Huangshan pine in training.

[bonhe]

I
was listing, huangshan, Japanese red pine, and Japanese black pine. Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks. I check info in this site https://conifersociety.org/conifers/pinus-hwangshanensis
It is similar to Black pine and P. nigra. It is why the seller to whom I bought the seeds from just ads as Huangshan pine .
I am guessing it might be hybrid between black pine and red pine based on the color of the buds.
They already show some interesting characters at this phase .
I found two of them have long, flexible trunks



The one on the right has primary needles with short trunk


The 1st one in the group


I don’t remember I put 2 seeds into the same hole, but there are 2 now!!


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[Anthony]

Planted a few more seeds.
Came up.
Longer seedlings than J.B.pines.
Waiting to see who adapts.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[bonhe]

There are 72 seedlings as today
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[penumbra]

19 out of 25 today.Much better germination rates than other pines I have tried.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Title says: Huangshan pine in training. Pictures only of seeds sprouting. Where is tree in training?

 

[bonhe]

Title says: Huangshan pine in training. Pictures only of seeds sprouting. Where is tree in training?

These seedlings are in training ?
Patience is one of must things for bonsai hobbyist ! ?
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[Potawatomi13]

These seedlings are in training ?
Patience is one of must things for bonsai hobbyist ! ?
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Patience always needed but title leads to believe is actual substantial tree of unusual species to see. Climb that fence.

 

[bonhe]

Patience always needed but title leads to believe is actual substantial tree of unusual species to see. Climb that fence.

Hâhhah. Let wait and see.
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[bonhe]

Here is an update.
The one soaked in diluted hydrogen peroxide is named A
The one soaked in the tap water is B.
Up to this time, there are 62 seedlings out of 100 seeds in A and 19 seedlings out of 30 seeds in B.
Germination rare of A and B are 62% and 63% respectively. So, there is no significant difference between two. However, because the A and B have different soil substrates, so I will not have any conclusion at this time !




Although this one still has a “cap” on, it already sends out the new shoot!


They have been receiving only one hour of morning sun daily. Because we will have a rain tomorrow , I will move them to the site with more sunlight on Monday.
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[Crawforde]

Nice.
Mine are at a similar stage. I had good germination success. Not much difference between the control and stratified.
I lost all my first batch to the herbivores in my yard. The new batch are doing well and get about 4 hours of direct sunlight a day. Most in the AM.

 

[bonhe]

Nice.
Mine are at a similar stage. I had good germination success. Not much difference between the control and stratified.
I lost all my first batch to the herbivores in my yard. The new batch are doing well and get about 4 hours of direct sunlight a day. Most in the AM.

Thank you for sharing.
Do you have any plan to avoid the problem for this batch?
Good luck .
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[Crawforde]

Thank you for sharing.
Do you have any plan to avoid the problem for this batch?
Good luck .
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I have live traps out, and have spread crushed red pepper around all the seedlings.
Losses are down, and I’ve relocated a number of tree rats and squirrels.

 

[bonhe]

These pine seedlings are almost 5 months old. I exposed them to direct sunlight for 2 weeks. The tallest one is about 20 cm now.


I find out it has a pink new young needles


Even the young trunk also has pink color


I fed them with Woodace fertilizer 12-3-6
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[Crawforde]

Nice.
Mine are in partial sun and only half that height. I might need to move them into a sunnier spot.

 

[bonhe]

Nice.
Mine are in partial sun and only half that height. I might need to move them into a sunnier spot.

You should do it ASAP
By the way, so far I learned that the Huangshan pine seedlings are very flexible and thin. This characteristic is completely different with black pine. That is why I think it will be very suitable for literati style .
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[GGB]

most of mine were eaten or damped off. But I have 2 sole survivors haha. They are surprisingly tall with a lot of space between each needle/leaf. They have an odd growth habit

 

[bonhe]

most of mine were eaten or damped off. But I have 2 sole survivors haha. They are surprisingly tall with a lot of space between each needle/leaf. They have an odd growth habit

Oh boy !
Could you post the pictures of your tree? Thanks
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[moke]

These pine seedlings are almost 5 months old. I exposed them to direct sunlight for 2 weeks. The tallest one is about 20 cm now.
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I find out it has a pink new young needles
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Even the young trunk also has pink color
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I fed them with Woodace fertilizer 12-3-6
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Mine are very similar to yours with the pink colored needles, I will get a picture tomorrow.

 

[bonhe]

Mine are very similar to yours with the pink colored needles, I will get a picture tomorrow.

Excellent! Where did you get the seeds from?
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[moke]

I ordered them from treeseeds.com in Nov. 2018.
Here’s my pinkest one.