If you have an Eastern white pine, you have a headache. Long needles, hard
to transplant, even in spring; and those long internodes you were
mentioning. I dunno what to say.
Transplanting it now is almost a sure loser. If you're taking it to a
workshop next month, try keeping it in its pot or burlap. Work on it at the
workshop, then bury it in the ground for the winter. Next spring you can
put it in a bonsai pot, but you still have to be careful with those ticklish
roots.
Marty
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Subject: [IBC] White Pine


Well, after nursing the collected seedling along, I gave up. It refuses to
bud back any further. I just bought a nursery pine, in a manageable size,
at a
price I can afford. It looks as though it can easily be cut back to bonsai
proportions. The question is scheduling. Can I leave it in the nursery pot
or
should I put it in the ground? I will need it in a pot to take it to a
workshop in
the fall. Can I do any pruning now? It has pretty close internodes, but
too
many branches. Also, the branches need to be shortened. When, if ever, can
I
prune the roots?
Iris


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