I started this Japanese Black Pine from a seed 8 years ago. This tree is becoming too dense and the time has come to make some corrections.
First, needles on top and bottom of the branches are plucked. Needles on the sacrifice branches are also removed to let air and light reach the inside of the tree.
Branches are wired downwards.
One scion is grafted onto the lower section of the trunk to thicken the base.
