Pines are deciduous trees whose leaves (needles) have a three year lifespan. On the tree in the first photo, you can see new buds at the tip and old needles farther down. In the second photo, you can see a new candle just before candling, and just below you see last season's needles. These are the old needles of which we speak.
Needles from the season before should have been removed from the tree.
They are yellower and more brittle and do little but harbor insects and block light.
If a person bought a tree from a dealer a year ago and was not given instructions on doing the steps/stages can they do them now?
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