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Cone bearing evergreen trees and shrubs, Genus "Pinus", and Pine lumber.

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Why do my potted plants have stems but no branches?

I have more than 10 plants on my balcony, and almost every one of them has long stems with no branches. We water them every morning, and the sunlight is good. They are like this throughout the year. I have made a figure to illustrate this. The green…
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What's wrong with this dwarf white pine?

This pinus strobus nana is about four years old and has done very poorly this year. Alkaline clay base soil with a full sun, south exposure and a mulch of pine needles. The soil has a ph of a little over 7. There are no signs of fungal/bacterial…
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What's the best N-P-K ratio for Norfolk Island Pine?

What's the best N-P-K ratio for fertilizing Norfolk Island Pine? According to this article I should go with 10-10-10. Is it a good combination? Also, how should I apply it? Should I spray it on, or give it with water? Update: I live in Jaipur,…
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Are these ponderosa pines?

These hundreds of these pine trees are planted on either side of the road in a row. The location is inland (not coastal) San Diego, particularly in location that's very windy (lots of prairies and mountains to gust up the wind) and hot. The needles…
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Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) shedding seeds in Summer

I own a large, glorious Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) that overhangs my driveway, the driveway of my neighbour and the public footpath. It's a female tree, roughly 50 feet high perhaps and we think it may be around 70-80 years old. In…
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Can someone help me identify this bonsai sprout?

I planted it from a Bonsai kit. The seed packet is labeled as Black Pine seeds but, in comparison to photos online, these sprouts seem suspicious. Another sprout came up, it looks more like a pine seed! The initial sprout got tall.
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Pinus pinea close to the house

How dangerous is to plant Pinus pinea 3m (10ft) from the house? The house has only one floor, so I gather the crown will not interfere with walls and roof. The situation would be similar to the one pictured here:
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Baby pinus indentification

I got these baby pine plants from a friend, which I want to nurse for bonsai, however I don't know which species they are. The plants are from seeds, and my friend told me he got the seeds from a cone found near the coast in the dunes (West…
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Can a black pine be dug in late May during candle growth?

We need to have 15 black pines in the 12 - 14' range dug for a client. The nursery says they'd like to wait 3 weeks or more until the candles harden off more. Due to construction and staging constraints we can't wait more than a week. Can these…
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Black pine bonsai seedling

I just got a black pine seed to sprout and was wondering if I need to move it inside for the winter since it will be so young.
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Questions about white pine bonsai

I have planted this bonsai one year ago, I bought the seeds from wish and they were labeled as white japanese pine. and I have a few questions When I take a look at youtube videos about this plant, the leaves dont look like this one, so maybe its…
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Please identify pine tree?

I’m in the Caribbean, and someone’s selling a 6-ft potted tree that seller identifies as “pine”. I’m including pictures. Can anyone identify this tree? I only have these pictures. Can this remain in the pot? The seller tells me it grew in the pot. I…
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Re-potted my Sciadopitys verticillata, and now its turning orange - what should I do?

I have a Sciadopitys verticillata on my balcony (Berlin, DE). I potted it out of its nursery pot, now the tips of the needles are turning orangey/ brown. Will it recover once its settled in, or should I fertilize or add something to the soil. I have…
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What's wrong with pine tree?

I’m updating the thread to post a recent picture of the pine tree. As you can see, the tree’s looking worse. I moved it to the balcony so it would receive more sun, but it hasn’t helped: This is the original thread: .…….…….…….…….…… I bought this…
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Pine tree falling

We have a pine tree in our backyard leaning at 35 degrees of an angle. On one side of the tree the roots seem to be separating from the ground(there is a hollow gap of 6 inches forming underground between roots and ground, because the dirt is…
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