Eric shares his experience growing Scots Pines from seed, including needle clean-up, wiring, and repotting.
00:00:25 Eric treated his Scots Pines like his Japanese Black Pines during the first three years of growing from seed.
00:01:07 After that, refinement is more like the treatment of White Pine.
00:01:25 Winter work on a dormant tree- light clean-up of some needles to avoid growth that shades lower branches.
00:02:25 They readily send out new buds from needles whenever you cut back or trim them.
00:03:07 Near base, typical to see whorls - thin out, leaving small shoots and branches that are not opposite to each other.
00:04:42 How Eric chooses branches to thin out.
00:05:31 Close-up of strong upper needles vs partially shaded needles.
00:05:52 Close-up of buds comparing Japanese Black Pine to Scots.
00:06:32 Wiring and potting one tree down, in an Akadama mixture (50/50 akadama and pumice; 3mm aluminum wire).
00:08:28 Repotting and wiring two trees to larger containers - plastic felt grow bags.
00:10:08 Removing long roots and preparing a bag with guy wires.
00:13:33 Eric summarizes his future plans for all three Scots Pines. If you'd like to begin working with this species, we have potted bonsai starters available www.bonsaify.com/products/sco....
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