That's reassuring to hear. Yes I never plan on going to a nursery with my young boys again. I didn't get to analyze as much as I wanted to. This is my favorite tree in the yard so far. Hope it thrives next year.

the future is in the buds.. how do they look ..

agree it doesnt look all that bad ..

shop out the plant... tag it.. take boys back for pick up ... they need to be involved.. imo....

next time ... forego instant gratification ... and do not buy larger than about 2 to 3 feet ... trust us on that ... i may have suggested that before???

ken

Doesn't look too bad (it has a rather elegant form), but I'd be suspicious of girdling roots at the rootstock base -- might be a good idea to expose the root-collar to see. Container-grown pines are notorious for that.

This was a burlapped tree. Hopefully it will be ok.

Do you know for a fact that this was a field grown B&B?

Some growers are sneaky.

I don't know where it was grown...can try to ask the manager. Good question to ask for future purchases.

What I'm saying is that some growers will take a tree that was grown way too long in a container and is hopelessly rootbound, remove the can, add a little soil and wrap in burlap to make it look like it was a field grown tree.

I can't tell very much from the trunk pics but you might compare the white you're seeing with white pine adelgid. The rest of the pics look picture perfect with a few broken branches or slight needle discoloration being expected for a newly planted tree.

That graft union is very typical when Pinus koraiensis is grafted to Pinus strobus. That's how they'll all look and the union will progressively only become larger. Nothing to concern yourself with, however.

Dax

Dax , In this case what would be the reason for using Pinus strobus as a rootstalk, if it's a clone ok I get it but if its just a species Pinus koraiensis?

To get a faster plant to the market. And, it's very common for things of this nature.

Dax

Dax can pines be grafted across needle count groupings?

Yes. Pinus strobus will accept hard and soft pines.

Dax