Japanese Black Pine Bonsai From Seed
Soak the seeds in water for about 48 hours this will speed up germination and help you rule out seeds that are not viable.
Japanese black pine bonsai from seed. Similar to some other bonsai trees japanese black pine bonsai can be grown from seeds. Growing japanese black pine bonsai from seed purchasing black pine seeds. You should sow seeds in light sand in the early spring. I haven t gotten the hang of keeping them for bonsai.
Japanese black pines have a sparse root system and it is best to plant them in their permanent location as soon as possible. It takes about 6 months for the seed to master the soil mix and then a gentle test to see if the seedling can lift out all the soil in the little containers of the seed tray. Funny how they quickly outgrow shohin size. In fact for most species of plants suited to bonsai i would recommend to grow from cuttings or layering.
We also raise j b pine seed in the smallest size seed trays but mix the peatmoss with 5 mm gravel 50 50 by volume. Growing bonsai from seed requires dedication. I grew a bunch of japanese black pine seeds about 3 years ago. This is only one i kept.
This video was recorded in my nursery where we produce about 20 species of trees for bonsai. This is a potpourri batch of a lot of different types of tree seeds including. However for some species these techniques are not options and japanese black pine is one such species. A wonderful semi cascade japanese black pine styled by japanese shohin artist and friend koji hiramatsu.
You should sow seeds in light sand in the early spring. In this video i start a new batch of bonsai from seeds. Here is what this looks like. Select a spot with full sun and well drained soil.
Within a week or two the cones will turn brown and open. Japanese black pine bristlecone pine kousa dogwood mimosa. Not all pine cones are created equally. How to grow japanese black pine from seed selecting pine cones for bonsai.
Some are large and healthy others are small by. Others were sold and i killed a few. After you receive your seeds and are ready to plant you will need to get your supplies.