Autumn cleanup

I cut some needles that shaded the buds that we want to keep and weeded

Spring Candles

Picture taken 11th May. I will cut the candles in June:

Black Pine 11

This picture was taken in the 22nd February 2014 you can see the seedings on top of the shed.

On the 12th April 2014 I potted these seedlings into 20cm by 20cm pond baskets 50:50 (Akadama:Cat Litter) and added some root stimulant:

I’m going for a informal upright here and Im hoping for a few buds to pop a bit lower down the trunk to use them as sacrifice branches.

Here are all the seedlings potted up