My first black pine

Anth · Post by **Anth** » September 23rd, 2012, 11:16 am

This pine was given to me as a gift over a year ago. When I got it I looked at it and thought what the hell am I going to do with this, with my limited experience I took it along to a BNW work shop .

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At the work shop the decision was made to cut the top off.

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And the wired and a change of direction

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Now well over a year later it has been planted into a grow box and will be left to grow for a few years.

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Over the next few years it will be fed and left to grow because of room restrictions and lack of time. Plus I still have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to pines

Post by **kcpoole** » September 23rd, 2012, 1:31 pm

Nice recovery and growth

I think that maybey the shown in second last photo it might get tiltedd to the right at the next repot? Will give some grate movement and bring the foliage over the rootbase?

Ken

Anth · Post by **Anth** » September 23rd, 2012, 2:05 pm

Yes I wanted to tilt it this repot but there were to many roots stopping it from sitting in the box properly, because I left it a little bit late to repot it I didn't want to touch the roots. I just brushed them out and slipped it into the box.

Post by **kcpoole** » September 23rd, 2012, 3:52 pm

Damian Bee · Post by **Damian Bee** » September 24th, 2012, 7:46 am

Nice work Anth, nice mix you've got there too

Anth · Post by **Anth** » January 4th, 2014, 8:56 pm

After a clean up just before the growing season started.
Tomorrow I will upload a current pic

AusBonsai