This is a case of the weirder the better doesn't work out for a plant that isn't intended to be weird. It miss a prune job quite some time a go.

This is the first plant I've seen you post that I think needs to go.

I'll refresh your memory about it's true name:
It's a Pinus reflexa 'Extra Blue'...

noted joy ...

so no one can tell me why it is weeping resin at the whorl??

and whether that means its a terminal process .... regarding the overall health of the tree???

ken

Wasn't there another pine you have that lost it's top a while back - maybe a similar thing?

I think this is the result of a heavy snow loading happening from a while ago...

Maybe there's wire inside.

C. Earle uses the combination P. flexilis var. reflexa.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pinus flexilis (limber pine) description - The Gymnosperm Database

Resin apparently thinks reflexa is a stand-alone.

Dax