Hello all, first time mirai poster here!
I am searching for some guidance on this young (3yr?) 10-15cm black pine I picked up last winter both qua design and development.
Looking at the trunk I am stuck between either a small bunjin style or make it a more contorted shohin composition, what do you think?
As for development I am wondering if:
- I should cut off 4 of the 6 branches in the whorl to prevent reverse taper, or is too detrimental to growth this early on?
- any of these would be suitable as a sacrifice branch?
- should I decandle early during development for as much ramification as possible, and if so would this count as vigorous enough to decandle?
Added some images for reference, any advice would be much appreciated,
TT
