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USDA Zone
-23 – -1
°C
-9.4 – 30.2
°F
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Shortleaf pine
Pinus echinata
Botanical family : Pinaceae❮
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Shortleaf Pine, shade swept Yamadory
Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata). Age : 3 years and 6 months. Acquisition Date : 3/4/23. Acquisition method : Yamadori
Age : 3 years and 6 months
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United States
Indiana
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Köppen-Geiger classification of this bonsai's cultivation site
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Dfa
Continental climate with a hot summer, without dry season
Climate with hot and often humid summers, and cold winters. It experiences a strong temperature variation between seasons.
Fukinagashi
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The Fukinagashi style
Windswept style
The Fukinagashi style, meaning 'wind in the branches' in Japanese, is characterized by twisted, inclined, and irregularly deformed branches, giving the tree the appearance of struggling against strong mountain winds. The branches of the Fukinagashi can be inclined in different directions, creating a chaotic yet harmonious appearance.
The leaves or needles of the Fukinagashi bonsai are chaotically arranged along the branches, giving the impression that the wind has randomly dispersed the leaves. This style aims to capture the aesthetics of nature in motion, where elements seem subjected to natural forces.
The result is a bonsai that appears to have been shaped by the elements, with swirling branches and a leaf or needle arrangement that evokes the effect of the wind. It is a unique style that attracts attention with its natural and dynamic look.
Acquisition Date : 3/4/23 (3 years)
Source of acquisition : Small sandstone and clay cliff
Acquisition method : Yamadori
Owner's note :
shortleaf pine or Pinus echinata (common makes: "shortleaf pine", "old field", "spruce", "rosemary", "yellow", "two-leaf" and "heart" pine). The common name "shortleaf pine" may refer to other species like loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Shortleaf pine can be found in a variety of well drained out slopped soils including, stiff clay, gravel, and sand. two (sometimes three) needles. Seedlings often have a basal crook, which is a j-shaped physiological feature of the pine species that allows it to resprout after topkill. The bark has resin pockets. will hold pine cones for multiple years.
large tapered basal crook, trunk has flaky bark
collected in ~2023? left to grow in pot with escaping roots.
first major trim in 02/2026
Location : Outside greenhouse
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