pine candles

Hello everyone, I got a few Mugo pines at very good price at a clearance and decided to sacrifice one to the gods of bonsai in the name of practical experience XD Despite having a good horticultural background, when it comes to Bonsai I'm a total beginner with little practicial knowlege. I read...

I purchased this pine fall 2015 and the candles really took off while I was looking the other way. Embarrassingly... I'm not even sure what type of pine it is so it's probably not a surprise that I'm not sure what to do. It is really thick so I think it needs some thinning. I haven't done...