Ponderosa Trunk / J. Black Pine Foliage: Decandled
Here are before and after photos of two decandled pines.
The twist here is both trunks are Ponderosa Pine, with Japanese Black Pine foliage grafted on them. That hasn’t made any difference with the decandling technique, however.
Before decandling.
After decandling.
This small Ponderosa Pine trunk had two Japanese Black Pine scions grafted on it about 10 years ago. 8” high. The decandling technique has been identical to Japanese Black Pine on its own roots. Same energy, timing, everything.
Before decandling.
After decandling.
This is another small Ponderosa Pine trunk, with Japanese Black Pine grafts. 11” high. As with the last specimen, this one has been decandled for 20 years, with the identical technique as Japanese Black Pine on its own roots.
Not familiar with decandling Black Pines? One of the finest articles about the details of decandling was written by my friend Jonas Dupuich, back in 2016: Decandling Black Pine Bonsai—An In-Depth Guide
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5 Comments
I have a Jeffrey Pine that I want to attempt to graft JBP foliage to. I am in Zone 9 nor cal. What time of the year would you attempt this?
Hi Joel,
I would do late dormancy period, just before growth.
These are great, I like ponderosas but their needles and habit just don’t compare with a JBP. I have two I am considering switching over to JBP. One of them once had some yatsubusa dwarf black pine grafted on it, but that’s a story for another time ;). You used scions for these, is there any benefit to using an approach graft of a rooted seedling, wondering if this would speed up growth and increase success rate.
These are great, I like ponderosas but their needles and habit just don’t compare with a JBP. I have two I am considering switching over to JBP. One of them once had some You used scions for these, is there any benefit to using an approach graft of a rooted seedling, wondering if this would speed up growth and increase success rate.
Approaches can work on pine, i think the graft union doesn’t look as good, but it may well be faster, yes. If growing a bigger tree the union may smooth out over time. Document and show us!