Japanese Black Pine Spring Candle Breaking

[@nerinat8371]

Perfect timing for this video

[@ericaporteous5075]

Thank you. Most forget to cover this practice of spring candle breaking and only describe summer decandling. You’ve helped to fill in a missing piece for me!

[@johncavendish8552]

Hi Scott, many thanks for producing the video. John

[@BonsaiMatsu]

No worries!

[@MrDavid0098]

Thanks for share !

[@chrisellis9689]

This is so helpful for a JBP novice like myself, needle snapping today lol it makes so much sense to do this now. Great vlog mate

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@robertobreglia9224]

Thank you very much for this interesting video! 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍🙂

[@alexanderrobertson5013]

Really helpful Scott, love your podcast aswell.

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Thanks and great news about the podcast. I've got a lot more planned for the Bonsai Stuff Podcast too!

[@william8078]

Love this video, and ended up feeling concerned after watching it, because my JBP has very small candles. I’ve been using biogold and keeping it in direct sunlight, but the growth isn’t even close to this. Maybe I need a bigger pot next January? Btw, I live in Florida, and many have successfully grown them here. Thanks again for the awesome video.

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Hi William. We use this technique to help balance the growth on a jbp. If your candles are all the same size and balanced on the tree then you may not need to use this method. Shoot me some pics via Instagram and I’ll have a look for you.

[@william8078]

@@BonsaiMatsu thank you. I appreciate it. Will do

[@tintoandsam]

really fabulous video, well explained, clear and concise, thank you.

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Thanks Doug!

[@august2ryan]

I almost forgot to do it on my JBP thanks mate.

[@chrisrigoni]

Thank You 🙏✌️

[@adamchilinski6149]

Very informative video… thank you. Quick question… does it matter how much of a candle is removed or just taking the tip off will do the job?

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Hi Adam. I take more off the stronger candles and less off the weaker ones, the result should be balanced candle length.

[@thetreestyler]

Very informative! I'm an aussie too and I just started a new bonsai channel where I track the progress of my learning and the development of my trees. Hope to see you over my way too.🌲

[@scottlamason4808]

Great video thank you, can you please explain why you don't reconmend using scissors?

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Thanks Scott. When you use scissors you can damage the needles that are forming. By using your fingers and breaking the candle you just break the stem of the candle and do not damage the new needles.

[@charlesleonard7521]

Just curious why don’t cut the candles instead?

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Hi Charles, we don't use scissors because they may damage the remaining needles that are yet to grow where we remove the tip. By using our fingers we only break the candle and do no damage to the young needles.

[@rosariocurcuraci8294]

Bonjour vous conseiller de pincement pour équilibré l'énergie des pin noir si j'ai compris .

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Yes you break the strongest spring candles which then starts to distribute energy to weaker areas on the pine.

[@jacktao5448]

Hi Scott, really interesting video, thanks for sharing! Is this method only for JBPs in early development stage where decandeling and needle plucking alone cannot achieve energy balance?

[@BonsaiMatsu]

Hi Jack. It's another tool we can use to help balance pines at any stage. It's used more on my younger pines until they are balanced and then I don't need to use it quite as much. Even refined JBP that have large candles will have them broken in Spring. I hopethat helps.

[@jacktao5448]

@@BonsaiMatsu great, thanks for your reply.

[@maryoverton7245]

this is probably why I do not have pines. As much as I like them. I have seen videos where they recommend that candle snapping is in mid summer for pines.

[@renzokukenleonhart]

Is it too late to do this in May when the needles are coming out already?

[@BonsaiMatsu]

It is too late once the needles appear.

[@Jordan_ng23]

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