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Black pines are beautiful trees in both their large and small forms found all over the world. In traditional Japanese gardens they can often be seen as an integral part of the environment forming the back bone of a beautiful Japanese landscape. In Japanese gardens black pines are meticulously pruned to create wonderful shapes and often cloud like forms we also associate with Japanese gardens. In this video you will discover the early stages of shaping and encouraging certain forms to develop within black pines. It looks at both pinching techniques and pruning techniques adopted by Japanese garden masters. Plants mentioned in this video: Japanese black pine - Pinus thunbergii We are in a climate/hardiness zone 6 and all plants above are growing well in our garden. Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OurJapaneseGardenEscape Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourjapanesegardenescape/ Subscribe to my nature sound relaxation channel and leave the noise behind: https://www.youtube.com/@EscapeRelaxRecharge Traveling to Japan? Get your Japan Rail Pass for the best way to travel around Japan (affiliate link): https://click.jrpass.com/aff_c?offer_id=16u0026aff_id=995 Gardening tools we use: Secateurs: https://amzn.to/3yJcpPs Snips: https://amzn.to/3yZoa5x Clippers: https://amzn.to/3uKCvAe Scissors: https://amzn.to/3PlLiAz Pruning saw: https://amzn.to/3NYspCA Hedge shears: https://amzn.to/3IAdeyk Tool cleaner: https://amzn.to/3z0hyE2 Tool oil: https://amzn.to/3AGS3ZE Oil dispenser: https://amzn.to/3bZIzOG Tool sharpener: https://amzn.to/3aDDpaT Tool holster: https://amzn.to/3PtFCod Trowels: https://amzn.to/3NXHggE Spade: https://amzn.to/3AQGmj1 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Camera gear we use: Camera: https://amzn.to/3cevpgQ 2nd Camera: https://amzn.to/3AMacFt 18-135mm lens: https://amzn.to/3lvrDSa 18-200mm lens: https://amzn.to/3DjeJfW 10-18mm lens: https://amzn.to/3G3JWFK Microphone: https://amzn.to/3oitHia 2nd Microphone: https://amzn.to/3plrj9P SD card 64GB: https://amzn.to/31mO1Go SD Card 128GB: https://amzn.to/3ryidsL Gimbal: https://amzn.to/3rtsvdV Tripod: https://amzn.to/3pkY1YW Drone: https://amzn.to/31ouYvh Micro SD card 128GB: https://amzn.to/31xgZU0 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.