Something for the grand kids

[AndrewM]

These are some 18 month old Japanese Black Pine seedlings that I wired today. In 40 years the grand kids might want one
Next year I would like to put some of them on rocks but I just need to find the right rock.

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[bodhidharma]

Good to see someone is planning ahead

[Rintar]

Great to see now 40 years of progressions please

[stick]

lol would be interesting to see a 40 year old thread with progression

[Matthew]

andrew
once there in the ground they grow quick. I have a dozen started from seed which have spent 2 years in my grow beds (1 year in pot before that) ill take pics in the next few weeks when i tidy my beds up. they are about 1 metre tall atm and 1-1.5 inches at base from wiring and scaring.

[Steven]

Nice one Andrew and good photography too!

Don't forget to let some sacrifice grow...

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Regards,
Steven

[Matthew]

steven
thats exactly how i grow mt pines except i try to get a few low (ground level sacrifice branches going too) the scars do take time to heal over but they will eventually, pics during the week

[AndrewM]

Good to see someone is planning ahead

If only Black pine seed was more readily available in Australia

Great to see now 40 years of progressions please

Rintar will see how we go

andrew
once there in the ground they grow quick. I have a dozen started from seed which have spent 2 years in my grow beds (1 year in pot before that) ill take pics in the next few weeks when i tidy my beds up. they are about 1 metre tall atm and 1-1.5 inches at base from wiring and scaring.

Mat they were in a grow bed but I have had to pot them up as my house is on the market. So if and when we move to a bigger block they will go back in the grow bed.

Nice one Andrew and good photography too!

Cheers Steven

[jamo]

Check out the posts by Bretts viewtopic.php?f=104&t=2135 on growing - using colanders, growing sacrifice branches, heavy feeding, etc.

If only Black pine seed was more readily available in Australia

I've been luck enough to have a seed source that gives excellent strike rates. But I didn't collect this year - I already have too many!

[NathanM]

Nice work Andrew! I have been wanting to get some similar sized ones for a while. The same size and even a smidge bigger as well. As many as I can I want to do the EXACT same thing!! Hook a brother up