looking for direction and help for my little Sylvestris from Norway

this is a little shohin Pinus Sylvestris that was collected a couple of years ago from Norway.



The problem for me is, do i jin the branches that i dont need or just remove them??
hear is a rough picture done in windows paint



here are some more pictures.







please let me know your suggestions, look forward to hearing them

Lovely little tree.Great bark for such a small,delicate thing. Pic 2 looks like a good idea as far as the needles go but prune back over a couple of seasons to build strength in lower branches. Second to last pic has nice movement, maybe tilted a little to the right.large root will have to be delt with ,but youll have to see what else is under the soil in spring.

thanks will

anyone have any ideas about the unwanted branches??any suggestions ??

As the tree already features a large shari, I'd say leave a respectably sized jin if/when you cut back that top branch. Do it in stages. I'd say at first leave a larger jin than you think, perhjaps one with a couple of the higher branches also jinned. See what it looks like, have a good think about it and then, if necessary cut it back a little more. Finish it by splitting the end(s) with cutters and then peeling progressively finer strips of wood back with needle nosed or jin pliers.

thanks Mr Bailey

Oi, less of the Mr. Please call me Kev. You are welcome.

Ummm, what Kev said...