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Hoping to get some help with the structural design of this black pine I got from nursery stock. I am new to black pines but decided to get one since they seem like such a great tree to shape over time. This one seems to have quite a strong apex, that really dominates the rest of the tree. In trying to train this tree as a bonsai, I wonder if it would make sense to remove that section of the tree just above the next top two branches. I’ve been reading a lot about how to shape these trees and it seems like that section might be causing a bit of imbalance. However, I don’t have much actual experience with black pines, so any advice would help.

Hi,

The first thing to realize is that these plants are not really meant to be styled as abonsai straight away. Normally these are used to be grown out a little bit, and build you tree from this.

This would mean that for a few years you let the central trunk grow tall. The smaller side-branches will eventually become the basis for your bonsai. These you keep short for now so later you can build a new trunk and branches with them.