Couple questions on single flush pine.

I don't know how different your climate in Spain is from climate in Lebanon, I would think the timing for both areas to be fairly similar. So since you know the differences, you will have to make your own adjustments to your specific calendar.

After growth has stopped extending, that is the beginning of the time period where wiring becomes safe. During active growth the cambium tears loose more easily than during times when growth is not as active. You can wire through winter, but should stop wiring weeks before new growth begins in spring. There is a pretty wide range of time where wiring is safe to do.

Pruning is better when the tree is not dormant. That way wound healing can begin, and buds can develop so that they are fully formed before spring, so they can start growing in the first spring after the pruning. Winter pruning is too late to get new buds to grow the first spring, but you will get good response the second spring.

Scots pine is somewhat similar to mugo. There is overlap in timing as to when things can be done. Your club is not "wrong", but you can shift things more toward Vance's calendar

It makes sense thank you. So for my tree for this year, I guess I will start with wiring in October as the tree should have stop growing by then, I think it´s already late for pruning, so better early spring for better healing and I also leave some gap (1 year almost) between repotting and and branch prunning.

Thank you for your time
 
I don't know how different your climate in Spain is from climate in Lebanon, I would think the timing for both areas to be fairly similar. So since you know the differences, you will have to make your own adjustments to your specific calendar.

After growth has stopped extending, that is the beginning of the time period where wiring becomes safe. During active growth the cambium tears loose more easily than during times when growth is not as active. You can wire through winter, but should stop wiring weeks before new growth begins in spring. There is a pretty wide range of time where wiring is safe to do.

Pruning is better when the tree is not dormant. That way wound healing can begin, and buds can develop so that they are fully formed before spring, so they can start growing in the first spring after the pruning. Winter pruning is too late to get new buds to grow the first spring, but you will get good response the second spring.

Scots pine is somewhat similar to mugo. There is overlap in timing as to when things can be done. Your club is not "wrong", but you can shift things more toward Vance's calendar
Timing means a lot but if the tree is not in health everything will fail.
 
I just don't know
For the Scots let the candles extend the needles.
That now is actually called a shoot.

For back budding on scots,mugo,jack and other flush pines you cut this off right back to last years growth.
Early fall is when this operation should be done to promote maximum back budding.
When healthy scots,mugo and jack pine can push buds out of old wood.
I let every candle extend out before I cut.
Meaning I dont do bud selection at all ever.
I don't even touch my pines until late summer/early fall.
I get smaller needles because it grows many shoots.
I get a healthier tree by letting it be.
I get buds everywhere.
I hope this helps Mike.
 
Yeah, it kinda does. The candles were really small. I wish I had not cut them at all.
This year it has about a million teensy tiny buds so I think I'll have a better idea when spring rolls around.
 
Hi Brian,

What fertilizer do you use to feed trees in the fall? Thanks Brian
 
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