Here’s a GIF of a small Japanese Black Pine after a couple adjustments. These are subtle, so it may take several viewings to see the final adjustments.
The GIF has 3 parts. Here’s a breakdown of the adjustments:
- Part 2: Needles pulled, and lowest right and left branches lowered
- Part 3: The crown has a peak to the right, making it lopsided; it was tucked back to center, making the tree’s foliage lower, more compact, and focused on the trunk
This tree, incidentally, has a Ponderosa Pine trunk that was grafted with two scions of Japanese Black Pine.