Christopher Howard
Seedling
Howdy. I've got some pines that I'm experimenting with, trying to understand how to develop plants from young material.
Most of what I read on here and elsewhere is advice for pushing growth in, but I'm wondering what sort of work should be done on a tree to push growth out. I've read about keeping growth proportional with pruning and decandling, but I wonder if this is something that is a ways down the road.
Seems obvious, just let the plant grow, but I'm curious if I should just put the plants in the ground and leave them be until they're mature and then get to working on them? And should I bend and shape growth while the plant is young?
Should I prune out branches that don't seem necessary? Do young pines do better with more growth on the stem while they're maturing? I can see the logic in either having the energy of the green growth on the tree, or in getting rid of other growth in place of branches I do hope to grow.
It's a lot of questions I know, but I have spent a lot of time trying to find all the answers on here and I'm stumped. Maybe it's just that all this information is understood and I just don't see it yet. Anyway, I appreciate your time.
I'm not sure if the species of pine is important for answering these questions but I'll list the ones I've got just in case. They are all small plants still. I look forward to seeing them mature from what they are.
I've got two mugos. One is the species, one is 'Pumilio' I've got a JBP. I've got a Schoodic Jack Pine. And a Pinus nigra austriaca.
I hope this isn't an overwhelming request. Thanks, everyone, for any help answering these questions.
Most of what I read on here and elsewhere is advice for pushing growth in, but I'm wondering what sort of work should be done on a tree to push growth out. I've read about keeping growth proportional with pruning and decandling, but I wonder if this is something that is a ways down the road.
Seems obvious, just let the plant grow, but I'm curious if I should just put the plants in the ground and leave them be until they're mature and then get to working on them? And should I bend and shape growth while the plant is young?
Should I prune out branches that don't seem necessary? Do young pines do better with more growth on the stem while they're maturing? I can see the logic in either having the energy of the green growth on the tree, or in getting rid of other growth in place of branches I do hope to grow.
It's a lot of questions I know, but I have spent a lot of time trying to find all the answers on here and I'm stumped. Maybe it's just that all this information is understood and I just don't see it yet. Anyway, I appreciate your time.
I'm not sure if the species of pine is important for answering these questions but I'll list the ones I've got just in case. They are all small plants still. I look forward to seeing them mature from what they are.
I've got two mugos. One is the species, one is 'Pumilio' I've got a JBP. I've got a Schoodic Jack Pine. And a Pinus nigra austriaca.
I hope this isn't an overwhelming request. Thanks, everyone, for any help answering these questions.
