JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Adair,
Interestingly enough I've never seen this tree "candle" . I only have seen it grow individual needle clusters, that are all just the 5 needles. They don't extend from the branch, so I've never pinched the candles, as that would mean shortening the actual needles. If you look at the second pic in post one, maybe you can see what I mean. Each of the buds is just a 5 needle cluster. I'm not sure if this is a normal thing, but it's what I've seen for 3 years with this tree.
I've never decandled, but wonder if I should really retain that many needle clusters at each branch tip.
Thanks for your help.
Interestingly enough I've never seen this tree "candle" . I only have seen it grow individual needle clusters, that are all just the 5 needles. They don't extend from the branch, so I've never pinched the candles, as that would mean shortening the actual needles. If you look at the second pic in post one, maybe you can see what I mean. Each of the buds is just a 5 needle cluster. I'm not sure if this is a normal thing, but it's what I've seen for 3 years with this tree.
I've never decandled, but wonder if I should really retain that many needle clusters at each branch tip.
Thanks for your help.