Yes, it definitely is a long term project. I bought it because I've always been quite taken with cork bark pines and it was just $22. I believe my current plan goes along these lines:
1. Pot it up in a larger pot this fall (it's at least periodically too hot now). We have nice extended falls so it's a good time to repot.
2. Begin air/ground layering it in the spring. Yeah, it will take a while.
3. Grow the lowest branch out as a sacrifice branch to develop the trunk.
And, of course, wait. Fertilize like crazy.
It seems like a good time to work on all of this as the bark is just barely starting to cork, and it seems to be back budding fairly well from their spring trimming. I guess depending on how things go, I may trim down the main trunk... Still have a few years to see.
So, I will also try and get some more pictures of other stuff I have going on.
Oh, and generally try to lurk less.
Will