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Rips you are right to a degree. This years fertilizer regimen has made some of my trees respond way past my expectations. the tree will regain some of the look it had in the winter, when I prune it back hard in Jan. Three of the branches on this tree were turned to jin. They were shaded by larger branches, and had not responded like the otheres in growing foliage. Now that the tree is more healthy, ie. it had not grown foliage for two years, I will pinch all year to maintain the more rustic shape. I would prune back now, but the tree would really look like cr@p for the show, it would be all brown and yucky looking.

3-Sep-2002	#6
bonsaial1 Greybeard Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,247	Rips you are right to a degree. This years fertilizer regimen has made some of my trees respond way past my expectations. the tree will regain some of the look it had in the winter, when I prune it back hard in Jan. Three of the branches on this tree were turned to jin. They were shaded by larger branches, and had not responded like the otheres in growing foliage. Now that the tree is more healthy, ie. it had not grown foliage for two years, I will pinch all year to maintain the more rustic shape. I would prune back now, but the tree would really look like cr@p for the show, it would be all brown and yucky looking.