Decandling Black Pine Bonsai

The most important aspect of black pine maintenance is decandling.
Decandling black pine bonsai. Field grown black pine after cutback and decandling i left two shoots at the top of the tree to maintain sap flow in case i need to graft new branches on the back side of the trunk. This is always done during the summer months when the tree is pushing sap. The trunk needs to develop do not decandle 3 years old the trunk has reached the desired size start decandling 9 years old. Decandling a young black pine 2 years 2 weeks ago 39850.
However maintaining a black pine bonsai can be intimidating. Decandling a cascade black pine in two stages. Proper care shoudl get you some low buds too which will eventually become your tree. This is always done during the summer months when the tree is pushing sap.
Black pines are one of the most prized bonsai trees. Rightfully called the king of pines the black pine bonsai can be refined into some of the most beautiful bonsai. I think i would focus this year on backbuddging. The basic technique can be an effective way to produce dense foliage on black and red pines and there are several variations that can help us balance vigor between weak and strong branches at the same time.
You want loadsof growth to get a bit of trunk on that seedling. However they do require patience and proper technique to get them to develop properly. In this video we go through some of the techniques for pruning your black pine bonsai including decandling proper balancing and general tips and techniques. Feel free to decandle when your red or black pine bonsai are in refinement phase are healthy well fed and growing in soil with good drainage.
Decandling smaller needles are not something you want. June 5 2020 by jonas dupuich. When you decandle you are removing all of the new growth from your japanese black pine. In this article we ll review the basic steps in cutting a black pine candle.
Decandling is the pine equivalent of defoliation in deciduous trees. However maintaining a black pine bonsai can be intimidating. Although the tree is currently 27 tall the final bonsai will be closer to 14. Decandling is a pruning technique where spring growth is removed to stimulate a second flush of growth over summer.
Trees are built to react to foliage removal by replacing the foliage normally with more compact foliage.