Pruning Pine Bonsai (Buds, Candles and Branches)

Whether you are developing young pine material, or if you have a mature pine bonsai: You need to select buds, balance candle length for energy distribution and prune back branches during the growing season. A full explanation of different pruning strategies.

0:00 When to prune Scots pine candles?
0:40 Importance of Age when pruning pine bonsai
1:10 Removing pine buds in winter
2:44 Direct energy to lower pine bonsai branches
3:00 Benefit of pruning to two buds in Bonsai
6:17 Spring Candle pruning in Mature Pine Bonsai
9:38 Prune extending branches in summer?
10:30 What to do with overgrown pine?
13:25 Pruning candles weakens the branches
14:45 Flower removal (littlle balls on the pine branch)

[sylviahardy]

This newbie doesn't understand pine bonsai at all, so I'm very glad of this video. Thank you.

[JPThz]

Together with the Ryan Neill videos, one of the clearest explanations on the candle subject 👍

[NeilTurner-rgws]

Fast becoming one of the top bonsai favourites on the tube keep the vids coming

[jang.]

These are just the information I need. I started some scots pines several years ago. I read a lot about it and I watched different videos. This one is the best. I appreciate when you show and say what will happen when you do certain things. All my trees are in early development, so you are helping me a lot.
I'm managing the roots on my seedlings, I'm trying to airlayer field maple and hopefully I will start the forest (field maple should be OK for the forest, and maybe I will try larches as well in the future). There is a lot to try and a lot to learn. With your help, with all of the trying and learning I will achieve better results and then there will be hopefully more nice bonsai trees in the world.

[stevetippin]

Wow, I had no idea that pruning at the end of summer would do that to a Scots Pine. That tip is incredible!

[BonsaiStyle]

Hey Jelle
Just in Time 😊 Now I can start on my pines tomorrow 👍🏻 Thanks!

[XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

That's an excellent point about knowing what the mainline branch actually is when selecting your '2' buds. I had never thought of it like that before - cheers :)

[DavidAllan-zdwm]

Excellent video Jelle. I like the way you make it so clear and easy to understand. Please keep posting 🙏.

[areebus]

showing what you would do with a young as well as an older tree was SUPER instructive. TYVM

[deepanjanbanerjee]

A very good refresher even for advanced practitioners. May I request you to do a video on different pruning and pinching techniques for different species.

[PeterPazucha]

Very helpful for a newby. Great content in this (and all) of your content! Thanks

[casimsalabim]

Hi Jelle,
wusste gar nicht, dass du YT-Videos machst.
Schön erklärt!
Hab deinen Kanal soeben entdecht, weil ich eine P. sylvestris habe, mit der ich nicht so recht etwas anzufangen weiß.
Ich schau' mir noch mehr von dir an.
groetjes,
carsten

[FrostBiteBonsai]

This will be useful information for when I work on my collected White pine! Thank You!

[UginUa]

Thank you for this great video! I still have a question about the best timing for pruning pine candles. I realize that depending on the climate and temperature, the candles might be at different stages, so it might make more sense to go by their development rather than the calendar. In your experience, is it better to prune when the buds are just forming, when the candles are starting to elongate, or when they have stretched out a bit and begun to open and show needles? Thanks again for all the helpful advice you share!

[mattbrennan]

Jelle, , you’ve done it again. Fantastic tutorial. I’ve just ventured into pines this year so your video is much appreciated. Thanks, keep growing

[sueb]

Oh this is just brilliant and well timed. Been struggling on getting the timing right for in-development Scott's pine. Very happy to have a plan in place now for the upcoming year. Thank you soooo much!!

[BartoszBassa]

Great video Jelle!!! I've been missing those deep type of analisys videos from you I think those are my favourite type of your content, keep up the good work

[mattlohr]

Thanks Jelle! I have 6 Eastern white pines collected this year one Scotch pine. Very helpful 😊

[Akatsuki-En]

Love learning from you very straightforward and informative

[mcmak]

This type of content is really helpful and informative, thank you!