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This is the start of another progression thread, this time a Scots pine (pinus sylvestris) I picked up in June last year (2019). I really liked the trunk movement and the branching options... another tree with potential!?!
I looked to put it in a bonsai pot as spring arrived, but when I removed it from the black pot it was in I thought the roots could do with a bit more development. One side was good - the other not so much and so I wasn't so comfortable with that plan. Consequently - it got a gig back in a grow pot and hopefully the work I did to the roots will result in a better spread which I can cut back to when it does get a proper pot.
Since that repot, I roughly wired a couple of the main branches where I wnted them, and then let it grow over summer without much attention (just water and fert). I had another look at it this week and decided to give it a bit more direction.
This is the first single flush pine (of any real size) I have worked on/own so I am keen to get into the styling of it and learn about how they compare with the multi-flush species I am more used to. Always fun to start down a new path. Happy for any thoughts/ideas for improvement or any other input.

This ones going to be a nice tree I recon

Keep doing what you’re doing Is my thought ....


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kez wrote: ↑April 11th, 2020, 12:39 pm This ones going to be a nice tree I recon

MJL wrote: ↑April 11th, 2020, 1:21 pm Keep doing what you’re doing Is my thought ....

Thanks fellas, I think it is off to a good start. It's always nice to get something moving forward after looking at it for a good while.

Repotted this in spring, apart from that it has been left to grow until today. Did some work so thought it was worth logging the development.
These are a different animal to JBP, still getting to know them but I think it’s not looking too bad... only really touched it once before (before the repot last spring). Apex needles are quite long, need to figure out how to manage that.

Thanks for the update. I am watching with interest as I too need to know more about this species.
Its looking good by the way.

would growing the bottom branch as a sacrifice help?

Max wrote: ↑January 20th, 2021, 10:02 am would growing the bottom branch as a sacrifice help?

If you look at the "before work" pic above, you can see there was a sacrifice behind the lower right branch that I removed. I'm pretty happy with the size of the trunk now, I don't want a big tree so it is pretty close to a thickness that I'm satisfied with ... progression from here will be more about building ramification and refining the foliage.

Another day, another pine progression (on another Scots Pine).
Most likely looking at a proper pot for this when repotting season comes around.
Not sure how different it looks in the pictures compared to 12 months ago, but in reality there has been good progression.

Ryceman3 wrote: ↑January 19th, 2022, 4:48 pm Another day, another pine progression (on another Scots Pine).
Most likely looking at a proper pot for this when repotting season comes around.
Not sure how different it looks in the pictures compared to 12 months ago, but in reality there has been good progression.

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Very nice mate. Healthy looking pine too!!

Upgraded to a bonsai pot for this pine on the weekend. Roots were good, no major reductions so not expecting anything but good development over the upcoming growing season.

Been a while between updates for this tree, here it is today after a bit of a mid-summer clean up and some wire to get stuff more or less where I want it. Going for a pretty traditional informal upright right now, might throw a twist in as it continues to develop ... we'll see.

A beautiful example of a traditional upright pine. Great job

I'd like to get my hands on scots pine here in WA. I'll probably end up having to try and aquire some seed. Not sure how they will grow here. Probably not as good as jbp but should do alright.

I'm not jealous at all...

A clean up/re-wire and shape for this tree today.
It's taking a lot longer than it used to!