11/10/2022 0 Comments Bristlecone pine![]() ![]() The Pacific Northwest is truly a unique climate. I am surprised that they are surviving long term, more than 5 years at sea level in your region. I was talking about pretty much all 3 species. Good certainly don't get around enough, I've been around long enough, but haven't traveled the ''bonsai circuit'' west of the Rockies. These seedlings would then be somewhat better adapted to low elevation. What would be a worthy project would be to find and produce seed from as many individuals that do survive at low elevation as possible. Since all seedlings have some genetic variation, you might get the one seedling in a thousand that has a robust resistance to disease. Get them to the lowlands, and all manner of disease will attack.īUT - you might get lucky. Bristlecone pines don't need to have robust resistance to fungi & bacteria, because it is not a problem. In their home range, at 10,000 to 13,000 foot elevation, (3048 to 3946 meters) the air is thin, very dry and UV light is intense, meaning fungi and bacteria have a hard time getting going. ![]() Fungi and bacteria make short work of bristlecones. But generally all those seedlings myself and others have germinated at our respective low elevations eventually die off due to an attack by one disease or another. There might be a few at some elevation in California. Especially anyone living in humid warm summer areas. I know of nobody living at less than 5000 feet (1524 meters) with a bristlecone pine in a bonsai pot that is still alive after 5 years. This will force the seedling to put more energy into lateral roots.īristlecone pine is a difficult species. Just leave tap roots dry out and let the tips die back naturally. ![]()
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