Here is a less than quality tree I worked on today. Japanese Black Pines respond well to hard cutting back, and thats what I am hoping for this spring. I fertilized well this year, and just let it grow, which it did.

Here is what it looks like after the work was done. The tweezers in the second shot are NOT what I used to pluck the needles with, they're just there for a reference. I'll most likely be doing the wiring on this Xmas day, and will post more pics then.