oops sent the reply via e/mail here it is again for the group.

g'day david,

not the sort of plant to recommend for hot house or pot culture they
grow very large indeed, as with most pines if you lop the top off they
will grow more shoots that will in turn need lopping, and as with most
pines once they have been lopped they just seem to lose their appeal.

might be time to relegate this one to the compost heap and buy another
smaller one and start all over again, or grow something more suited to
your clime so you can plant it out in the garden.


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