# Scots Pine nursery stock structural work timing **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [May 15, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995 "2020-05-15T15:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaineBonsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MaineBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MaineBonsai)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/1 "2020-05-15T15:36:10Z")
Hey Everyone, I recently purchased a beast of a Scots Pine in a nursery container. It is abundantly healthy (I’ll post a pic later). I’m trying to decide when the best time to make some major structural decisions would be. I’ve gone back through the library and one video showed a styling in late summer, and another in late fall. I’m curious as to your opinion on which would be better and why. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/898d66/32.png) [@Florian](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/2 "2020-11-20T18:53:19Z")
Any pictures? I’m curious about the initial design 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MaineBonsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MaineBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MaineBonsai)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/3 "2020-11-20T20:29:18Z")
Certainly, here’s a before because I realized it doesn’t look like I posted one. ![20200505_134412](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/f/f71a1a7069b6749562604a493f5ea7b7bffa7b87.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaineBonsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MaineBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MaineBonsai)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/4 "2020-11-20T20:33:23Z")
![20201120_153230](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/0/0206e65e569eccbaba95ef1a2ddc4155f66b9685.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaineBonsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MaineBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MaineBonsai)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/5 "2020-11-20T20:37:22Z")
That one is after 2 separate pruning this year. Once soon after the flush hardened off, and another a couple days ago. This is all im going to do until I get it repotted into a better pot and soil. Theres 2 possible trunks at this point that im playing with. If I choose the larger as the main, I will probably do a significant bend using a wedge cut. If I choose the smaller, I will not need to cut and bend it, but it will be a much longer process to develop the tree. Gotta stare at it for a while 🙂. ---
**Author:** ![SkeiL](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/skeil/32/2166_2.png) [@SkeiL](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/SkeiL)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/6 "2020-11-25T15:26:00Z")
Hey, i dug through most of the short-needle single-flush videos and put together a small overview of the critical points. You can check them out here: > [@Short-Needle Single-Flush Pines notes](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/short-needle-single-flush-pines-notes/5771): > > Hi there, i watched a lot of the streams on short-needle single-flush pines in the last few days and made some notes on it. I wanted to share these with you for those who are interested in using notes for memorizing all the input. Bonsai on ---
**Author:** ![MaineBonsai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@MaineBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MaineBonsai)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/scots-pine-nursery-stock-structural-work-timing/5995/7 "2020-11-25T16:03:21Z")
I saved it when you first posted it, great source of info. Thanks!