Scots Pine #36

[Walter Pall]

Scots Pine #36

the crown will become smaller in time

 

[Walter Pall]

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[Bolero]

Is the foilage typically that sparse or have you done some serious pruning to arrive at that look/style ?

 

[Walter Pall]

Is the foilage typically that sparse or have you done some serious pruning to arrive at that look/style ?

The foliage is even more sparse in their habitat. This is as dense as i ever want it. It would be a big mistake to create broccoli branches. Attached find a few pictures that i made last weekend in Sweden at the natural habitat of Scots pine south of the Arctic Circle.

 

[Bolero]

Oh Wow I see what you mean & nice Pics BTW.....

 

[M. Frary]

I don't feel so bad about the weeds in my pots now.

 

[Warpig]

I don't feel so bad about the weeds in my pots now.

This was pretty much my first thought too. Am i missing someone or wouldnt the weeds be stealing water and nutrients from the soil, slowing the trees growth?

 

[Vance Wood]

This was pretty much my first thought too. Am i missing someone or wouldnt the weeds be stealing water and nutrients from the soil, slowing the trees growth?

You could make that argument and in some case it might even be an issue but; sometimes weeds help in developmet.

 

[Warpig]

@Vance Wood could you go into more detail please.

 

[Vance Wood]

You could make that argument and in some case it might even be an issue but; sometimes weeds help in developmet.

Sometimes a little competition can enhance the growing quality of a tree. Sometimes the weeds and the act of removing them can expose the true nature of a tree.

 

[M. Frary]

This was pretty much my first thought too. Am i missing someone or wouldnt the weeds be stealing water and nutrients from the soil, slowing the trees growth?

I read once that some old Japanese guy waited until the weeds in the pots of his trees started to wilt before watering.
Kind of like a living water gauge I guess.

 

[Warpig]

I read once that some old Japanese guy waited until the weeds in the pots of his trees started to wilt before watering.
Kind of like a living water gauge I guess.

IDK makes me think the top would dry out before the bottom half leading to overwatering.

 

[M. Frary]

IDK makes me think the top would dry out before the bottom half leading to overwatering.

I water mine every regardless.
I think overwatering might be harder to do than most people think.

 

[Vance Wood]

I water mine every regardless.
I think overwatering might be harder to do than most people think.

It depends on the soil content. If the soil is too fine and is made of elements that tend to break down over time over watering can be a great problem especially with Mugo Pines which as I have mentioned many times in the past like to be constantly hydrated by cannot tolerate being bogged in soggy soil. It is mostly why I do not use Akadama.

 

[Walter Pall]

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