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Pinching two-needle Pines
1) If a young
candle is pinched back to a third or half of its
size, about three to five new buds will emerge at
the break.
This technique is
attended to be used at fully developed Pines, which
are in no need of extended growth, but with main
focus on keeping the current design.
Is best performed during
the months of April, May or June, depending of the
specimen.
2) If a one year
old branch is pruned where there are one year old
needles behind the cut, the branch will develop new
needles between the top and the back on the one year
old branch. But not on the older part.
Newer cut where there are
no needles left on a branch, because it will die
immediately.
This technique is
performed during May and until August.
3) If the candle
is broken of as in example 1), or the branch is cut
like in example 2), in between these periods, both
results will happen at the same time. Time: June –July.
4) This method is
especially focused on developing new buds back on
branches like in example 2).
When the candles have
opened, and the needles are fully developed, it is
cut of at its base.
In the same growing
season new shorter needles will develop, and new
buds will sprout back on the branches.
Always start cutting the
weak candles, and two weeks later cut the strongest
on two-needle Pines. This will develop shorter
needles.
Time for this operation
is approximately between May and June.
Plucking old needles on Two-needle Pines
The old needles can be
removed after the candles have developed fully. The
old candles are the ones that have been sitting from
last (and older).
The needles are plugged
with either your fingers, one at the time. If a
needle pair is pulled of in one go, it will damage
the sleeping bud at the base. So gently break one
needle at the time.
The sleeping bud will
then develop during autumn, and new growth back on
the branches will be provoked when candles also has
been treated as described earlier.
Best time to plug candles
is during August until September.
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