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Originally Posted by Ashbarns9999
[QUOTE=ElGringo]Not so sure about that mass of branches. You could try tying them together, in time they will bind, forming what appears to be a single main trunk. This way some of the smaller ones could be bent away from the main trunk, and formed into branches where ever you want along the main trunk.
Interesting statement, i wonder if you could explain the process further?
Ash
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I have done just about everything you can imagine with a pine, or at least tried, but I have never done or till now heard of doing this. It is a standard practice with Trident Maples and Ficus but I have not heard of it done with a Pine. It might work but I am sceptical about it--but that's just me.
As to the Pine itself. I always try to look at them in cases like this, as though the tree were mine and what I would do with it. Next year I would plant it in the ground and let the base fatten up, there is little there to work with at present. There is no real good foundation to build upon stylistically and the branching is not a good deal better. I don't mean to disappoint or discourage but I have dealt with more Mugo Pines than a lot of people have seen in their life times and this one needs to grow to open up options.