Wulfskaar
Omono
I just purchased an Italian Stone Pine (Pinus Pinea) that I intend to make into a bonsai and need advice.
My vision of this would be to have it morph into a natural-looking, but not extreme, umbrella shape, as seen in nature.
I read that late fall/early winter is a good time to trim and repotting can happen in spring before a growth cycle. Is this correct?
Should I trim heavily or lightly (or not at all) now? I am thinking about removing all branches up past the first crook of the trunk. Also, I'm thinking the branches need to be thinned out a lot.
It's got some crazy-looking roots as well, but I'm sure I would have to wait on dealing with roots until spring.
Am I on the right track with this?
![Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (2).jpg Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (2).jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/332/332976-9ba6ea55883301a1164577935f757eef.jpg?hash=m6bqVYgzAa)
![Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (1).jpg Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (1).jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/332/332977-76acc86293dcd7f4ee19252fd3a6a4de.jpg?hash=dqzIYpPc1_)
My vision of this would be to have it morph into a natural-looking, but not extreme, umbrella shape, as seen in nature.
I read that late fall/early winter is a good time to trim and repotting can happen in spring before a growth cycle. Is this correct?
Should I trim heavily or lightly (or not at all) now? I am thinking about removing all branches up past the first crook of the trunk. Also, I'm thinking the branches need to be thinned out a lot.
It's got some crazy-looking roots as well, but I'm sure I would have to wait on dealing with roots until spring.
Am I on the right track with this?
![Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (2).jpg Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (2).jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/332/332976-9ba6ea55883301a1164577935f757eef.jpg?hash=m6bqVYgzAa)
![Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (1).jpg Italian Stone Pine 12-9-2020 (1).jpg](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/332/332977-76acc86293dcd7f4ee19252fd3a6a4de.jpg?hash=dqzIYpPc1_)