This has grow very well over the last season so i have decided to give it a hard work over and a full wiring job . 
With such a healthy tree i have no hesitation in removing unwanted branches , candles , needle plucking and trimming all at the same time . This particular tree has a habit of congesting 
in the foliage pads so it time to thin it out .
I start by cutting the needles back to 15-18mm maximum to open up the branch structure in order to thin out the unwanted candles. 
starting at the bottom and working my way up the trunk 
selectively removing the unwanted branches at the same time .
With the trimming taken care of i thinned the candles and pinched the new shoots
in order to divert the energy to where it is needed most.
The shari at the apex has had a minor work over and extended lower down the main trunk . Anew leader has finally bee established , this was grooved into the shari like a phoenix graft and wired into position .
This particular tree has powerful lower branches however i still need more energy down low to extend these outer most . I wired the main branches
and secondaries then shaped
to the required direction . 
The stubs had a minor adjustment then the wiring completed . This would have to be its first major work over , last year was very basic . 
Now it can grow on for another season with a root prune and re-pot in early Winter into a smaller pot hopefully slowing the overall growth down as the trunk itself is large enough so the foliage need the work . A quick paint with lime sulphur and its off to the bench
Cheers Alpineart
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