With the right know-how, you can theoretically easily grow an entire forest from a single pine tree with a little patience. While this would certainly exceed the capacity of your garden, a home-grown tree will still make you proud. Give it a try, instructions on how to propagate your jaws can be found on this page.
New pine trees can be grown from seeds or cuttings, for example
Various possibilities
To propagate a pine independently, you have three options to choose from:
- the graft
- growing from seeds
- propagation from cuttings
The graft
Grafting, also known as grafting, is a bit tedious and requires a bit of experience. Here you join three different parts of the jaws together:
- a piece of the tribe
- root
- and the so-called rice (the upper part of the trunk including some branches)
The technology is primarily used in bonsai care. The ideal time for grafting a pine is winter.
Propagation from seeds
To grow a pine tree from seeds, you can
- buy the seeds at the nursery
- or collect it yourself
It is best to start your search on a dry day in late winter or early spring. Make sure you collect seeds that are as fresh as possible, as weather conditions such as humidity or rain affect the probability of germination. Then proceed as follows:
- dig a small hole in the desired location (preferably sunny)
- put the pine seeds inside and cover them with soil
- water the soil regularly
pull cuttings
For the propagation of a pine tree by cuttings, it is best to choose a day in spring or summer. Use shoot tips that are no longer soft but not yet lignified. It is important not to cut them off, but to tear them off. Better roots form at the wound, the so-called beef tongue, than at a straight cut. Now all you have to do is remove the side shoots. In a seed pot in a bright place, the first new shoots will soon appear. A foil also promotes the growth of your new jaws. The following spring, the cuttings are ready to be planted outside.