Southern Bonsai Blog » japanese black pine http://www.southernbonsai.com Blog about lessons learned growing bonsai in the South Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:53:21 +0000 en hourly 1 Proud owner of a Japanese Black Pine http://www.southernbonsai.com/2008/12/proud-owner-of-a-japanese-black-pine/ http://www.southernbonsai.com/2008/12/proud-owner-of-a-japanese-black-pine/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:43 +0000 aaron http://www.southernbonsai.com/?p=58
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    • ]]>     I think every bonsai grower should have a pine.  They seem to be the pinnacle of the art and at the heart of the bonsai’s history.  I had hesitated for a long time on getting a pine, because their care is much different than a decidous tree.  After my recent trip to Bonsai Northshore though, a group of newly grafted japanese black pines caught my eye and I had to have one.  The variety is Koto Buki (Pinus thungbergii ‘Koto Buki’), one of the very few true dwarf varieties of Japanese Black Pine, so the maintenance schedule should be much easier than keeping a standard JBP in bonsai shape.  It is very young, but I think I will enjoy the final product a lot.

    Japanese Black Pine Koto Buki

    Japanese Black Pine "Koto Buki"

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