Tag: japanese black pine
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Tree 42: From Workshop Tree to the Display Stand
I took a vigorous Japanese black pine from a workshop, tilted its pot to find a new angle, repotted it half bare-root, decandled it, wired it, and watched…
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Japanese Black Pine Approach Graft
Another grafting technique Peter Tea demonstrated to the study group while he visited was approach grafting on a Japanese Black Pine. A new apex, first, and second branch were grafted to make…
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Grafting using Parafilm
Peter Tea was in this recently for our Matsu Bonsai Study Group. One of the things covered was grafting. Peter said the method I have been using, with the little baggies,…
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Bonsai Intensive – Japanese Black Pine
Well, it’s June and that means my favorite time of year for bonsai work. It’s time to decandle Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii (黒松 kuromatsu), flower prune and trim Satsuki…
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Japanese Black Pine Grafting
The following tree was grafted this Spring. The bag has been trimmed to let the emerging candle to fully extend. More of the bag will be removed this…