Orlando Bonsai » Shohin Black Pine 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 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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