How to Refine Japanese Black Pine | Bonsai-U

In this episode, we look at the summer decandling techniques for more refined Japanese Black Pines. These techniques can also be applied to other double-flush pines, including Pitch Pine and Japanese Red Pine.
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[@tallbikercat]

You give the most clear and concise explanations of a very difficult subject matter. Well done.

[@bonsaibob8253]

Thank you Bjorn. Great video

[@alexisfaitdubonsai]

Very good video and explanations about this technics 👍 Black pine's ability to densify is always impressive.

[@ianrobinson8718]

Simple , clear and not long winded

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Fantastic! Thanks Bjorn.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Another wonderful video and tree!

[@romhol14]

You both do bonsai I guess... just kidding i subscribe to both of you. I'm from Czech republic. Isn't this great? Don't make me do a video of my lovely bonsai...

[@romhol14]

I dare you

[@jameswalker3416]

@@romhol14 ive wanted to make videos of my trees just to have a log of there progression.

[@Elzarmon]

Good one Bjorn! Well cared for Pine!

[@thinht7583]

Very clear. Thanks for your videos.

[@Just.bonsai]

Great video. Key tips about fertilizer there.

[@jameswalker3416]

I miss these

[@hotjohnnyb77]

Thanks for making this video.

[@robertobreglia2544]

Thanks so much for this very interesting video! You are a master in bonsai. Very compliments 👍👍

[@JuanLopez-tp7hj]

Beautiful black pine I just made a potted black pine into a bonsai and I’m using the fertilizer you use but I didn’t know that certain part of the year you take them of interesting

[@matyprimo]

A lot of great information, amazing video! Thank you very much!

[@81kwy]

I even understand that I don't understand English ... you're number one

[@DarthMasiah]

excellent breakdown. it'd be awesome to revisit this tree when it's time for bud selection.

[@Kalana_Herath]

Beautiful ... 🌲my favorite tree is pine trees..but very difficult to find pine seeds here

[@seawolfenz]

good job bjorn, where's part one?

[@phismp731]

Magnificent 'do man! You must tell me who your barber is!

[@VEE-rd7cu]

Wow, such knowledge! How much patience do you have to have to care for bonsai or is there a bonsai doctor, I can go to?

[@basicbonsaivlog3482]

Thank you for the video,.. very imformative,..

[@albertog5684]

Awesome

[@chrisrigoni]

Thank You 🙏✌️

[@vermeioo]

Bjorn how are you? I have a suggestion to make. Instead of saying week and month, like june, july... You could say, for example; first week of second month of summer. This will be very helpful for people on the southern hemesfere. Since the periods are different. Love your work!! Thanks for making so helpful videos! Have a nice day.. Wil from Brazil!! 🇧🇷

[@DrGlynnWix]

Yeah, I was thinking about this just because we're in Northern Europe where the timing is pretty different from Tennessee.

[@CaligulaMain]

i think its based in daylight length

[@lukasmihara]

I don't know how that would help. The calendrical beginning of summer is the summer solstice, the meteorological beginning of summer is the 1st of June. That's the same for everyone in the northern hemisphere. "First week of second month of summer" sounds like a much more complicated way to just say "first week in July". I also believe most people got elementary school level math skills, so they should be fine calculating the accurate times.

[@CaligulaMain]

@@lukasmihara pretty much lol. july for smaller trees june for bigger is how i do it. health depending.

[@taco_nate_07]

Can you start selling bonsai soil and fertilizer on your website?

[@robertgarvin1460]

couldn't find the link to part one on the channel. Very curious to see it! If you are able to share a link please do!

[@adermarchan1061]

Que hermoso bonsai!!!!!!

[@bobking390]

Hi Bjorn - Great vid - as usual! Would you use this technique on a mature Austrian Pine?

[@shostime3164]

What do you do after the second flush

[@alexandrublaj5009]

Hi Bjorn are you fertilising this pinus with 12-8-8 in Spring to? Thx for your videos from Germany👋🏼

[@MrAntoniomalves]

Thanks from Brasil

[@limweili4448]

Hi Bjorn, would you ever consider to make video about broadleaf evergreen bonsai? :)

[@ianrobinson8718]

Love it

[@davidcovington901]

As usual, a good KZbinr has to spend half their time pre-defending what they are doing from ignorami comments. Wonder if some time Bjorn could "walk us back" up a twig, from its latest bud, and show the history of it. Is ramification used to create zig-zag growth? Thanks for the intensity!

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Where is Part 1? Is Part 1 Midoritsumi?

[@thinht7583]

Field grow Japanese black pine at bonsai -U

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Link?

[@avocado-toast7617]

real pro

[@alexhintenaus6]

I have a Japanese Black Pine that needs to be re-potted in my coming growing season. Should I de-candle the tree in its current pot befroe re-potting, or de-candle the tree in its new pot ?

[@sujeetbrahma4801]

Very informative.. We apply mekiri techniques only after we have developed the appropriate trunk girth, right??? Or, can be it used on pre bonsai materials, of say 4-5 years??? Thanks

[@LazyLightning56]

Bjorn, in one of your other videos, you stated that when cutting candles on highly refined trees, there are sometimes some candles a little stronger than others. You still cut candles all at the same time, but you leave a small stub on those stronger candles to slightly delay the second flush. On this particular tree, the candles were all uniform, but on another refined tree with slight variations in candle strength, does this technique still apply (leaving the stub on stronger candles)?

[@cre8alotdesignjohnaydelott770]

Got the fro cut.

[@briankavanagh7191]

Bjorn, very useful information re: de-candling, you said where you cut you will get 3-5 new buds wont this stop back budding?

[@jimijamesmarshall2328]

Not necessarily, as you get 3-5 buds you will reduce this number to, generally, 2 per shoot. After you let these shoots grow and feed the tree you should see some back budding, if the tree is healthy that is.

[@briankavanagh7191]

@@jimijamesmarshall2328 Cheers.

[@bradb.4570]

Wouldn’t 1/4 inch needles actually be more in proportion? If that was a huge tree the needles would look tiny when looking at it. Or are there “rules” for needle size on the size of tree? 👍🏻 keep up the great content!

[@EdwardDowner]

I think It's an aesthetic choice so more subjective of course. That I said I agree with him and feel it's more about proportion to trunk and branch thickness than overall tree height.

[@shostime3164]

Where is part 1?

[@allduhcheese6762]

How old is this tree?

[@browniesbear]

10:30 lol relax bjorn

[@modtheblackmarvel]

🍻

[@brianvargas9960]

What kind of fertilizer do you use for your japanese black pines?

[@wouterwestendorp8050]

Damn!

[@makewithmegma]

😍🔥👌❤👍

[@liviobortoletto5413]

🤔🤔🙃🙃🙃👏👏👍

[@autoklick]

give me bonsai from indonesia

[@fanai3795]

1st

[@rickybarnett6467]

Nice tree you should start a give away nothing big but something cool a tool seeds fertilizer a small plant what ever just for liking and subscribing