Scots Pine Bonsai Care
Looks like it had not been re potted for 5 6 years.
Scots pine bonsai care. Weak trees and weaker species such as japanese white pine should not be pruned as hard as healthy vigorous species such as japanese black pines and scots pines. In too little light the tree forms longer needles. Prevent root rot by protecting from prolonged rain. Advantages disadvantage tips for care location.
80 20 grit organic or 70 30 grit akadama. This is the year for working on the scots pine to develop a refined appearance again. Unlike the pine species mentioned above most other pines will only produce one flush of growth each year. This is the same bonsai i posted a video of a couple of days i ve combined a short section of the first video to the one i have taken today.
Specific bonsai care guidelines for one flush pines general info. I need to bring the tree to a memorial service for one of the past presidents of the bonsai society of upstate new york inc. The scots pine will tolerate almost any type of poor soil which makes it valuable in land reclamation projects. Although this form of cultivation is a bit more laborious with scots pine it definitely pays off.
Although i m busy now writing the 6th us national bonsai exhibition commemorative album i took a few hours off to do some initial work on this scots pine bonsai. Care info scots pine pinus sylvestris repot. Many conifers are often considered bonsai. Every 2 5 years depending on age in mid to late spring.
Care and maintenance of bonsai pine trees i purchased this scots pine from and old collector who had decided to dispose of his collection. Scots pine has a good tolerance for clay soils and for drought. Included in this category are the white pine scots pine ponderosa pine and mountain pine. It is best to place your scots pine in a sunny spot.
Also known as the scots pine pinus sylvestris is a great pine bonsai species because it naturally takes on the shape that bonsai cultivators must work hard to create in other trees. As pinus sylvestris ages it drops it s lower branches. This gives the tree a beautiful canopied shape with little effort on the cultivator s part. It could be fatal to remove all their candles so they must be treated differently.
The scots pine and mycorrhizal funghi have a symbiotic relationship which benefits both organismisms. Advantages and disadvantages of scots pine in bonsai form.