About a month ago I received three 6-8 year old Japanese Black Pines, and at the time I didn't have
my regular Ed & Randall's Premium fast draining soil so I had to put them in regular bonsai soil. It
seems this regular soil stays wet for days and one of my trees is turning yellow. I'm trying to keep
them a little on the dry side. My question is should I, this late in the season, get them out of the
regular bonsai soil and put them in fast draining soil or should I keep them in the regular soil and try
to keep them as best as I can and hope they make it until spring? Thanks for any and all help. I've
also read in some places that Black Pines like it a little on the wet side and I've read they like it a little
on the dry side. Any insight in that too would be appreciated.

Gary R. Huff
bonsai student since 2004
Virginia/Zone 7a

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