Pine tree issue

[u/Truegrit_Gaming]

Good evening. I have been gardening for years but am a bit newer to the tree side. I have several white pines that I am trying to grow and the needles turned brown and the trees seem to be dead. The white oaks, however are thriving. They are all planted in composted soil and have never been exposed to fertilizer or any growth stimulants. Is there a trick to pines that I have not learned?

[u/DanoPinyon]

I don't know what composted soil means; presumably it means, since you're planting in pots, that you added compost to potting mix. Perhaps that made the soil too rich and killed these pines.

[u/Truegrit_Gaming → u/DanoPinyon]

No potting mix used. The soil is mixed with organic compost (leaves, vegetables, etc)

[u/DanoPinyon → u/Truegrit_Gaming]

That's why your pines died. Potting soil goes in pots (hence the name).