Black Pine Seedling Cuttings

[markyscott]

Can we see some more pines from this initial batch of planting. Using yours as a reference point myself over the years. Thank you much for so much transparency into your proces.

Yes - I‘ve kept about a 1/2 dozen or so out of the initial batch.

- S

 

[markyscott]

I did some root pruning and I redirected some of the root growth. Then using blocks of wood and chop sticks to hold the roots close to the trunk, I rewrapped the rock with packing film (no sphagnum this time).

- S

 

[markyscott]

The tree went into a mica training pot with most of the rock exposed.

 

[markyscott]

Lot’s of buds all over the trunk to work with.

 

[thomas22]

Lot’s of buds all over the trunk to work with.

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I'm pretty new to pines. I thought you only get back budding where you have needles. Are you getting them on the trunk with no needles. If so, then is it just less likely to get budding where you have no needles? Please explain your experience.
Thanks

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Looking great Scott!

 

[markyscott]

I'm pretty new to pines. I thought you only get back budding where you have needles. Are you getting them on the trunk with no needles. If so, then is it just less likely to get budding where you have no needles? Please explain your experience.
Thanks

Hi Thomas. I think these are latent needle buds. Young, strongly growing pines will push them when cut back.

scott

 

[markyscott]

Root over rock #2. This one is a black pine.

 

[markyscott]

Good mycorrhizae. With black pine, your rootball should look like this. If it doesn’t, change your mix.

 

[markyscott]

Like the other. I pulled back the soil and roots around the rock and removed the packing film. I scraped the sphagnum from around the roots. Had a seat heater to protect me from the frigid temperatures..

 

[markyscott]

I edited some unnecessary roots and repositioned others.

 

[Carol 83]

Like the other. I pulled back the soil and roots around the rock and removed the packing film. I scraped the sphagnum from around the roots. Had a seat heater to protect me from the frigid temperatures.View attachment 354603View attachment 354604View attachment 354605.

Looks like you have a helper.

 

[markyscott]

I’m happy with the number of roots - they just need to get bigger at this point. So to hold them in place while they grew, I used some bits of garden hose and chopsticks. I tied them with garden twine and then wrapped everything in packing film again to hold the works in place.

 

[Djtommy]

impressive work so far, nice potential

 

[markyscott]

Into a mica pot. Good to go.

 

[markyscott]

One of the exposed root black pines.

 

[markyscott]

This one seems like a good cascade candidate. Need to crunch the roots though.

 

[markyscott]

After crunching.

 

[Maiden69]

Scott, would it be beneficial to use products that introduce beneficial microbes like Great White for pines? I repotted one of my black pines that was still in nursery potting soil and there was no mycorrhizae activity on it.

 

[markyscott]

Scott, would it be beneficial to use products that introduce beneficial microbes like Great White for pines? I repotted one of my black pines that was still in nursery potting soil and there was no mycorrhizae activity on it.

I think you’ll find that you’ll get mycorrhizae by putting it in good soil, whether you use any of those products or not.. I don’t know if there is any additional benefit from using it. It seems like it would, but mycorrhizae is pretty species specific - it would have to have in it spores of the right kind of mycorrhizae. If it does, maybe it would help. I’d encourage you to focus on providing the right conditions for it to form all on its own.

- S