Brian Van Fleet’s Six Year JBP entry

[Brian Van Fleet]

Converted one of “the other 4” to a ROR:

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

And working the one from the smallest pot into an exposed root style. I may regret using Parafilm for this one...we’ll see.

 

[Stella]

Following your progression.

 

[badatusernames]

Do you decandle or remove the old needles on these young pines? Looking great so far, just had some seedlings delivered from Bonsaify and thinking about what I want to do with those and Pitoon's.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Do you decandle or remove the old needles on these young pines? Looking great so far, just had some seedlings delivered from Bonsaify and thinking about what I want to do with those and Pitoon's.

Not yet…

 

[C-Jewel]

Very nice! Looking forward the the progression

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

End of 2022 update. Really just ignored them this year. Guess we have a lot of work to do if we are finishing this challenge at the end of 2023.
#1 ROR:

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

#2 exposed root…? Wire is buried in this one.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

#3 is a weird triple trunk thing so far.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

#4 is growing in an Anderson flat and escaped nicely and has fattened up, but also ran away. Probably 3’ tall.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

#5, twist and also leggy.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

#6, shaded out and very leggy.

 

[Stella]

When do you cut sacrifice branches?
What season? Early or late season?

 

[August44]

#4 is growing in an Anderson flat and escaped nicely and has fattened up, but also ran away. Probably 3’ tall.
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Did you put this in the Anderson flat in order to get runaway growth?

 

[Ming dynasty]

Planted today. A layer of medium akadama, fine akadama, then sand, seeds, sand, and topped with sphagnum moss.
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Hey Brian, what kind of sand is safe to use for this occasion?