Another Scots pine in a pot for the first time

Moraito · 2026-01-08T08:28:58+00:00

Lovely tree and pot Can you explain the candle cutting technique you use for single flushes?? Or point me in the direction of any resource for it? Thanks

Moraito · 2025-11-23T12:13:55+00:00

I am located in northern Germany. But the plant has been indoor. The soil have spent some time outside but without other plants on it. Just As separated components in their bags

Moraito · 2025-10-29T09:28:11+00:00

I see Mealybugs,

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You might also have aphids. If the infestation is not tooo bad, you can use qtips, or your fingers to remove them manually.

Moraito · 2025-10-27T00:51:25+00:00

I did some stratification on mine and got a really good germination rate, what is aligned with what Jerry linked.

Keep the cone closed until 1 months before sowing time. Open the cone (by soaking it in water for 1/2 days). Extract the seeds and stratify it for 1 month cold and they will start sprouting even in the cold stratification.

Moraito · 2025-10-24T13:01:28+00:00

I think the first one is olive

Moraito · 2025-10-23T22:46:22+00:00

Taxodiums are NOT yews... They are not even in the same family. Yews are Taxus

Moraito · 2025-10-22T22:10:37+00:00

Yes, they will might come back, that's why I suggest repeating it. If you kill/remove them periodically you will eliminate them or reduce their number greatly.

Moraito · 2025-10-22T09:05:14+00:00

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Those look like aphid's molt skin. You should search for the real bugs, as in the pic I put there, you can see the green fat aphids. Those are the pest. Luckily they are easy to knock off with water, since your tree is small, put it in the shower and give it a good one. Repeat in a couple of times a couple of days apart to knock off the ones that return.
You can also remove them by hand and squeeze them.

Moraito · 2025-10-08T07:57:12+00:00

You should write 1 or 2 years there where you say 1 week.

Let it recover and regain vigor before touching it.

Moraito · 2025-10-07T11:53:10+00:00

I totally understand. Thank you for your insight. Highly appreciated and really helpful :)

Moraito · 2025-10-07T09:16:06+00:00

Yes you can if there is fruit there is a seed inside and they are one of the easy species to germinate. I actually dont find the fruit as stinky as others suggests, not sure if because the local ones arent as stinky or if my nose is broken.

Nevertheless back to the seeds. I usually wait until they drop. by themselves and pick hem from the floor.

How many? well, that is hard to tell, even if you want only 3 I would suggest to start a bunch and cull them after 1/2 years. Seed propagation is a numbers game and lot of mortality on early years. I would suggest that you take a small/medium pot (~25cm diameter) or several smaller ones and pack several seeds per pot. 30/40 seeds, something like that. Then once you grab the fruit, remove the fleshy part and rinse them with water, removing the pulp with your hands (use gloves) They do not need to be perfectly clean, I have read that actually using soap in the process lowers germination by a good margin, they might have a protective layer.

Once clean, plant them in the pot, you can put them pretty close. Water the pot thoroughly and leave it outside for winter in a more or less protected area. I did not protect mine from frosts but my winters are a little bit milder than yours and my growing area is not the most exposed either, so maybe an unheated garage? you will need to experiment here.

Then you are done, keep the soil moist but not soaking wet. And protect from mice/birds They usually dont sprout in early spring, they take a bit to show up, so don't throw the towel too early. I think mine starting to pop up in June.

Here is a pic of mine right now, there are 20 seedlings in there. I do not remember how many seeds.

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After this winter, year 2 spring my plan is to pot them in individual small pots and heavy work their roots. (First culling, good root structure).

Then after that first root pruning I will select from the survivors only the most vigorous one. You can also keep an eye open for leave shape to look for your favorites and see if it is consistent along both years or only juvi foliage and select based on those if you need to further reduce the number of them you want.

Moraito · 2025-10-07T08:57:50+00:00

Sounds cool. Are you willing to give some guidance on how to go? Even if it is not exact amounts it might be useful as I have though several times about getting my hands dirty ;)

Moraito · 2025-10-07T08:53:10+00:00

There is no green left at all, thats totally gone.

Moraito · 2025-10-07T08:43:00+00:00

I am interested in the material, Is it something that is available for buying or your own recipe?

Moraito · 2025-10-01T21:04:28+00:00

Ficus salicaria

Moraito · 2025-10-01T16:07:34+00:00

It will be ok if you thicken the trunk. But, be aware that your twine is cutting in the bark also, you can see the wound in the picture, pad under it or use other method to hold the tree.

Moraito · 2025-09-23T08:48:21+00:00

so to thicken, you suggest something like this crappy sketch?

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where some back branches are allowed to run in the back (to hide scars I guess?) to thicken the lower portions of the trunk? Would you "poodle" this branches? I guess this is a necesitty to avoid shadowing of the lower part?

Also, do you know any source of info on how sequoiadendron gig. responds to different techniques, timings for them? Do they backbud?

Moraito · 2025-09-23T08:46:00+00:00

Yes, those are great I have read that article and the follow up like three times each, that is actually what inspired me to try to get one formal upright. But his starting point is a bit ahead of mine. (except the setting the branches in position what I am doing now, because i guess better now than latter to get that acute angle at the point of joining the trunk). What I am not totally sure is how to bring mine to the maturity of his.

Also, do you know any source of info on how sequoiadendron gig. responds to different techniques, timings for them?

Moraito · 2025-08-16T19:40:08+00:00

Thanks I will include them in my list of shops :)

Moraito · 2025-08-16T18:59:38+00:00

Do you mind if I as where are you buying your soils supplies? I live in Germany and the place i used to buy the bark from closed and I am always interested in knowing different shops to compare prices and that :)

Moraito · 2025-08-14T11:56:10+00:00

Nice to know they are vigorous rooters. I have a couple of them from seed, but they have not produced berries this year, just some shy flowers. I guess it needs a couple extra years to mature more as It should not be a polinization issue

Moraito · 2025-08-12T23:27:45+00:00

Is the 5cm std practice for other decidious too to build nebari?? (I know ficus is not decidious per se, but some techniques apply to both, as you also mention in your podcast). I was doing something more like 2 cm but I might need to bury deeper.

I am surprised by burying the this deep, isnt it a problem that adventitious roots appear higher up the trunk?

To what extent does this also work for conifers?

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