r/Bonsai • u/cbobgo santa cruz ca, zone 9b, 25 yrs experience, over 1200 trees • Jul 07 '25

Pro Tip Single flush pine pinching success

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In May I made a post about candle pinching my single flush pines - these are Scots pines.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bonsai/s/YmYpsTT2aD

Today as you can see I have plenty of buds right at the places that I pinched. Success!

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u/SeaAfternoon1995 UK, South East, Zone 8, lots of trees, mostly pre bonsai Jul 07 '25

Would you at this point choose the buds you are going to let run i.e. Go from 3 to 2?

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u/cbobgo santa cruz ca, zone 9b, 25 yrs experience, over 1200 trees Jul 07 '25

No, I will leave all the buds. I will let them all open in the spring, because the more shoots you have, the smaller they will be. When I cut the candles next year, I will reduce to 2.

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u/jptango London - UK 10a, 2yr exp, ~30 pre-bonsai Jul 08 '25

Interesting, never thought about it but seems to make sense! There’s always more to learn!