Pinus Nigra to be continued

[A. Gorilla]

Keeping track of things. Bought in fall of 2016. Walking branches back. Growing a top. Slow going.

 

[A. Gorilla]

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[Ali Raza]

Do needle plucking slows the growth of pine ? You have plucked all the needles from previous year.

 

[A. Gorilla]

It started with the top being way too vigorous, and just balancing that out. But the remaining needles on the bottom branches were so few and pointless I just clipped those too. Bottom branches are going to grow wild for a bit, but the back budding is very unreliable on them....so the future of this tree may be very unconventional.

 

[Ali Raza]

Do you have any experience working with them or this one is mere a guinea pig ?

 

[A. Gorilla]

I've had two for the past 3 years. That's the extent of it.

 

[A. Gorilla]