Do i need to reduce or remove the flowers on my Japanese white pines. This year all of them are covered for some reason.
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| Author: | richardb [ 27 May 2018, 11:28 ] |
| Post subject: | japanese white pine flowers |
Do i need to reduce or remove the flowers on my Japanese white pines. This year all of them are covered for some reason. 20180526_162745 by richard borrell, on Flickr20180526_162801 by richard borrell, on Flickr
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| Author: | Paul B [Swindon] [ 27 May 2018, 11:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
Depends what you want the tree to do. If you are looking for growth then no you can leave them. But if you are trying to maintain a compact bonsai then yes, take them off otherwise they will extend the bud much too far. When they come off it will leave a bald area behind. |
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| Author: | richardb [ 27 May 2018, 13:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
Thanks Paul. Taking what you said a stage further , if I want to keep the branch tight do I remove the flowers as soon as I see them appearing ? |
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| Author: | Paul B [Swindon] [ 27 May 2018, 15:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
Yes, I think that Harry has something about it on Bonsai 4 me that should explain it better I have found this on Utube with Tony Tickle........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QklzJzgClM4 http://www.artisticbonsaicircle.co.uk/techwp001.htm |
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| Author: | richardb [ 27 May 2018, 17:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
Thanks Paul. Watched the video etc. Will decide where or if to knock off the flower buds. Are everybody's pines covered in flowers? I know that some schools of thought suggest pinching back the shoots later on in the season, are the flowers a result of pinching back too early? |
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| Author: | John M [ 27 May 2018, 19:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
It's only a small, pedantic, botanist's point, but pines don't have flowers, even though that's what everyone calls them (except me). These 'flowers' are female cones in the making. They are very beautiful lilac-purple colour, and produce clouds of yellow pollen - don't stand down-wind of them! J. |
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 27 May 2018, 23:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
I remove most of mine (I miss a few sometimes) but it always seems to leave a bald patch which is annoying. |
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| Author: | discus [ 28 May 2018, 08:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
One silly question. Why some pines produce massive amounts of these flowers and some none? |
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 28 May 2018, 11:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
No idea. I get them on my white and red pines, not on my scots or blacks. On the whites and reds it seems to vary by year. |
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| Author: | John M [ 28 May 2018, 17:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: japanese white pine flowers |
discus wrote: One silly question. Why some pines produce massive amounts of these flowers and some none? I suspect the answer is simply genetic variation combined with environmental conditions. And they aren't flowers, they're female cones. J. |
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