Acquired 2024
Just before decandling in 2025:
I bought this tree at an auction in February of 2024 for fairly cheap, knowing that it would be a good deal of work to condense it into a more showable tree.
I didn’t have any Japanese Black Pines at that time though and wanted to try one out and learn the seasonal care for it.
It started yellowing over winter 2024-2025, so I repotted it and got it into some larger soil. I also started being more mindful of not watering if it was still wet.
I did a hard cutback in summer 2025, aimed at getting more density in the tree. I didn’t get any good backbudding in the interior, but the existing foliage was looking good by the fall.
Post needle-pulling winter 2025
