I decided to remove the wire from my new Scots Pine this afternoon. My bad shoulder now regrets it!

It was a great way to see just what condition the tree was in. It appears that my spraying for woolly aphid was mostly successful. A few of the blighters were hiding under the wire. There was a few dead branches here and there but nothing major. The de-wire was just in time as some places were tight but not cutting in.

I placed a towel around the soil surface to stop the wire making a mess on the pot.

I found this poor fella on a branch. It’s one of natures friends. It’s the Larva of a Ladybird who was on the pine to eat the woolly Aphid. Unfortunately he got sprayed as well. I moved him outside as he was still alive. Fingers crossed for him 😦

Pine de-wired and feed and placed outside on a bench to take advantage of an afternoon downpour.