Haines' Trees
Shohin
Hey all!
Question with a JBP of mine, but backstory first...
I bought this tree as bare root stock last year from a vendor though Amazon. It came early summer in very nice condition for what I was expecting. I threw it into a deeper pot to not disturb the roots since at the time I was still extremely new to bonsai and was afraid to kill it. I took the candle in midsummer, which I probably shouldn’t have since the tree was at most 3 years old at the time. My bad.... winter did it no favors; definitely did not protect it adequately so it had a rough go. I figured it had been killed since there was minimal green left by early spring, but I kept it since I had the space. To my delight, I’ve spotted new candle growth and teeny tiny needles starting to grow.
My question is what to do with all the old brown needles? Should I leave them be and let the tree drop them when it’s ready or would I be better served by removing them myself to allow more light in to the healthy growth?
P.S. I have no plans to decandle this season lol.
Question with a JBP of mine, but backstory first...
I bought this tree as bare root stock last year from a vendor though Amazon. It came early summer in very nice condition for what I was expecting. I threw it into a deeper pot to not disturb the roots since at the time I was still extremely new to bonsai and was afraid to kill it. I took the candle in midsummer, which I probably shouldn’t have since the tree was at most 3 years old at the time. My bad.... winter did it no favors; definitely did not protect it adequately so it had a rough go. I figured it had been killed since there was minimal green left by early spring, but I kept it since I had the space. To my delight, I’ve spotted new candle growth and teeny tiny needles starting to grow.
My question is what to do with all the old brown needles? Should I leave them be and let the tree drop them when it’s ready or would I be better served by removing them myself to allow more light in to the healthy growth?
P.S. I have no plans to decandle this season lol.