Owen Reich
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This is a progression post for my Lacebark pine. Here is a brief history up until now:
Purchased 2008
Repotted from 3 gallon in nursery soil to bonsai mix 2009
All branches shortened close to trunk Spring 2010
Tree given to friend from Fall 2009 to Winter 2012 (shoved in ground and neglected)
-Deer fully defoliated at least once
Back into bonsai mix 2013 in 3 gal nursery pot (Akadama, lava, and pumice)
Start styling work Fall 2016
The dense canopy has prevented exfoliation until this year. In my opinion, this is one of the coolest species of pine not commonly used for bonsai. The species is incredibly resilient, can produce short needles, back buds, is tolerant of root stress, etc. Those are ideal qualities to me. I've seen about 10 trained as bonsai in America thus far, and bet there are many more out there.
The art formed, large, Pinus bungeana 'Silver Ghost' in my front yard has been the subject of unscientific experiments. I've cut branches back to nubs and had buds pop on bare branches. Other branches decandled with varied regrowth of buds.
The tree for this thread is not currently a show-stopper, but can definitely be made into something nice in the coming years.
Photos from today.
Purchased 2008
Repotted from 3 gallon in nursery soil to bonsai mix 2009
All branches shortened close to trunk Spring 2010
Tree given to friend from Fall 2009 to Winter 2012 (shoved in ground and neglected)
-Deer fully defoliated at least once
Back into bonsai mix 2013 in 3 gal nursery pot (Akadama, lava, and pumice)
Start styling work Fall 2016
The dense canopy has prevented exfoliation until this year. In my opinion, this is one of the coolest species of pine not commonly used for bonsai. The species is incredibly resilient, can produce short needles, back buds, is tolerant of root stress, etc. Those are ideal qualities to me. I've seen about 10 trained as bonsai in America thus far, and bet there are many more out there.
The art formed, large, Pinus bungeana 'Silver Ghost' in my front yard has been the subject of unscientific experiments. I've cut branches back to nubs and had buds pop on bare branches. Other branches decandled with varied regrowth of buds.
The tree for this thread is not currently a show-stopper, but can definitely be made into something nice in the coming years.
Photos from today.