Another quick update of some tweaks that i made to this small black pine last winter.

The tree prior to the work. It had been bothering me for some reason and i decided that it was not compact enough so while watering one day i hatched a plan.

De-wired and ready to bend
Half way through the bend, note how much closer the foliage is to the pot.
You can see the sharpness of the bend from above.

While somewhat hard to read in the image sequence above, through use of a bending jack, i was able to take what from the top was a straight trunk-line, and introduce a 90 degree bend, which in turn shortened the trunk and brought the foliage closer to the root base.

From here the work was essentially a wiring exercise.

Much more compact

From here i will likely let it grow without de-candling. This will require a heavier cutback alter on to chase the growth in but should be less stressful overall given the severity of the bend.