field pine    In the bonsai world there are always discussions on growing J.Black pine. There are about as many "ways" as there are growers. This is just one of the methods I use to get a big base without the multitude of scars that mar the trunk. This method has only one scar to "heal" and fresh new branches to build the tree. All of the branches are the result of adventitious buds on the trunk rather than trying to control existing branches while growing the trunk.