This past weekend was spent decandling Japanese Black Pine bonsai. The benches are absolutely filled with pines, so it was a very busy weekend.

Decandling is a technique reserved for trees that are nearer to completion.  The process is used to regulate and control the candle and needle growth of show ready or nearly show ready trees.  For younger trees and trees that are still in development different techniques should be used to develop the trunk and branch sizes desired for the completed trees.

For those that have been following the development of this particular pine, I have posted a picture of the decandled black pine.  You can read more about it's previous development here and here.

This tree has really progressed over the last few months. The plan is to repot this tree into a nicer pot next year, and to correct the planting angle. It should be ready to show in another year or two.