decandling

I have a black pine that is in the refinement stage. It was weaker than previous years this season, so I skipped decandling and allowed it to grow. The tree has filled in nicely and the energy is pretty even throughout. Many of the needle clusters have a single bud on the growing tip, but about...

As a novice to pines, articles and advice can be confusing ... the link below helped me better understand the two techniques of decandling vs. breaking pine shoots on various types of pines. Hopefully the link works ... if not, cut and paste into your browser. Cheers Kelly...