CrisisM0de
Yamadori
Hello again!
I am making plans for spring as I impatiently wait out the winter in West Michigan. It's been a fairly mild winter and it looks like temps will start to go back up end of February (according to Accuweather)... hopefully, they are accurate. I assume - if the weather is correct - that the end of February is going to be the time to do the following work?
I planted 10 austrian black pines and 10 ponderosa pines at my parents in the fall. I slipped them into the ground because I wasn't sure about disturbing them too much in October. The trees are 1-2 years old. They are all in those white disposable root bags and have had no work done to their roots. I did wire almost all of them before popping them into the ground. My understanding is that I am going to need to remove these bags and cut the tap roots? Is it as simple as pulling the bags off and snipping the bottom of the root ball off? I think I understand the process, but not what its going to look like and I cannot seem to find images anywhere that show me the steps, or the tap root, or how much I should cut off. I don't think they can stay in the ground because they aren't going to get enough sun where they are and my father probably wants that section of his yard back. Also, the roots should be dealt with while they are young?
I also am wondering about bud selection. Is it true that removing side buds around the terminal bud is important even on these young trees?
As a sort of side note, is it unusual to find pine trees planted as forest groups? I have seen the JRP group from Bonsai Tonight, but that is about all that comes up with an image search. Is it not ideal for pines, or just not a traditional style for pines? I'm curious because I love forest plantings, but I also foresee space issues already this year... and I just started last summer
I am making plans for spring as I impatiently wait out the winter in West Michigan. It's been a fairly mild winter and it looks like temps will start to go back up end of February (according to Accuweather)... hopefully, they are accurate. I assume - if the weather is correct - that the end of February is going to be the time to do the following work?
I planted 10 austrian black pines and 10 ponderosa pines at my parents in the fall. I slipped them into the ground because I wasn't sure about disturbing them too much in October. The trees are 1-2 years old. They are all in those white disposable root bags and have had no work done to their roots. I did wire almost all of them before popping them into the ground. My understanding is that I am going to need to remove these bags and cut the tap roots? Is it as simple as pulling the bags off and snipping the bottom of the root ball off? I think I understand the process, but not what its going to look like and I cannot seem to find images anywhere that show me the steps, or the tap root, or how much I should cut off. I don't think they can stay in the ground because they aren't going to get enough sun where they are and my father probably wants that section of his yard back. Also, the roots should be dealt with while they are young?
I also am wondering about bud selection. Is it true that removing side buds around the terminal bud is important even on these young trees?
As a sort of side note, is it unusual to find pine trees planted as forest groups? I have seen the JRP group from Bonsai Tonight, but that is about all that comes up with an image search. Is it not ideal for pines, or just not a traditional style for pines? I'm curious because I love forest plantings, but I also foresee space issues already this year... and I just started last summer