bonsaibp
Omono
This tree was given to me by my friend and teacher Kenji Miyata this is it's first bonsai pot and partial wiring. Just under 8" tall.
First Pot for Japanese Black Pine
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coachspinks
Chumono
Kenji now lives 10 minutes from me. I was lucky enough to go to an open house he held last summer at his new home. His trees are amazing and Kenji is super nice.
Bavarian Raven
Mame
Excuse my ignorance, (I'm still a noob at Bonsai, especially pines), but I presume you have "plucked" off some (most) of the pine's inner needles? If so, why? Was it for ease of wiring or to simply make the branch structure more visible?
Sorry for the hijack. It is a nice little tree. Cheers.
Sorry for the hijack. It is a nice little tree. Cheers.
cmeg1
Imperial Masterpiece
Now that is a great gift.Nice stocky base on that one!
bonsaibp
Omono
He's a great guy. You should see if you can get in his workshops- though I think they may be full. I'll be down there the weekend of the 25th maybe we can say hi. I was also ther during the open house so maybe we've already met.
bonsaibp
Omono
Yes needles were removed. We do it for a number of reasons. To control strength, to let more light and air into the interior, for ease of wiring etc.. Its one of the techniques used to develop black pines for bonsai. Brian Van Fleet has put out a great little Ebook on training Japanese Black Pines- I recommend it.Excuse my ignorance, (I'm still a noob at Bonsai, especially pines), but I presume you have "plucked" off some (most) of the pine's inner needles? If so, why? Was it for ease of wiring or to simply make the branch structure more visible?
Sorry for the hijack. It is a nice little tree. Cheers.
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Bavarian Raven
Mame
Thanks! I appreciate the response.
Is this method (of needle removal) recommended for other pines (such as lodgepolepine?).I will check out that eBay. Thanks. Cheers.
bonsaibp
Omono
Never worked on Lodgepole so I can't say.Thanks! I appreciate the response.
I will check out that eBay. Thanks. Cheers.
Bob, you need to graft in a “frontal” branch on that section of trunk above your top wire. We have a full view of the trunk from soil to top of apex. You need a branch there.
I thought about removing that top section entirely, which improve movement but that would set you back 4 or 5 years. A graft only two.
It will start to look good next fall after decandling and pulling the long needles.
That was a nice gift by Kinji. He gets a couple thousand for those!
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
Of course, but not to the extremes to which needle removal can be taken with JBPs.
More foliage means more thickening of the associated stem which will mean more stimulus to produce even more foliage in the following season, etc. One can only weaken selected areas by removing foliage in some way to achieve a balanced canopy.
bonsaibp
Omono
Just need to wire the smaller branches no need for a graft, or to remove the top.
