Bonsai Specimen Pinus pentaphylla, 66 years. Five-needle pine.

Bonsai Specimen Pinus pentaphylla, 66 years. Five-needle pine. This old Pinus pentaphylla has an excellent usu-moyogui style (moyogui with light and soft curves). It stands out for the excellent distribution of its branches that open in all directions.

Like all old trees, this specimen of Pinus pentaphylla is planted in a deep pot. It is very suitable for growing in hot and dry climates.

The Bonsai Specimen section is made up only of those bonsai that meet a series of characteristics that make them exceptional such as: high aesthetic value, age, artistic training, size, unusual species, author's work, special formation traits, dynamism, techniques used for shaping it and its power of suggestion.

Location: Outdoors in full sun. It highly needs sun exposure.

Irrigation: Pines require controlled irrigation. An excess, especially if the substrate does not drain well enough, is fatal for the life of the mycorrhizae. These are fungi whose roots (hyphae) act in symbiosis with those of the pine, helping it to absorb mineral elements from the soil, such as phosphorus. In their absence, the health of the tree is negatively affected.

Bonsai measurements (length x width x height): 75 x 64 x 81 cm

Pot measurements (length x width x height): 46 x 34 x 12 cm

Nebari diameter: 18 cm

Curiosities: In Japan, this pine is considered to be feminine. The light colour, the texture of its needles and their reduced size, give it this personality. It is one of the most popular trees to work as bonsai.