Why not just get used to the tree and get the help you
need at the workshop? I have stuff in nursery cans
for years before I repot. No big deal.

Everytime I do lots to right after purchase dies on
me. So I take my time. I snip gently and fondle the
nebari to figure out front. I have a nice shipaku in
a five gal can. I waited 8 months before doing major
cuts. I thinned, poked, thinned, poked, cut back a
bit more util I decided what I wanted to do. Threw
2/3 of the tree away and picked a new primary branch.
Will probably pot down from 5 gal to large bulb pot
early next spring just before major new growth, get
some fine roots closer in, train for a while, then
find approprate bonsai pot.

You say it has close internodes. Can you see any buds
back at the base of the needles? If you see buds, you
can probably cut back to just before the buds. You
can probably take out extra brances, but I like to
take plants to workshops with options still available.

Kitsune Miko

From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:28 PM
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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