JBP candles in development ideas/suggestions

[Maiden69]

I have been bending this one every other week for the last 2 months trying to give it a more "radical" shape.







Here is where I'm at now. I think I'm going to leave that one as is and start compressing the first curve a little more. It soften a little from when I removed the wire in spring. So far I like where it is heading, lots of back budding below the worl, This is the second year for this seedlings.

 

[Maiden69]

Pulled all the JBP out of the small planter (2x4) into a larger one (3x8). Did soji on the one that was on a grow bag already, that one I did an HBR last spring and I don't think it recovered well. I will give it one more season before doing the other half.

The 2 of the 1-year-old need to be done so I may tackle them this weekend. The ones in the picture below had a massive amount of roots grow between when they were moved into the grow bed during the summer and now... I actually had to use my shovel to break them free. I also reduced the root ball on the top first, then the sides and bottom to about 1/2 what was contained in that 9" pound basket. I moved them into 3-gal Rootpouch with folded sides 1/3 down to retain a shallower root mass while allowing minimal escape roots to do their deed.

Question for the pine gurus... should I reduce the foliage? Or leave it to help rebuild the roots faster?





More pics to follow.

 

[namnhi]

I guess our pinus guru @Adair M has retired from posting?

 

[Maiden69]

I guess our pinus guru @Adair M has retired from posting?

I have been checking on his status for a while. He hasn't logged into the forum since October last year.

 

[namnhi]

I have been checking on his status for a while. He hasn't logged into the forum since October last year.

Wonder if anyone knows what happen to Adair?

 

[Maiden69]

no pictures of the work, but these were teased out well, they were already in bonsai soil, but with 1/3 pine bark. Moved into all inorganic and 3 gal Root Pouch. I left all the foliage they had and right now they are both pushing 12"+ candles. I really need to get them cut back, but I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to do so during root work.

Would it be possible to do a cut back on this at decandle time? I really need to get some sunlight to the interior.

 

[Maiden69]

I receive this 5 JBP seedlings from Scenic Hill Farm to try out JBP from different nurseries. planted then on Root Pouches, except for one that was planted in a plastic pot with the intenton of allowing the roots to extend more so I can move into a ROR planting now in fall. Just like I did with my exposed roots.





Early September I cut the extra candles at the nodes to prevent swelling, something I didn't do with my previous JBP. Leaving quite a few unsightly knots that I plan to cut away or hope that they disapear.

I checked the one in a pot today and noticed that it pushed a few buds very low in the trunk, they are very welcomed!