Orlando Bonsai » blackpine https://www.orlandobonsai.com The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art, history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Bonsai Photoshoot https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1170 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1170#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:34:45 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1170 The Central Florida Bonsai Club’s program for November was, “How to Photograph Bonsai” and I got to do the photoshoot for the club.  I don’t know how many pictures I took, but it was pretty much non stop for hours.  While I was doing the photos I was able to slip in one of my trees. 

Shohin Blackpine

Shohin Blackpine


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1170 2 Pine Buds https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1051 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1051#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:54:54 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1051 During the month of July the candles are cut from Black pines. The reason is to cause the tree to put out new buds to create shorter, and more dense branching.  Otherwise the branch becomes to “leggy” and too long for the tree.

Black pine budding after candles removed

Black pine budding after candles removed

As you can see the new buds are growing out just below where the candles were cut.  In a few months these will be branches so that the process and repeat.  Don’t worry about the brown tips, it’s not needles cast.  It is just a bit of die back after the tips of the needles were cut.  Also the water drips are because of a rainstorm we were having when I took the picture.


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