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Hi. I have brought a 名媛直播 tree. It is said to be a White Pine. I know nothing. It has what are candles at the end of the spines. One is long the other shorter. Apart from water what do I do to prune it . It is about two foot high. Help

A picture would help....

( i have bought a car, it has four wheels and a window, which spark plugs do i need...)

We. As a new person to this group. I will tell what I do know. I have been a motor technician for 50 years. So unlucky you picked me to reply to. I have just given 150 GBP for this tree as a present for my wife. Constructive ideas and help was expected. If you have a problem with your car, van or truck.I would help.

Torridtime wrote: We. As a new person to this group. I will tell what I do know. I have been a motor technician for 50 years. So unlucky you picked me to reply to. I have just given 150 GBP for this tree as a present for my wife. Constructive ideas and help was expected. If you have a problem with your car, van or truck.I would help.

As i did, i asked for a picture so myself or the community could help. I can't imagine you could help someone with his car when a few vague words are communicated?

Torridtime wrote: We. As a new person to this group. I will tell what I do know. I have been a motor technician for 50 years. So unlucky you picked me to reply to. I have just given 150 GBP for this tree as a present for my wife. Constructive ideas and help was expected. If you have a problem with your car, van or truck.I would help.

This is the information you give:

"I know nothing. It has what are candles at the end of the spines. One is long the other shorte"

Seems LucR's analogy wasn't so bad after all. By the way, with your 50 year experience, you still didn't tell him which spark plugs he needs.

We cannot do anything with this information. All I can say is: don't touch it.
You've chosen a tree that has a specific growth pattern, other than other types of pines, that requires a specific method of training.
Doing it wrong will not give you the required result, chances even are you'll kill it.

If you purchased it for 150 GBP, that was probably not a good idea - unless when you're wife is an experienced bonsai grower.

Can't help without any information. You can ask the bonsai nursery where you got it. Usually they are willing to help, or point you to clubs or workshops where you can learn how to work with a white pine. Until then, don't touch it. Just take care of it.

Auk wrote: Just take care of it.

... and that alone can fill a few books....

Sorry, without a picture it is hard to give you concrete advice. MOre generic advce on white pine pruning can be found on many websites. The following I copied from

Pruning/Training:

Popular Styles – this species can be shaped into many different bonsai forms, however it is most frequently seen as formal or informal upright. The natural lean of the White Pine trunk lends itself to slant. A striking canopy can be made of the dense foliage that adorns this tree.

Pluck needles by hand throughout the growing season. In autumn the branches may be pruned. Pinch new growth in the spring, removing to a third of the original length of the growth. Every other year in late spring, pinch off all new growth in order to encourage new buds to form and as a way to force growth in specific areas to achieve your desired shape.

Wiring may be done on the Japanese White Pine, and it should be carried out in autumn at the same time as hard pruning. The wires can remain on the tree for six to eight months, with close monitoring to make sure they aren't cutting into the bark.

Hello and welcome.
Could you please post a picture of your tree?
It helps.
Thanks.

Cilcio. Thank you for you reply, I am 77yrs and don’t know how to upload a picture. On most clusters of spines their two candles, one about an inch the other shorter. DoI cut the long ones off. Can I PM you then I could send a picture via email. Regards John.

Torridtime wrote: Cilcio. Thank you for you reply, I am 77yrs and don’t know how to upload a picture. On most clusters of spines their two candles, one about an inch the other shorter. DoI cut the long ones off. Can I PM you then I could send a picture via email. Regards John.

You can remove the biggest one if you want less growth
You can remove the smaller one and keep the big one if you want the branch to extend there
You can keep both to get more ramification.
You can remove part of the longest candle to balance growth.

It all depends on where the buds are, how well developed that area is, and what your goal is - do you want more growth in that region, less growth, more ramification?

White pines are single flush - they produce buds once a year. Pruning methods are different from dual flush pines, that produce buds twice a year.
There are good articles about how to develop and maintain white pines.

This is a good one about pines:


DO look up more information about the specific requirements for white pines), like here:


This page also better explains WHEN to do things like decandling, pruning and needle plucking.