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I think chopping plants is where the most fun in bonsai starts. You have made a good start here by chopping the plant back to induce back budding and to generate new branches. Problem is, you did to your tree what I did on the double trunk maple. You cut both trunks off at the same height. If you are going to keep both apex, one should be higher than the other. Both trunks have been cut rather short back to the main trunk, so correcting this later will be a problem. If you are going for a broom style, leave it alone for a while to see what you get.

The problem with the tree the way it is now, is that if your not going for broom style, eventually one of the trunks will have to come off. The "y" will continue to thicken faster than the trunk and develop a bulge there, and the "y" starts too far up on the trunk giving you a slingshot look in the trunk. Not good for single trunk bonsai.

On the plus side the tree looks like it has a very good trunk for broom style. The nebari looks like it is well on its way. The wire job looks like you been studying the books real close. Fine job.

Regards, Bonsaial

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Olympic Gold Medals:
China-46
USA-29
Great Britain-17

Total medal leader: USA with 95
The winningest Olympian of all time, USA's Michael Phelps with 8 gold medals
Medals stolen from US due to skewed judging-2

3-Oct-2002	#8
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,335	I think chopping plants is where the most fun in bonsai starts. You have made a good start here by chopping the plant back to induce back budding and to generate new branches. Problem is, you did to your tree what I did on the double trunk maple. You cut both trunks off at the same height. If you are going to keep both apex, one should be higher than the other. Both trunks have been cut rather short back to the main trunk, so correcting this later will be a problem. If you are going for a broom style, leave it alone for a while to see what you get. The problem with the tree the way it is now, is that if your not going for broom style, eventually one of the trunks will have to come off. The "y" will continue to thicken faster than the trunk and develop a bulge there, and the "y" starts too far up on the trunk giving you a slingshot look in the trunk. Not good for single trunk bonsai. On the plus side the tree looks like it has a very good trunk for broom style. The nebari looks like it is well on its way. The wire job looks like you been studying the books real close. Fine job. Regards, Bonsaial __________________ Olympic Gold Medals: China-46 USA-29 Great Britain-17 Total medal leader: USA with 95 The winningest Olympian of all time, USA's Michael Phelps with 8 gold medals Medals stolen from US due to skewed judging-2