My Nellie's participation in the JBP Contest

[my nellie]

Your winter is milder, i doubt if that is a concern for the seedlings. If any green remains then the possibility of recovery exists! Best of luck

Looks like the recovery really existed and the saplings were lucky! Despite the fact that their color turned purple and brown and the lower needles were all dried, now that spring is here they have started growing again.

These are the two cuttings
The first one

The second one

This is the one with the tap root cut


Next are those which are intact but were passed through a piece of hard plastic at repotting time.

One of this pair of seedlings is dead.

 

[my nellie]

And these are the ones which are intact.



This one has a different hue of green color than the rest of the seedlings.
It's not clear in the photo but I would say its color is blue green

 

[my nellie]

... ... Failure is the Mother of Success!

Τhankfully, there was no failure eventually, my friend

 

[my nellie]

The seedlings are now almost one year old.
I had some losses though...
Here are the survivors.

a.- The two seedling cuttings


b.- The one with tap root cut


c.- The "different" one


d.- The two uncut ones

 

[River's Edge]

The seedlings are now almost one year old.
I had some losses though...
Here are the survivors.

a.- The two seedling cuttings
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b.- The one with tap root cut
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c.- The "different" one
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d.- The two uncut ones
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They all look healthy, lots to look forward to as they progress! By the end of this summer you will likely be thinking about creating some movement in the trunk with wiring!

 

[my nellie]

Thank you for your comment.

... ...By the end of this summer you will likely be thinking about creating some movement in the trunk with wiring!

You are correct!
My plan is to take them out of the plastic pots and comb/arrange the roots, wire them for movement and plant them again in a terracotta pot (bowl type) this time.

 

[my nellie]

They all look healthy... ...

That was on June 10th...
However, it looks like the seedling cuttings did not like Greek summer at all... Even under shade cloth they didn't make it...
Only the three seedlings with uncut roots are surviving so far... (photos c and d of the above #104 post)

 

[River's Edge]

That was on June 10th...
However, it looks like the seedling cuttings did not like Greek summer at all... Even under shade cloth they didn't make it...
Only the three seedlings with uncut roots are surviving so far... (photos c and d of the above #104 post)

Sorry to hear about that. Seedling cuttings need constant moisture and some protection from full sun for sure until established. Here on Vancouver Island over the last decade it has been getting warmer. I finally broke down and ordered some shade cloth last week. Today my shade cloth arrived for a small section of my Bonsai area. The tskumo cypress, japanese maple. Chojubai, hemlock and azalea prefer more shade. This is 75% shade cloth, just in time for hotter summer weather in these parts. Not a clear picture, just taken quickly with my phone.

 

[my nellie]

Thank you for your reply, Frank.

... ...Here on Vancouver Island over the last decade it has been getting warmer... ...

I read this is happening in many regions of the globe.
I wish you restful summer holidays!

 

[my nellie]

Up to last August I had one and only survivor until my grandson grabbed it out of the pot. I knew it wouldn't make it.... It died after 10 days.
So that's the end of my participation
I did enjoyed the process and the "chat" here.
Good luck to the rest of the participants!

 

[AlainK]

Alex, grow local species like olive, buxus, or maybe arbutus.
Cheers,

A.

 

[my nellie]

Thanks @AlainK Fair enough!

 

[Ryceman3]

Sorry to hear that @my nellie ...don’t give up on JBP too quickly though, there’s always more seeds out there somewhere!

 

[my nellie]

Thank you @Ryceman3 ! Yes, there are seeds and can be obtained easily through e-shops, of course.
But I will focus on domestic P. Halepensis and/or P. Brutia or even P. Pinea
Not from seed, though I am afraid I am running out of time...

 

[0soyoung]

I am running out of time.

We all are.

 

[AlainK]

But I will focus on domestic P. Halepensis and/or P. Brutia or even P. Pinea

P. halepensis should be a good candidate, the needles are about the same length as P. thunbergii. Not so sure about the other two, the needles are quite long from what I know.

 

[Ryceman3]

I think the needles for P. Pinea (Italian Stone Pine) come in 2 different forms ... juvenile ones are much shorter than the "adult" ones which, due to their length, could be problematic for bonsai. I also have a feeling I read/saw somewhere that they can be treated as a double flush pine (JBP) ...? Might be making that up but if that's true they may advance quite quickly through bonsai development. Definitely worth a shot I think - at the very least some further investigation. Something a bit different is good!

 

[Clicio]

Up to last August I had one and only survivor until my grandson grabbed it out of the pot. I knew it wouldn't make it.... It died after 10 days.
So that's the end of my participation
I did enjoyed the process and the "chat" here.
Good luck to the rest of the participants!

Sorry to hear that...

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I'm joining you in the halepensis contest, but I'm growing them from seed ;-) and with freezing temperatures.
It was a good try @my nellie ! For me JBP is just not working.