AusBonsai

Update:

November 12 / Spring

This tree is really showing some vigour and is ripe for candle pruning in 3 - 4 weeks.



bunce.

Very nice tree and photography . Yes most of my pines will be decandled in about 3 weeks . They have really boomed of late most with 100mm candles or more at present. Some rain forecast tomorrow can only help.

Looks super green and very healthy. Nice tree! Look forward to seeing it in autumn.

On top of being a great tree you also have nice even growth all over, so it's responding well to your techniques. This tree has a bright future.

Matt S wrote:On top of being a great tree you also have nice even growth all over, so it's responding well to your techniques. This tree has a bright future.

gonna write a book on it

bunce

It's bl@@dy good. I really like your work here Bunce. Well done.

MJL wrote:It's bl@@dy good. I really like your work here Bunce. Well done.

thanks man

bunce.

Post Mēkiri photography




Bunce.

Very nice tree. Very nice technique too.

The tree now with its second flush of growth for the season:



Bunce

Looking great...just out of interest when you decandled last month did you remove all candles in one go or use staggered approach (aka, remove weak ones first then remove stronger ones a week later)?

Cheers,
Hal.

Hal wrote:Looking great...just out of interest when you decandled last month did you remove all candles in one go or use staggered approach (aka, remove weak ones first then remove stronger ones a week later)?

Cheers,
Hal.

It is very important that you cut every bud at the same time. Doing it in a staggered a approach will to the opposite to the desired effect.

bunce.

about time for an update, got the professional in to photograph the collection... I was getting over fiddling with he camera.

this is the tree as of 2019


I almost always photograph my trees in winter after needle plucking.

thanks!