Too late to reduce pine candles?

[Matte91]

Hello.

Is it too late to reduce the candles when the needles has started to elongate?

I think RN would say its too late.

Thank you in advance!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

You could still probably do it. If they twist off easily at the point you want to break them, it’s ok. If the first one doesn’t give easily, I’d stop. Generally speaking, the time to shorten elongating candles is before needles break through the sheath.

 

[penumbra]

This is always the stage I pinch my Scots Pines.

 

[Matte91]

Thank you both.

I just tried to pinch a couple ones and the candles twist off easily.

 

[penumbra]

Thank you both.

I just tried to pinch a couple ones and the candles twist off easily.

They do twist off easily.

 

[Matte91]

They do twist off easily.

Thank you. English is not my first language. I hope you understanded the mening.

 

[penumbra]

Your communication is perfect.

 

[sorce]

What's the goal?

What's the tree?

Doesn't seem much reason to make the action.

I'd be waiting till all 3 produce for the tree then cut out the center (or other depending on design purposes) one.

Seems cutting that off now would only remove potential energy and give you a fork directly after a better already present fork.

Sorce