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Breaking Candles??
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Posted by walt1 7 a (My Page) on Wed, May 3, 06 at 19:51
| Hello Folks,
Does anyone know when to break candles on a white pine?
And how long do they stay tender? This is when there're to be broken is my understanding,are we talking weeks,a couple of months or what?
Please Help! Thanks,Walt1
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RE: Breaking Candles??
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| You're talking about a couple of weeks, and if it were me, I'd break them as soon as they've elongated nicely, but before they "fluff out" at all. |
RE: Breaking Candles??
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| Pines are usually "pruned" in June. The normal procedure is to take off 1/2 of the new candle then. Breaking or pruning with hand clippers is fairly easy but can be a lot of work if the tree has much size to it. |
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