cutting my teeth with nursery stock and with the nature of this addiction I either need to deepen my pockets or grow my own. I've got 10 acres of forested mountain terrain to grow on with just about any water condition...

Hello Bonsai people, a quick question about scots pine needles discoloration. I'm having some (I'd say roughly 10%) new needles -from this year- which shows this discoloration. From the top and a peculiar 'twist' (see photo). I can't rule out anything, but the tree is well fert and watered, I...

Hi all, when Is the right time to create jins on new Scot’s pine in training? Thanks just attached a photo of them after being dug up and will post pics of them after wiring and jins

Hello all, I am new to working with pines and I have a Scot’s pine I want to create jins on the branches I won’t be using but I’m unsure on what time of year is best and if the tree will bleed out if I were to. I’m in England and it’s currently winter thanks sean

Hi everyone, would like any help on when to create Jins on a Scot’s pine here in the uk. Currently in winter and I am not sure if creating Jin will allow sap to bleed out and kill my tree thanks sean

I thought I had a thread for this tree, but I guess I’ve only put it into the Tree Thread. Here we go! I scored a Telperion Scots Pine in 2017 for a song. It was in their bargain section, having been almost fully infected by needlecast (causing massive loss of interior buds and branches). This...

Nursery stock I got a few years ago and transplanted into a training pot. Started an air layer this spring using moist sphagnum. Checked it this fall and there seems to be a little callus forming but no roots. Saw a post on Bnut that said Ryan Neil uses pure akadama with a top dressing of...