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Orchid Pine Bark And Pine Bark - What's The Difference Please

11 years ago

last modified: 11 years ago

Going to re-pot my two little maples :)

Problem is over here in the UK it's hard to get small quantities of Pine Bark, but if you want to buy a one ton bag of the stuff then there's no problem...after a load of searching I have managed to find Orchid Pine Bark in pet shops (its used in their reptile section as bedding)

Is this ok to use this for Maples and what's the difference between this and normal Pine Bark please?

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houzi
11 years ago
I believe it's just finely chopped pine bark used for potting orchids.Should be ok to use but might be worth seiving the really small bits out(under 1/8")so it doesn't impede drainage :)
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Smivies (Ontario - 5b)
11 years ago
Orchid pine bark is also washed to remove the fines/dust which retains too much moisture when growing epiphytes.
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