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Comment on How to pot pine seedling-cuttings by Jonas Dupuich

Jonas Dupuich — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:26 +0000

Thanks – everyone – for the questions. They’ve helped me learn a lot over the years.

Daniel – I don’t know enough about root hormone application to provide a good answer for this. I’ve used root hormone on the recommendation of others without looking into how it works or learning about optimal application methods. It would be fun to hear from an expert on the topic.

Comment on How to pot pine seedling-cuttings by Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:22:20 +0000

Jonas, I hope you are not sick of all my questions – I feel like this post was written especially for me
I really appreciate you sharing the knowledge!
Thank you.
rusty

Comment on How to pot pine seedling-cuttings by tmmason10

tmmason10 — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:51:36 +0000

Great idea, thanks for sharing Jonas. In a few weeks I have a few cuttings to make so I will probably use this technique.

Comment on How to pot pine seedling-cuttings by Daniel Dolan

Daniel Dolan — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:11 +0000

Jonas:

I have asked many expert Bonsai folks this question about root hormone application and so would appreciate your response.

Most folks relate that they apply root hormone……..in many different applications…….and water.

Doesn’t the water completely wash the root hormone powder off of the area to which it was applied….in the first watering much less successive waterings?

The response of many is…yes. So how does it actually benefit the plant?

Thank you for all your work.

Best regards,

D/D
Chicago

Comment on Pine seedlings by Erica Gunn

Erica Gunn — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:26:35 +0000

I’m very new to bonsai, and I’ve just discovered your blog. This was very interesting; I’ve often considered scarifying seeds for garden plants, but have never done a side-by-side comparison like this. I can’t wait to read more about your experiments!

Comment on Pine seedlings by Jonas Dupuich

Jonas Dupuich — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:22:31 +0000

Hi Chris, good questions – I’m curious myself. I want to make the cuttings before the center bud becomes too large but I also want to wait for the stems to change color. I started making my cuttings yesterday, erring toward cutting when the center buds are just opening up rather than waiting for the stems to turn color. I don’t know what the color change signifies, but have noticed that the three Japanese articles I have on the topic all suggest waiting for red stems. We’ll see how it goes. I may try to experiment a bit, and I’ll post an update later this week.

Comment on Pine seedlings by Chris

Chris — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:02:44 +0000

Hi Jonas,

I love your blog, and it’s been a great source of guidance for me. It was good to see how your cuttings from last year have fared, because I read your post on making the cuttings, and I’m about to make cuttings of my own. My seedlings have healthy-looking center buds, but grew really tall (about 2 inches) before they started growing the center buds, and the stems have not turned red – they’re still very green and have just begun showing a little bit of yellow/red at the very base. Do you think I should hold off on making the cuttings until the stems turn red? Or is is more important for the center buds to be ready? I’m in Southern California, so I wonder if the differences could be due to the warmer climate?

Comment on Removing flower buds from azalea by Jonas Dupuich

Jonas Dupuich — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:44:29 +0000

Muchas gracias Tim – lo aprecio su comentario! (And I think we met at Daiju-en last fall.)

Comment on Removing flower buds from azalea by Jonas Dupuich

Jonas Dupuich — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:30:52 +0000

Thanks, Anton. I don’t have a good source for the claim about removing buds before they open. This could be a good opportunity for me to look into this further – or to experiment!

Best,
Jonas

Comment on Removing flower buds from azalea by anijhuis

anijhuis — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:31:16 +0000

All the nutrition the bud needs to flower is already there in the bud itself. Once the buds have formed they do not divert any more nutrition away from producing foliage.