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Black Pine

Young pine work with John Eads

March 4, 2022 by Jonas Dupuich

Earlier this year I spent a week working on young pines with John Eads of Left Coast Bonsai. We pruned and/or wired almost every young pine in my garden to give us a chance to review the approach for trees at different stages of development. For some of the younger trees, the work was simple. […]

Cutback and wiring a root over rock black pine

January 7, 2022 by Jonas Dupuich

Even though it’s January, I’m just now starting my pine fall work. This entails pruning and thinning extra needles. When time allows, I wire the branches too! Here’s what this looks like with a young root over rock black pine grown by Eric Schrader. Root over rock black pine – 14 years old I’ve had […]

New Guide – Troubleshooting yellow foliage on black pine

October 15, 2021 by Jonas Dupuich

Over the years I’ve written about various causes of yellow foliage on black pines. In an effort to record all of this information in one place, I’ve created a new guide that provides info on the following categories of yellow foliage: Old needles are turning yellow New needles are yellow near the base but green […]

Tips for late summer

August 27, 2021 by Jonas Dupuich

When everything goes well, there isn’t a lot of bonsai work this time of year. Deciduous trees are recovering from their last pruning of the season, decandled pines are filling in, and tropical bonsai are getting their final cutback of the season. That said, the next month is pivotal for improving and maintaining tree health. […]

Decandling season wrap-up

July 16, 2021 by Jonas Dupuich

Towards the end of decandling season (mid-July where I live), I make a point of checking every pine in the garden to see if it’s a candidate for decandling. Most of my pines are young and don’t require this work, but there are a number of trees between five and ten years old that can […]

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