Small black pine

[Bonsai Nut]

While surfing Japanese bonsai sites, I came across this neat little black pine. It is rare to see such ramification on such a small tree (to say nothing of the taper of the trunk). The owner posted because he is concerned about the development of the primary branch - he has been working on it for a year and is concerned that it is not developing(?) My Japanese may not be the greatest, but I struggle to understand what he is worried about.

 

[Chris Johnston]

He's worried because he wants his tree to be the best it can possibly be! If his main branch isn't growing as it should, it may be a precursor to a problem down the road.